Brian May
Acting
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
TV Shows(26)
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Self
2025
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Newscast
Self
2020
London 2012 Olympic Games
Self
2012
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
Self
2012
Evening Urgant
Self
2012
The Story of Musicals
Self
2012
The Michael Ball Show
Self
2010
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
Self
2010
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
American Idol
Self
2002
Parkinson
Self
1998
Classic Albums
Self
1997
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
This Morning
Self
1988
Téléthon
Self
1987
Daytime Live
Self
1987
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Question Time
Self - Panellist
1979
Young Music Show
1978
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977
Domenica In
Self
1976
Numéro un
Self - Queen
1975
Great Performances
Self
1971
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
Queem + Adam Lambert
1951
Movies(153)
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
Self
2024
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
2024
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Self
2024
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
Self
2024
Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time
Self
2024
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
2024
The Rory Gallagher Story
Self
2024
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
Self
2024
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
2024
Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future
2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
2024
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
Self
2023
Rock: the origin
Self (archive footage)
2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self
2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Self
2022
Rhapsody Over London
Self
2022
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
2022
Platinum Party at the Palace
Self
2022
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self
2022
Queen at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2021
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
Self
2021
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
Self (archive footage)
2020
Queen: The Band that Rocked the World
Self
2020
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World
Self - Guitar
2020
Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
Self
2020
The Shadows At Sixty
Self
2020
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
Self
2020
Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia
Self
2020
Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park
Self
2019
13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Day We Walked on the Moon
Self
2019
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
Self
2019
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self - Guitar Player Queen
2019
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
Self
2019
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Self
2019
The Look and Sound of Queen
Self
2019
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Self (archive footage)
2018
Queen : The American Dream
Self (archive footage)
2017
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QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]
Self
2017
Life After Flash
Self
2017
Queen: Rock the World
Self - Member Queen
2017
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Self
2017
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Self (archive footage)
2016
Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
Self
2016
Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)
Self
2016
Queen: A Night in Bohemia
Self (archive footage)
2016
Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
Self - Queen
2015
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Self
2015
Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
Self - Guitars
2015
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
Self - Guitars
2014
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
Self
2014
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
Self
2014
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
Self
2014
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Self
2014
Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
Self
2014
Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary
Self
2014
Queen: Will Rock You
Self
2014
Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
Self
2013
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Self
2013
Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010
Self
2013
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Self
2012
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
Self
2012
Queen: A Magic Year
Self (archive footage)
2012
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine
Self
2012
Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
Self - Queen (uncredited)
2011
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Self - Guest Guitar
2011
My Chemical Romance: Readings
2011
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
Self - Host
2011
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Self
2011
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
Self
2011
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Self
2011
Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom
Self
2011
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
Self
2009
The Story of the Yardbirds
Self
2008
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
2007
Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
Self (archive footage)
2007
Queen: Rock Case Studies
Self (archive footage)
2007
Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
2007
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
Self - Guest
2006
The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen
Self
2006
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Self
2006
Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
Self
2006
VH1 Rock Honors
Self
2006
Queen: On the Rock Trail
Self
2006
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan
Self
2006
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
Self
2006
Queen: Music Video Box Documentary
Self (archive footage)
2006
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
Self - Guitar, Vocals
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
2005
Live Aid Against All Odds
Self
2005
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
Self
2005
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Self
2004
Live Aid
Self
2004
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
Self
2004
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
Self (Vocals / Guitar)
2004
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
Self - Queen
2003
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
Self - Performer
2003
Queen: Greatest Video Hits
Self (archive footage)
2002
Inside the Rhapsody
Self
2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Self - Performer
2002
Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
Self
2002
Killer Queen!
Self (archive footage)
2002
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
2002
Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam
Self
2002
Queen - Heaven
Self
2001
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
Self
2001
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
Self
2000
The Queen Phenomenon
Self
1995
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
1995
Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux
1994
The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
Self
1994
Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993
Self
1993
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Self
1993
Pavarotti & Friends
Self
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985
Self
1992
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
Self - Guitar
1991
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Self
1991
Queen: Greatest Flix II
Self (archive footage)
1991
Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
Self (archive footage)
1991
Guitar
Self
1991
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
Self
1990
Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
Self (archive footage)
1989
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
Self
1989
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
Self
1987
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
Self
1987
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
Self
1987
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
Self
1987
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
Self
1986
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
Guitars
1986
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
Self - Performer
1986
Queen: Live Aid
Guitar, Vocals
1985
Live Aid
Self
1985
Queen: Live In Rio
Self - Vocal, Guitar
1985
Red Hot Rock
Self - Queen Guitarist
1984
We Will Rock You
Self
1982
QUEEN - The Hot Space Box
Self
1982
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Self
1981
Queen: Live in Argentina
Self
1981
Queen: Greatest Flix
Self (archive footage)
1981
The Queen Special
Self
1980
Queen: Live in Tokyo
Self
1979
Queen: Live At Budokan
Self
1979
Live Killers
Self
1979
Queen: Definitive Houston
Self
1977
Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
Self
1977
Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall
Self
1977
Queen: Live in Hyde Park
Self
1976
Queen: A Night at the Odeon
Self - Guitar
1975
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
Self
1974
Queen: Queen I
1973