Dave Grohl
Known for Acting · 209 credits
- Born
- 1969-01-14 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Warren, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- David Grohl · Foo Fighters · Nirvana · Them Crooked Vultures
Biography
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
TV Shows (46)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self / Self - Performer
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
The X-Files
1993
as Lobby Passerby (uncredited)
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self - Guest
Sesame Street
1969
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
Leute heute
1997
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
The Morning Show
2019
as Dave Grohl
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Drunk History
2013
as Memphis Mafia Member
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Austin City Limits
1975
as Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
as Self
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Classic Albums
1997
as Self - Interviewee
Metalocalypse
2006
Hot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
Duncanville
2020
as Ronnie D (voice)
The Muppets
2015
as Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
2015
as Dave Grohl
Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up
2019
as Self
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
as Self - Musical Guest
Punk
2019
as Self
Soundbreaking
2016
as Self
Viva La Bam
2003
as Self
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021
as Self
Lil' Bush
2007
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
2014
as Self
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
as Self
Biography: KISStory
2021
as Self
Reel Stories
2018
as Self - Guest Star
From Cradle to Stage
2021
as Self
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Movies (163)
The Muppets
2011
as Animool
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Satan
Studio 666
2022
as Dave Grohl
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
as Dave Grohl
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Performer
The Best Summer
2026
as Self
All Things Must Pass
2015
as Self
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004
as Self
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
as Self (archive footage)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025
as Self
Celebrating America
2021
as Self
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
2020
as Self - Performer
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
2014
as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
as Self
The Teacher
2023
as Self
The Concert for Valor
2014
as Self - Performer
The Big Night In
2020
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
as Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020
as Self
Lemmy
2010
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
2015
as Self
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Lit: All Access
2004
as Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2019
as Self
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003
as Self
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011
as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?'
2000
as Daniel (voice)
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
as Self
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
2021
as Self - Performer
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992
as Self
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
as Self - Drums, Bass, Backing Vocals
Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All
2013
as Self
Free Tibet
1998
as Self - Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
2023
as self
25 Years of Punk
2001
as Self
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011
as Self
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2007
as Self
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
2019
as Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015
as Self
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary
2008
as Self
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
2023
as Self
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
1991
as Self
Hype!
1996
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021
as Self
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
2018
as Self
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020
as Self - Performer
Sound City
2013
as Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Them Crooked Vultures - Live at Canal+ Studio
2009
as Self
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005
as Self
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
2017
as Self
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
2012
as Self
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993
as Self
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014
as Self - Performer
The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song
2011
as Self
VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
2011
as Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2014
as Self
Cássia
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011
as Self - Lead vocal
Nirvana: Live And Loud
1993
as Self - Drums
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018
as Self
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
2019
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023
as Self
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
2015
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
2017
as Self
Tenacious D: In the Studio
2003
as Self
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012
as Self
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
1991
as Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
Nirvana: Live at Reading
2009
as Self - Drums
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Are We Not Men?
as Self
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
as Self - Drums
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
2017
as Self
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
2006
as Self
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
2023
as Self
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993
as Self - Drums, Vocals
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
2011
as Self
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Smart Studios Story
2016
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
2012
as Self
Nirvana: Live On Air
2010
as Self
Ten Years Later
2005
as Himself
Them Crooked Vultures: Teenage Cancer Trust
2010
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005
as Self
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991
as Dave Grohl
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
2013
as Self - Nirvana
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
2022
as Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004
as Self
Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History
2016
as Self
When Nirvana Came to Britain
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
1993
as Self
Paul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
2008
as Self
Foo Fighters - Garage Tour
2011
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
as Self
ABBA V Queen
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Other Side of AIDS
2004
as self - Foo Fighters
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
1997
as Self
Them Crooked Vultures (2010) Live at BBC Radio 1, London, UK on March 24, 2010
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006
as Self
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
2021
as Self
I'm in the Band
2021
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
2023
as Self
Tenacious D Live at BlizzCon 2010
2010
as Self
Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip
2014
as Self
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
1997
as Self
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
2019
as Self
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
2006
as Self
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
2006
as Self
About Dave Grohl
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, Slas… With 209 credits spanning from 1959 to 2026, Dave Grohl has appeared in 163 films and 46 TV shows.
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- The Muppets (2011) — as Animool
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) — as Satan
- Studio 666 (2022) — as Dave Grohl
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) — as Self
- Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) — as Dave Grohl
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