Acting
Nick Cave
Biography
Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.
Also known as
Ніка Кейв · Nicholas Edward Cave
Photos
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
116
Acting credits
1
Directing
7
Writing
39
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.1Memoir of a Snail
2024 · movie · as Bill Clarke (voice)
- 2
★ 8.0DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · tv · Original Music Composer
- 3
★ 7.9The Velvet Queen
2021 · movie · Original Music Composer
- 4
★ 7.9One More Time with Feeling
2016 · movie · as Self
- 5
★ 7.8Wings of Desire
1987 · movie · as Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
- 6
★ 7.6Winged Migration
2001 · movie · Theme Song Performance
- 7
★ 7.4Wind River
2017 · movie · Original Music Composer
- 8
★ 7.4West of Memphis
2012 · movie · Original Music Composer
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 15,852 votes
Wind River
2017 · movie
- 2
4,918 votesHell or High Water
2016 · movie
- 3
4,339 votesThe Road
2009 · movie
- 4
3,375 votesLawless
2012 · movie
- 52,892 votes
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · tv
- 6
2,816 votesThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 · movie
- 7
1,541 votesBlonde
2022 · movie
- 81,510 votes
Wings of Desire
1987 · movie
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
1953 1 title(s)
1986 3 title(s)
1987 3 title(s)
1988 3 title(s)
1990 4 title(s)
1991 4 title(s)
1992 2 title(s)
1994 5 title(s)
1996 4 title(s)
1997 3 title(s)
1999 1 title(s)
2001 5 title(s)
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
movie · as Self · ★ 6.4
Listen With Pain
movie · as Self
Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten
movie · Acting · ★ 10.0
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part
movie · as Self
Winged Migration
movie · Theme Song Performance · ★ 7.6
2003 3 title(s)
2004 2 title(s)
2005 4 title(s)
2006 2 title(s)
2007 8 title(s)
365 Day Project
movie · as Self · ★ 10.0
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House
movie · as Self · ★ 5.9
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour
movie · as Self - vocals, piano
Pixote In Memoriam
movie · as Self · ★ 7.3
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
movie · as Bowery Saloon Singer, Original Music Composer · ★ 7.1
The Dirty Three
movie · as Self · ★ 7.0
The English Surgeon
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 7.9
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
movie · as Self
2008 8 title(s)
Angel of the Wind
movie · Music
Blixa Bargeld
movie · as Self
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues
movie · as Self
Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party
movie · as Self · ★ 6.0
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008
movie · as Self · ★ 6.5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions
movie · as Self · ★ 9.0
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
movie · as Self
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 6.7
2009 5 title(s)
2011 3 title(s)
2012 3 title(s)
2014 4 title(s)
2015 7 title(s)
Artsnight
tv · as Self
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
movie · as Self · ★ 7.7
Far from Men
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 6.8
Prophet's Prey
movie · as Narrator, Music · ★ 7.4
Stranded
movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
tv · as Self - Guest · ★ 6.1
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
movie · as Self
2016 4 title(s)
2017 9 title(s)
Boredom
movie · as Self
Do You Pray?
movie · as Narrator
Kings
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 5.6
L7: Pretend We're Dead
movie · as Self (archive footage) · ★ 7.0
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
movie · as Self
Popular Voices at the BBC
tv · as Self (archive footage)
Snowman
movie · as Narrator
War Machine
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 5.6
Wind River
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 7.4
2018 4 title(s)
2019 2 title(s)
2020 5 title(s)
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
movie · as Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
tv · as Self (archive footage)
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
movie · as Self, Director · ★ 8.1
Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later
movie · as Self · ★ 5.7
The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal
movie · as Mr. Invisible · ★ 2.0
2021 4 title(s)
2022 5 title(s)
Blonde
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 5.9
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
tv · Original Music Composer · ★ 8.0
Kylie at the BBC
movie · as Self · ★ 6.0
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
movie · Acting
This Much I Know to Be True
movie · as Self, Original Music Composer · ★ 7.2
2023 5 title(s)
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
movie · as Self · ★ 7.6
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
movie · as Self
Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock
movie · as Self
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
movie · as Self · ★ 5.9
The New Boy
movie · Original Music Composer · ★ 6.1
2024 4 title(s)
2025 7 title(s)
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
movie · as Narrator · ★ 7.0
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
movie · as Self, Author, Compositor, Original Music Composer · ★ 9.0
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert
movie · as Self
The Death of Bunny Munro
tv · Novel, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Creator · ★ 5.8
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
movie · as Self · ★ 5.0
Train Dreams
movie · Songs, Vocals · ★ 7.3
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
movie · as Self · ★ 6.0
