Nick Cave
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 September 1957 · Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.
Known for
Sound 36
- 2026Woyzeck · music
- 2025The Circumventing Mind · music
- 2025Train Dreams · vocals
- 2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour · original music composer
- 2024Back to Black · original music composer
- 2023The New Boy · original music composer
- 2022Blonde · original music composer
- 2022This Much I Know to Be True · original music composer
- 2021The Velvet Queen · original music composer
- 2017Kings · original music composer
- 2017Wind River · original music composer
- 2017War Machine · original music composer
- 2016One More Time with Feeling · original music composer
- 2016Hell or High Water · original music composer
- 2015Prophet's Prey · music
- 2015Far from Men · original music composer
- 201420,000 Days on Earth · original music composer
- 2014Tender · original music composer
- 2012West of Memphis · original music composer
- 2012A Few Hours of Spring · original music composer
- 2012Lawless · original music composer
- 2012Days of Grace · music
- 2011Submission · music
- 2009The Road · original music composer
- 2008Angel of the Wind · music
- 2008The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw · original music composer
- 2007The English Surgeon · original music composer
- 2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford · original music composer
- 2005The Proposition · vocals
- 2004The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film · music
- 2001Winged Migration · theme song performance
- 1999Expelling the Demon · music
- 1998Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos · music
- 1996To Have and to Hold · original music composer
- 1991Just Visiting This Planet · music
- 1988Ghosts... of the Civil Dead · original music composer
Acting 121
- 2026Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998) as Self
- 2026Before They Were Gods as (voice)
- 2026Broken English as Self
- 2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996 as self
- 2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough as Narrator
- 2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende as Self
- 2025The Extraordinary Miss Flower as Self
- 2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour as Self
- 2025Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert as Self
- 2024The Making of Wild God as Nick Cave
- 2024Memoir of a Snail as Bill Clarke (voice)
- 2024But We Had Music as (Voice)
- 2023Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh as Self
- 2023Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock as Self
- 2023Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party as Self
- 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex as Self
- 2022Kylie at the BBC as Self
- 2022Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
- 2022This Much I Know to Be True as Self
- 2021The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as H.G. Wells
- 2021Karen Dalton: In My Own Time as Self
- 2021Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel as Self
- 2020FeeLee. History of a Single Label as Self
- 2020Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace as Self
- 2020Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later as Self
- 2020The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal as Mr. Invisible
- 2019Love Eats Up Life as Self (archive footage)
- 2019The Creative Brain as Self
- 2018Why Are We Creative? as Self
- 2018Fuse as Truck Driver (voice)
- 2018Distant Sky as Self
- 2017L7: Pretend We're Dead as Self (archive footage)
- 2017Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds as Self
- 2017Do You Pray? as Narrator
- 2017Boredom as Self
- 2017Snowman as Narrator
- 2016The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez as Self
- 2016One More Time with Feeling as Self
- 2015Stranded as Self
- 2015Prophet's Prey as Narrator
- 2015B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 as Self
- 2015Wilde Jahre West-Berlin as Self
- 2014Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits as Self
- 2014Goth at the BBC as Self
- 201420,000 Days on Earth as Self
- 2013Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre as Self
- 2012Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 12: Nocturama) as Self
- 2012Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 14: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!) as Self
- 2012Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 13: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus) as Self
- 2011Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
- 2011Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 10: The Boatman's Call) as Self
- 2011Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 9: Murder Ballads) as Self
- 2011Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 8: Let Love In) as Self
- 2011Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 11: No More Shall We Part) as Self
- 2010Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 5: Tender Prey) as Self
- 2010Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 7: Henry's Dream) as Self
- 2010Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 6: The Good Son) as Self
- 2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
- 2009On/Off: Mark Stewart
- 2009Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 3: Kicking Against the Pricks) as Self
- 2009Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 1: From Her to Eternity) as Self
- 2009Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 2: The Firstborn is Dead) as Self
- 2009Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 4: Your Funeral... My Trial) as Self
- 2009All Tomorrow's Parties as Self
- 2009The Cat Piano as Narrator
- 2008Blixa Bargeld as Self
- 2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008 as Self
- 2008Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues as Self
- 2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions as Self
- 2008Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party as Self
- 2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! as Self
- 2007365 Day Project as Self
- 2007Pixote In Memoriam as Self
- 2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Bowery Saloon Singer
- 2007Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House as Self
- 2007The Dirty Three as Self
- 2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music as Self
- 2007Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour as Self - vocals, piano
- 2006Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man as Self
- 2006The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
- 2005The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' as Self
- 2005Seele Brennt as Nick Cave
- 2005The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segment "Straight to You")
- 2004Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus as Self
- 2003The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn as Self
- 2003Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturama as Self
- 2001Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten
- 2001Listen With Pain as Self
- 2001Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part as Self
- 2001No More Shall We Part: The Recording Sessions as Himself
- 2001If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story as Self
- 1998Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos as Self
- 1997The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan as Self
- 1997Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Call as Self
- 1997Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest as Jerry
- 1996Baby Trouble Hole as Singer
- 1996Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads as Self
- 1994Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994Die Haut - Sweat as Self
- 1994Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love In as Self
- 1994September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as Self
- 1994Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait as Self
- 1992Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dream as Self
- 1992Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso as Self
- 1991The Song as Self
- 1991IDn4 as Self
- 1991Johnny Suede as Freak Storm
- 1990The Road to God Knows Where as Self
- 1990IDn3 as Self
- 1990IDn2 as Entry
- 1990Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son as Self
- 1988Dandy
- 1988Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey as Self
- 1988Ghosts... of the Civil Dead as Maynard
- 1987Wings of Desire as Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
- 1987Kings of Independence as Self
- 1987Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land as Self
- 1986Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial as Self
- 1986Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricks as Self
- 1985Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead as Self
- 1984Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity as Self
Writing 6
- 2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour · author
- 201420,000 Days on Earth · writer
- 2012Lawless · screenplay
- 2011Millhaven · author
- 2005The Proposition · screenplay
- 1988Ghosts... of the Civil Dead · writer
crew 3
- 2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour · compositor
- 2016Nocturama · thanks
- 1986Dogs in Space · thanks
Directing 1
- 2020Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace · director