JAMES HETFIELD

James Hetfield
James Hetfield
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: August 3, 1963
Place of Birth: Downey, California, USA

Biography

James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

TBA·
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self
TBA·
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
2025·
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
Self
2025·
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Self
2025·
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self
2025·
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
Self
2025·
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
Self
2025·
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
Self
2025·
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
Self
2022·
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
James Hetfield (voice)
2020·
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2017·
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2016·
Billions
Metallica
2016·
Skylanders Academy
Wolfgang (voice)
TBA·
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
2025·
Metallica Saved My Life
Self
2024·
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Self
2021·
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
Self
2020·
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
2020·
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
Self
2020·
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
Self
2020·
Flying V
Self
2020·
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020·
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Cast
2020·
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
Self
2020·
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2020·
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
vocals
2019·
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2017·
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
vocals
TBA·
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
2020·
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
lead vocals, guitar
2019·
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019·
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
Self
2017·
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
TBA·
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
Self
2019·
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
2019·
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2018·
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Musician
2017·
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017·
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Self (archive footage)
2015·
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015·
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
2015·
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Self
2015·
Mission to Lars
Self
2014·
The Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
2014·
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Self
2012·
Metallica: The Black Album
2012·
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012·
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2011·
The Big 4
Self
2011·
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2010·
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
Vocals, guitars
2010·
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Self
2010·
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
Self
2009·
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009·
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2009·
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
Vocals, Guitars
2007·
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007·
The Darwin Awards
Self
2006·
Metalocalypse
Lorkey (voice), Troll (voice), Sniper (voice), Fan #1 (voice)
2006·
Metallica Korea
2006·
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Self
2005·
American Dad!
James Hetfield (voice)
2005·
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005·
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
2003·
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003·
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Self
2000·
Woodstock '99
2000·
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
Self - Vocals/Guitar
1999·
Metallica: Making of S&M
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1997·
Classic Albums
Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
1996·
Metallica: Fan Can 1
Self
1994·
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994·
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994·
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1992·
Later... with Jools Holland
Self
1992·
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992·
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Self
1992·
Metallica: Live at San Diego
Self
1991·
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1989·
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
Himself - Metalica
1989·
MTV Rockumentary
1989·
The Simpsons
William Rieflin (voice)
1989·
2 of One
Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
1989·
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1989·
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Self
1986·
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1986·
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1986·
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
Vox, Guitars
1985·
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1985·
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Self
1984·
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
TBA·
Metallica: from the off
Self
TBA·
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Self - Metallica
2023·
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Self
2022·
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Self
2022·
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022·
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
Self
2022·
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022·
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
self
2019·
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Officer Bob Hayward
2017·
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Self
2017·
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Vocals, Guitars
2017·
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Narrator
2016·
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016·
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
Self - vocals, guitars
2016·
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
Voice & Rithm Guitar
2016·
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2016·
Metallica: The Night Before
2015·
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015·
Metallica: [2015] X Games
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2014·
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Self
2014·
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
Self
2014·
'Tallica Parking Lot
Self (voice)
2014·
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Self
2014·
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
Vocals, Guitars
2014·
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
Self
2014·
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
Self
2012·
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Self
2012·
Metallica: Rock in Rio
Vox, Guitars
2008·
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2008·
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2007·
Metallica - Live Earth
Self
2006·
Metallica: Fan Can 5
Vocals, Guitars
2006·
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
Vocals, Guitars
2005·
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2005·
Hard Rock Treasures
Self
2001·
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2000·
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1999·
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1999·
Metallica: Woodstock '99
Self
1999·
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1998·
Metallica: Live Covers
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1995·
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1993·
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
Vox, Guitars
1993·
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
Vox, Guitars
1993·
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
Vox, Guitars
1992·
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992·
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
Vox, Guitars
1989·
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1989·
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
Self
1989·
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
Vox, Guitars
1988·
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Self - Vocals, Guitars
1986·
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
Vox, Guitars
1986·
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
Vox, Guitars
1985·
Metallica: Day on the Green
Vox, Guitars
1983·
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
Vox, Guitars
1983·
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
TBA·
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
TBA·
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Self
2024·
The Thicket
Simon Deasy
2023·
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Self
2023·
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Self
2023·
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Self
2022·
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022·
Ennio
Self
2021·
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
vocals, guitars
2021·
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
vocals, guitars
2021·
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
Self
2021·
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021·
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021·
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Self
2021·
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021·
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021·
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
vocals, guitars
2019·
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Self
2017·
Cum On Feel The Noize
Self
2017·
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2016·
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
Self / Narrator
2013·
Surfing Your Dreams
2013·
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Self - Vocals, Guitars
2013·
Metallica: Through the Never
Self
2012·
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012·
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2012·
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2011·
Absent
Self
2011·
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
Self
2011·
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Vocal, Guitar
2010·
Lemmy
Self
2010·
Metallica: Fan Can 6
Vocals, Guitars
2010·
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Guitars
2009·
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009·
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2008·
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008·
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
Self
2008·
Metallica Touring Europe
2008·
METALLICA the Complete Story
Self
2007·
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
Self
2007·
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007·
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Singer,Guitar
2006·
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Vocalist, Guitarrist
2004·
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Self
2003·
Metallica: MTV Icon
Self
2003·
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
Self
1999·
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Self
1998·
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
Self
1993·
Metallican Vid
Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
1992·
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
1992·
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1990·
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1987·
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
1972·
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Self