Nick Cave
Born: 1957-09-22 in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Death of Bunny Munro ... (Novel)
- Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende as Self
- The Extraordinary Miss Flower as Self
- Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough as Narrator
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour as Self
- Broken English as Self
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert as Self
2024
- Memoir of a Snail as Bill Clarke (voice)
- Back to Black ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Making of Wild God as Nick Cave
- But We Had Music as (Voice)
2023
- The New Boy ... (Original Music Composer)
- AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex as Self
- Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh as Self
- Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party as Self
- Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock as Self
2022
- DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story ... (Original Music Composer)
- Blonde ... (Original Music Composer)
- This Much I Know to Be True as Self
- Kylie at the BBC as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
2021
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as H.G. Wells
- The Velvet Queen ... (Original Music Composer)
- Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel as Self
- Karen Dalton: In My Own Time as Self
2020
2019
- The Creative Brain as Self
- Love Eats Up Life as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Why Are We Creative? as Self
- Fuse as Truck Driver (voice)
- TAPE as Self
- Distant Sky as Self
2017
- Kings ... (Original Music Composer)
- Wind River ... (Original Music Composer)
- War Machine ... (Original Music Composer)
- Boredom as Self
- L7: Pretend We're Dead as Self (archive footage)
- Snowman as Narrator
- Popular Voices at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- Do You Pray? as Narrator
2016
- Hell or High Water ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nocturama ... (Thanks)
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling as Self
- The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez as Self
- Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Far from Men ... (Original Music Composer)
- Prophet's Prey as Narrator
- Wilde Jahre West-Berlin as Self
- Artsnight as Self
- B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 as Self
- Stranded as Self
2014
- 20,000 Days on Earth as Self
- Goth at the BBC as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits as Self
2013
2012
- Lawless ... (Screenplay)
- West of Memphis ... (Original Music Composer)
- A Few Hours of Spring ... (Original Music Composer)
2011
- Submission ... (Music)
- Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
2010
- Millhaven ... (Writer)
2009
- The Road ... (Original Music Composer)
- All Tomorrow's Parties as Self
- No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
- The Cat Piano as Narrator
- On/Off: Mark Stewart
2008
- Angel of the Wind ... (Music)
- The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw ... (Original Music Composer)
- Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008 as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions as Self
- Blixa Bargeld as Self
- Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues as Self
2007
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Bowery Saloon Singer
- 365 Day Project
- Pixote In Memoriam as Self
- The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music as Self
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House as Self
- The Dirty Three as Self
- The English Surgeon ... (Original Music Composer)
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour as Self - vocals, piano
2006
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man as Self
- The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
2005
- The Proposition ... (Screenplay)
- The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’ as Self
- The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segment "Straight to You")
2004
2003
- The Blues as Self
- The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn as Self
2001
- If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story as Self
- Winged Migration ... (Theme Song Performance)
1999
- Expelling the Demon ... (Music)
1998
1997
1996
- Australian Story as Self
- To Have and to Hold ... (Original Music Composer)
- Baby Trouble Hole as Singer
1994
- Die Haut - Sweat as Self
- Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as Self
- Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
1992
1991
- Johnny Suede as Freak Storm
- IDn4 as Self
- The Song as Self
- Just Visiting This Planet ... (Music)
1990
- The Road to God Knows Where as Self
- IDn2 as Entry
- IDn3 as Self
1988
- Dandy
- Ghosts... of the Civil Dead as Maynard
1987
- Wings of Desire as Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
- Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land as Self
- Kings of Independence as Self
1986
- Dogs in Space ... (Thanks)