Dave Grohl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 January 1969 · Warren, Ohio, USA
David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; the drummer for Them Crooked Vultures; and wrote all the music for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has also been involved with Queens of the Stone Age, and has performed session work for a variety of musicians, including Killing Joke, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, Slash and Juliette Lewis. Dave Grohl has performed in over 30 bands since becoming a musician.
Known for
Acting 178
- 2026Are We Not Men? as Self
- 2026Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
- 2026Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010
- 2026Nirvana: Teen Spirit Interviews as Self
- 2026Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- 2026Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
- 2026Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
- 2026Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London as Self
- 2026Shouting Through The Letterhole as Self (archive footage)
- 2026Other Voices Presents: Foo Fighters as Himself
- 2026The Best Summer as Self
- 2025Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters as Himself
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2025FireAid Benefit Concert as Self
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- 2023Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20 as Self
- 2023Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits as self
- 2023I Hate Myself and I Want to Die as Self (archive footage)
- 2023Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023 as Self
- 2023Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story as Self
- 2023Guns N' Roses: Live at Glastonbury as Guitar / Backing Vocals
- 2023Foo Fighters Live at Glastonbury as Lead Vocals / Guitar
- 2023Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023 as Self
- 2023The Teacher as Self
- 2023Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts as Self
- 2023WINO: The Documentary
- 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Performer
- 2022Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert as Self
- 2022Gary Numan: Resurrection as Self
- 2022ABBA V Queen as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Paul McCartney at Glastonbury Festival as Himself
- 2022Foo Fighters: One Less Hero as Self
- 2022Studio 666 as Dave Grohl
- 2022Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality as Self
- 2021Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021) as Self
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage as Self (archive footage)
- 2021When Nirvana Came to Britain as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021 as Self
- 2021Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World as Self - Performer
- 2021Celebrating America as Self
- 2021I'm in the Band
- 2020Amazon Music Holiday Plays: Foo Fighters as Self
- 2020Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
- 2020Bill & Ted Face the Music as Dave Grohl
- 2020Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show as Self - Performer
- 2020The Big Night In as Self
- 2020Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self
- 2020FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America as Self - Performer
- 2019Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio as Self
- 2019Foo Fighters - Reading Festival as Self
- 2019Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019 as Self
- 2019Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019 as Self
- 2019Liam Gallagher: As It Was as Self
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self · 1 episode
- 2018Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records as Self
- 2018Play as Self
- 2018Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 as Self
- 2017Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special as Self
- 2017Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017 as Self
- 2017Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK as Self
- 2016Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History as Self
- 2016The Smart Studios Story
- 2016The Road to ACL as Self
- 2015All Things Must Pass as Self
- 2015Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- 2015Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2015Foo Fighters - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015 as Self
- 2015Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
- 2015Cobain: Montage of Heck as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Cássia as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro as Self - Vocals, Guitars
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 2 episodes
- 2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
- 2014Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action as self
- 2014The Concert for Valor as Self - Performer
- 2014Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip as Self
- 2014Led Zeppelin Played Here as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years as Self - Performer
- 2014Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2014Making Of The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 as Himself
- 2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
- 2013Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11 as Self - Nirvana
- 201312-12-12
- 2013Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All as Self
- 2013Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2013Sound City as Self
- 2012See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould as Self
- 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012Foo Fighters - Global Citizen Festival as Self
- 2012Foo Fighters - Reading Festival as Self
- 2012Bad Brains: A Band in DC as Self
- 2012Foo Fighters: Live at Lollapalooza Brasil as Self
- 2012A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney as Self
- 2011The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song as Self
- 2011The Muppets as Animool
- 2011Nirvana: Live at the Paramount as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
- 2011Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert as Self - Lead vocal
- 2011Man With the Midas Touch as Self
- 2011Foo Fighters -T in The Park as Self
- 2011Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival as Self - Vocals
- 2011Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses as Self
- 2011Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light as Self
- 2011Foo Fighters: Back and Forth as Self
- 2011Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606 as Self
- 2011Foo Fighters - Garage Tour as Self
- 2011Foo Fighters - Live in London as Self
- 2010Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010 as Self
- 2010Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rock am Ring 2010 as Self
- 2010Nirvana: Live On Air as Self
- 2010Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust
- 2010Lemmy as Self
- 2009Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ Studio as Self
- 2009Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Rockpalast as Self
- 2009Nirvana: Live at Reading as Self - Drums
- 2009Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits as Self
- 2009Foo Fighters - Live Performance from Studio 606 as Self
- 2008VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
- 2008Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium as Self - Vocals, Guitars
- 2008Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound as Self
- 2008D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary as Self
- 2007Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream as Self
- 2006Foo Fighters: Hyde Park as Self
- 2006Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones as Self
- 2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as Satan
- 2006Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review as Self (archive footage)
- 2006Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero as Self
- 2006Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review as Self
- 2006Juliette And The Licks - Four On The Floor as Self - Drums
- 2006VH1 Rock Honors as Self
- 2006All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On as Self
- 2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast as Self
- 2005The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' as Self (archive footage)
- 2005Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind as Self
- 2005Ten Years Later as Himself
- 2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash as Self
- 2004Nirvana: With the Lights Out
- 2004Lit: All Access as Self
- 2004I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry as Self
- 2004The Other Side of AIDS as self - Foo Fighters
- 2004(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2004Supergrass: A Home Movie as Self
- 2003Foo Fighters - Everywhere But Home as Self
- 2003Tenacious D: In the Studio as Self
- 2003The Work of Director Michel Gondry as Self
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest · 6 episodes
- 2002Queens Of The Stone Age – Songs For The Deaf (Real #1)
- 2001VH1 News Special: Grunge as Self (archive footage)
- 200125 Years of Punk as Self
- 2000Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?' as Daniel (voice)
- 1998Free Tibet as Self - Foo Fighters
- 1997David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC as Self
- 1997David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 as Self
- 1996Hype!
- 1996The Daily Show as Self · 1 episode
- 1995Foo Fighters - I'm OK, Eur OK - Live Brixton, UK 1995 as Self - Guitar, Lead Vocals
- 1994Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! as Self - Drums
- 1994Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
- 1993RuPaul's Christmas Ball as Self
- 1993Nirvana: Unplugged In New York as Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals
- 1993MTV Unplugged: Nirvana as Self
- 1993Nirvana: Live And Loud as Self - Drums
- 1993Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal as Self - Drums, Vocals
- 1993Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
- 1993Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival as Self
- 19921991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1992Nirvana - Live At Estadio José Amalfitani
- 1991Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991 as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
- 1991Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso as Self
- 1991Nirvana: [1991] Rome, Italy as Self
- 1991Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
- 1991Nirvana: Live in Dallas as Self
- 1991Sub Pop Video Network Program 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit as Dave Grohl
- 1990Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990 as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
- 1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self · 4 episodes
- 1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest · 2 episodes
Production 3
- 2022Studio 666 · executive producer
- 2020Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary · executive producer
- 2013Sound City · producer
Writing 2
- 2022Studio 666 · story
- 2011Nirvana: Live at the Paramount · writer
Directing 4
- 2021What Drives Us · director
- 2020Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary · director
- 2018Play · director
- 2013Sound City · director
crew 2
- 2013Sound City · actor's assistant
- 2003Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood · thanks
Sound 3
- 1997Touch · original music composer
- 1994Backbeat · musician
- 1993Nirvana: Unplugged In New York · songs