Brian May
Known for Acting · 178 credits
- Born
- 1947-07-19 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Brian Harold May · Queen
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (26)
American Idol
2002
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
Numéro un
1975
as Self - Queen
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010
as Self
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
1951
as Queem + Adam Lambert
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Daytime Live
1987
as Self
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
Newscast
2020
as Self
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Domenica In
1976
as Self
Evening Urgant
2012
as Self
The BRIT Awards
1977
as Self
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
This Morning
1988
as Self
London 2012 Olympic Games
2012
as Self
The Story of Musicals
2012
as Self
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
as Self
Young Music Show
1978
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
2012
as Self
Movies (152)
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
1986
as Guitars
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024
as Self
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022
as Self
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
as Self
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
2012
as Self
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
as Self - Guitar Player Queen
We Will Rock You
1982
as Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
as Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
as Self - Performer
Live Aid
2004
as Self
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
2024
as Self
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981
as Self
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019
as Self
Life After Flash
2017
as Self
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
as Self
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
as Self
The Day We Walked on the Moon
2019
as Self
Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary
2014
as Self
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
1990
as Self
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011
as Self
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023
as Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: Days of Our Lives
2011
as Self
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
as Self
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
as Self
Queen: Live Aid
1985
as Guitar, Vocals
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
2000
as Self
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
as Self
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
2014
as Self
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
2006
as Self
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
2012
as Self
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
2019
as Self
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
2014
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
as Self
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
2006
as Self
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
2024
Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
2015
as Self - Queen
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011
as Self - Guest Guitar
Red Hot Rock
1984
as Self - Queen Guitarist
The Queen Special
1980
as Self
Guitar
1991
as Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
2019
as Self
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
2004
as Self (Vocals / Guitar)
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
2004
as Self
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
as Self
Rhapsody Over London
2022
as Self
The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
1994
as Self
Queen: A Night in Bohemia
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002
as Self
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
2011
as Self - Host
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005
as Self
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
2024
as Self
Queen: Greatest Video Hits
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: Rock the World
2017
as Self - Member Queen
Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall
1977
as Self
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
2004
as Self
Queen : The American Dream
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of the Yardbirds
2008
as Self
Rock: the origin
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
2020
as Self
Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time
2024
as Self
Queen: A Night at the Odeon
1975
as Self - Guitar
ABBA V Queen
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
2005
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
1974
as Self
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985
1992
as Self
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
2024
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
2013
as Self
Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
2002
as Self
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003
as Self - Queen
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
2024
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
2009
as Self
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014
as Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986
as Self - Performer
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
2024
as Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
2014
as Self - Guitars
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
1987
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
2003
as Self - Performer
Queen: Will Rock You
2014
as Self
Queen: Rock Case Studies
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
2007
Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Queen - Heaven
2001
as Self
Queen: Days of Our Lives
1991
as Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine
2012
as Self
13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
1977
as Self
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017
as Self
Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
2015
as Self - Guitars
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
2020
as Self
The Queen Phenomenon
1995
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
as Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
1987
as Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
1991
as Self - Guitar
Queen: Live in Japan 1982
1986
as Self
The Shadows At Sixty
2020
as Self
Queen: Live In Rio
1985
as Self - Vocal, Guitar
Queen: Live in Argentina
1981
as Self
Queen: The Band that Rocked the World
2020
as Self
Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
2011
as Self - Queen (uncredited)
The Look and Sound of Queen
2019
as Self
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
2011
as Self
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
1987
as Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
2013
as Self
Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Queen: On the Rock Trail
2006
as Self
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
2001
as Self
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
2021
as Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
1987
as Self
Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
2016
as Self
The Rory Gallagher Story
2024
as Self
Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
2006
as Self
About Brian May
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… With 178 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Brian May has appeared in 152 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium (1986) — as Guitars
- Live Aid (1985) — as Self
- Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (2024) — as Self
- Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (2022) — as Self
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992) — as Self
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