KIRK HAMMETT

Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 18, 1962
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Notable work

8.0
7.6

Filmography

Starring

TBA·
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
TBA·
Cheesy Home Video
TBA·
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
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
2021·
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
Self
2020·
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
2020·
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
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 Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Self
2020·
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
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 Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Cast
2020·
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Self
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 Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Self
2020·
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
2020·
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
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
guitars
2019·
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019·
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2017·
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017·
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
Self
2017·
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
guitar
2016·
Billions
Self
2011·
The Big 4
Self
2010·
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
Guitars
2009·
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Self
2009·
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2007·
The Darwin Awards
Self
2006·
Metalocalypse
Barkeep (voice), Queen of Denmark (voice), Smoked Fingers fan (voice)
2003·
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2000·
Woodstock '99
2000·
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
Self - Guitar
1999·
Metallica: Making of S&M
Self - Guitars
1997·
Classic Albums
Self - Guitarist, Metallica
1996·
Metallica: Fan Can 1
Self
1995·
The Music Biz
Self
1994·
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1992·
Later... with Jools Holland
Self
1992·
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1991·
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1989·
MTV Rockumentary
1989·
The Simpsons
Marv Albert (voice)
1989·
2 of One
Self (Lead Guitar)
1986·
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
Self - Guitar
1984·
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1975·
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
TBA·
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
2020·
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
lead guitar
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
2017·
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017·
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Self (archive footage)
2017·
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
Self
2016·
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2015·
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Self
2015·
Mission to Lars
Self
2012·
Metallica: The Black Album
2012·
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
Self - Guitar
2012·
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Self - Guitar
2011·
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2010·
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Self
2010·
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Self
2010·
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
Self
2009·
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
2009·
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
Guitars
2007·
Metallica - Live Earth
Self
2006·
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Self
1999·
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M
Self - Guitars
1994·
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994·
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Self - Guitar
1992·
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Self
1992·
Metallica: Live at San Diego
Self
1989·
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Self
1986·
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
Lead Guitar
1986·
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
Guitars
1985·
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Self
1985·
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
Lead Guitar
TBA·
Metallica: from the off
Self
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·
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Self
2018·
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
Self
2017·
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Self
2017·
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Guitars
2016·
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
Self - guitars
2016·
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
Guitar
2016·
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
Self - Guitars
2016·
Metallica: The Night Before
2015·
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
Self - Guitar
2015·
Metallica: [2015] X Games
Self - Guitar
2014·
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Self
2014·
Lennon or McCartney
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
Guitars
2014·
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
Self
2014·
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
Self
2012·
Metallica: Rock in Rio
Guitars
2010·
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Guitars
2008·
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Self - Guitar
2008·
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
Self - Guitars
2006·
Metallica: Fan Can 5
Guitars
2006·
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
Guitars
2005·
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2001·
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Self - Guitar
2000·
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
Self - Guitar
1999·
Metallica: Woodstock '99
Self
1999·
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Self - Guitar
1998·
Metallica: Live Covers
Self - Guitar
1995·
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
Self - Guitar
1993·
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
Guitars
1993·
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
Guitars
1993·
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
Guitars
1992·
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
Guitars
1989·
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Lead Guitar
1989·
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
Self
1989·
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
Guitars
1989·
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Lead Guitar
1988·
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Self - Guitars
1986·
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
Guitars
1986·
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
Guitars
1985·
Metallica: Day on the Green
Guitars
1983·
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
Lead Guitar
TBA·
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
2023·
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Self
2023·
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Self
2023·
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Fan (voice)
2022·
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
TBA·
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Self
2023·
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Self
2022·
Metal Lords
Self
2021·
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
guitars
2021·
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
guitars
2021·
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021·
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
Self
2021·
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021·
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Self
2021·
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021·
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021·
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021·
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
guitars
2021·
The History of Metal and Horror
Self
2017·
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2014·
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
2013·
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Self - Guitars
2013·
Metallica: Through the Never
Self
2012·
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
Self - Guitar
2012·
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2012·
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2011·
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
Self
2011·
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Guitar
2010·
Lemmy
Self
2010·
Metallica: Fan Can 6
Guitars
2009·
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
2009·
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
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·
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007·
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Lead Guitar
2006·
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Lead Guitarist
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 - Lead Guitar
1992·
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
1992·
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Self - Guitar
1990·
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1987·
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
Self - Guitarist

Production

2024·
On the Roam
Theme Song Performance
2017·
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017
Writer
2013·
Metallica: Through the Never
Original Music Composer, Writer
2012·
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Writer
1999·
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Writer