Lars Ulrich
Born: 1963-12-26 in Gentofte, Denmark
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lars Ulrich, R (Order of the Dannebrog) is a Danish musician, songwriter, record producer, and podcaster. He is best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. The son of tennis player Torben Ulrich and grandson of tennis player Einer Ulrich, he also played tennis in his youth and moved to Los Angeles at age 16 to train professionally. However, rather than playing tennis, Ulrich began playing drums. After publishing an advertisement in The Recycler, Ulrich met vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and formed Metallica. Along with Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs. He was the face of the band during the Napster controversy. Later in his career, Ulrich began hosting the It's Electric podcast, in which he speaks with other prominent musicians. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Filmography
2026
- Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition as Self
2025
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as Self
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow as Self
- Metallica Saved My Life as Self
- Metallica: Polar Beach Party as Self
- Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96 as Self
- Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances) as Self
- Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans as Self
2024
- On the Roam ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Breinholts as Sig selv
- Carol Doda Topless at the Condor ... (Producer)
- Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
- Heavy Metal Kingdom: The New Wave of British Heavy Metal as Self
2023
2022
2021
- What Drives Us as Self
- Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos as Self
- Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as Self (archive footage)
- Bay Area Godfathers II as Self
- Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit as Self
- Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) as drums
- Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
- Metallica: Wherever We May Roam as drums
- Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
- Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 as Self
- Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
- Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) as drums
- Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 as Self
2020
- History 101 as Self (archive footage)
- Building Happiness as Self
- Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains as Self
- Metallica: Live at Slane Castle as drums
- Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 as Self
- Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 as Cast
- Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ as Self
- Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as drums
- Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets as Self
- Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 as Self
- Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
- Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) as Self
- Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 as Self
- Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 as Self
2019
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 as Self
- Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story as Self
- Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
- Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
- Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
- Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 as Self
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road as Self
- Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington as Self (archive footage)
- Radio Dreams as Himself
- Sepultura Endurance as himself
- Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago as Self
- Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
- Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
- Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 as Drums
- Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017 ... (Writer)
- Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 as drums
- Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2016
- Billions as Metallica
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- Join or Die with Craig Ferguson as Self
- The Architect ... (Producer)
- Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos as Drum
- Metallica: Live from The House of Vans as Self - drums
- Metallica: The Night Before
- Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
- Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley as Self - Drums
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Musical Guest
- Mission to Lars as Self
- The Ritchie Blackmore Story as Self
- Metallica: [2015] X Games as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as Self
2014
- Lennon or McCartney as Self
- Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 as Drums
- Metallica Live at Blizzcon as Self
- 'Tallica Parking Lot as Self (voice)
- Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II as Self
- Metallica: This Monster Lives as Swlf
- Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" as Self
- Metallica: Masters of Metal as Self
- How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
- Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning as Self
2013
- Sound City as Self
- Metallica: Through the Never as Self
- Downloaded as Self (archive footage)
- Alice in Chains: AIC 23 as Himself
- Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica as Self - Drums
2012
- Hemingway & Gellhorn as Joris Ivens
- Beware of Mr. Baker as Self
- Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Quebec Magnetic as Drums
- Metallica: The Black Album
- Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
- Metallica: Rock in Rio as Drums
2011
2010
- Get Him to the Greek as Self
- Lemmy as Self
- The Big Four: Live in Sofia as Drums
- Metallica: Fan Can 6 as Drums
- Metallica: Live at Sonisphere as Self
- Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder The Movie as Self
- Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) as Self
- Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia as Drums
2009
- Iron Maiden: Flight 666 as Self
- Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City as Drums
- Metallica: Français pour une nuit as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen as Drums
- Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 as Drums
- Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 as Self - Drums
2008
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil as Self
- Global Metal as Himself
- METALLICA the Complete Story as Self
- Metallica Touring Europe
- Metallica - Rock AM Ring as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Making Magnetic
- Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash as Self
- Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival as Self - Drums
2007
2006
- Metallica Korea
- Get Thrashed as Self
- Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 as Drummer
- Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 as Drums
- Metallica: Fan Can 5 as Drums
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- De Wereld Draait Door as Self
- The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2004
- Metallica: Some Kind of Monster as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals as Self
- Metallica: MTV Icon as Self
2001
- Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica as Self - Drums
2000
- Woodstock '99
- Metallica: Live in Baltimore as Self - Drums
- Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland as Self - Drums
1999
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M as Self
- Metallica: Woodstock '99 as Self
- Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria as Self - Drums
- Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M as Self - Drums
- Metallica: Making of S&M as Self - Drums
1998
- Metallica: Cunning Stunts as Self
- Metallica: Live Covers as Self - Drums
1997
- Classic Albums as Self - Drummer, Metallica
1996
- Metallica: Fan Can 1 as Self
1995
- Queen: Champions of the World as Self
- Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret as Self - Drums
1994
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Metallican Vid as Self - Drums
- Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile as Drums
- Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland as Drums
- Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico as Drums
1992
- Later... with Jools Holland as Self
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
- Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands as Drums
- Metallica - ...And Justice For All as Self
- Metallica: Live at San Diego as Self
- Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 as Self - Drums
1989
- The Simpsons as Lars Ulrich (voice)
- Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira as Himself - Metalica
- MTV Rockumentary
- 2 of One as Self (Drums/Intro & Outro)
- Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre as Self
- Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY as Drums
- Metallica: Newark, Delaware as Self
- Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 as Drums
- Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 as Drums
1988
- Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon as Self - Drums
1987
- Metallica: Cliff 'Em All as Self - Drummer
1986
- Metallica: Nagoya, Japan as Drums
- Metallica: Detroit, Michigan as Drums
- Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada as Self - Drums
- Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY as Drums
- Metallica - Roskilde Festival as Drums
1985
- Metallica: Ride The Lightning as Self
- Metallica: Day on the Green as Drums
- Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival as Drums
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1983
- Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 as Drums
- Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone as Drums
1972
- Deep Purple: Made In Japan as Self