Brian May
Born: 1947-07-19 in Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Description above is from the Wikipedia article Brian May, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime as Self
- Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration as Self
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 as Self (archive footage)
- The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
- Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
- Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time as Self
- The Rory Gallagher Story as Self
- Rory Gallagher: Calling Card as Self
- Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me as Self
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future
2023
- Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari as Self
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self
- Rock: the origin as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert as Self
- Platinum Party at the Palace as Self
- ABBA V Queen as Self (archive footage)
- Freddie Mercury: The Final Act as Self
- Rhapsody Over London as Self
2021
- Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre as Self
- Queen at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Newscast as Self
- Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente as Self (archive footage)
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia as Self
- Queen: The Band that Rocked the World as Self
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World as Self - Guitar
- We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen as Self
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party as Self
2019
- Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid as Self
- 13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen as Self (archive footage)
- The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story as Self - Guitar Player Queen
- The Day We Walked on the Moon as Self
- Liam Gallagher: As It Was as Self
- The Look and Sound of Queen as Self
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony as Self
- Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park as Self
2018
- Bohemian Rhapsody ... (Producer)
- Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen as Guitar
2017
- Buddy Holly: Rave On as Self
- Life After Flash as Self
- Queen : The American Dream as Self (archive footage)
- Queen: Rock the World as Self - Member Queen
- QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary] as Self
2016
- Freedom : La Story de George Michael as Self (archive footage)
- Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World as Self
- Queen: A Night in Bohemia as Self (archive footage)
- Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa) as Self
2015
- 51 Degrees North ... (Original Music Composer)
- Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody as Self - Queen
- The Ritchie Blackmore Story as Self
- Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015 as Self - Guitars
2014
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2014 as Self
- Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary as Self
- Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion as Self
- The Joy of the Guitar Riff as Self
- The Nation's Favourite Queen Song as Self
- Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux as Self
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live as Self - Guitars
- One Night in Hell ... (Music)
- Queen: Will Rock You as Self
2013
2012
- Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86 as Self
- Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender as Self
- Evening Urgant as Self
- Queen: A Magic Year as Self (archive footage)
- London 2012 Olympic Games as Self
- The Story of Musicals as Self
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine as Self
- Foxes Live: Wild in the City as Self
2011
- Queen: Days of Our Lives as Self
- My Chemical Romance: Readings
- Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom as Self
- Brian May's Brief History of 3D as Self - Host
- Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits as Self
- I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern as Self
- Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising as Self - Queen (uncredited)
- Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert as Self - Guest Guitar
2010
2009
2008
- The Story of the Yardbirds as Self
2007
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- Queen Under Review: 1973-1980 as Self (archive footage)
- Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
- Queen: Rock Case Studies as Self (archive footage)
- Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
2006
- Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic as Self
- VH1 Rock Honors as Self
- Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan as Self
- Foo Fighters: Hyde Park as Self - Guest
- Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera as Self
- Queen: Music Video Box Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews as Self
- The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen as Self
- Queen: On the Rock Trail as Self
2005
- Dancing with the Stars ... (Thanks)
- Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions as Self - Guitar, Vocals
- The Strat Pack: Live in Concert as Self
- Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today as Self
- Live Aid Against All Odds as Self
2004
- Live Aid as Self
- The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody as Self
- Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall as Self
- Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl as Self (Vocals / Guitar)
2003
- Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 as Self - Queen
2002
- Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Self - Performer
- Killer Queen! as Self (archive footage)
- Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary as Self
- Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends as Self
- Queen: Greatest Video Hits as Self (archive footage)
- Inside the Rhapsody as Self
- Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam as Self
2001
- Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker as Self
- Queen - Heaven as Self
2000
1999
- Furia ... (Original Music Composer)
1998
- Parkinson as Self
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
- Queen: Made in Heaven ... (Music)
1995
- The Queen Phenomenon as Self
- Queen: Champions of the World as Self
1994
1993
1992
- ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert as Self
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica as Self
- Pavarotti & Friends as Self
- Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan as Self
1991
- Guitar as Self
- Queen: Days of Our Lives as Self
- Queen: Greatest Flix I and II as Self (archive footage)
- Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night as Self - Guitar
- Queen: Greatest Flix II as Self (archive footage)
1990
1989
- Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space as Self (archive footage)
- Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3 as Self
1988
- This Morning as Self
1987
- Daytime Live as Self
- Téléthon as Self
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3 as Self
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1 as Self
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2 as Self
- Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology as Self
1986
- Highlander ... (Songs)
- Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium as Self – Guitars
- Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
- Queen: Live in Japan 1982 as Self
1985
- Live Aid as Self
- Queen: Live Aid as guitar, vocals
- Queen: Live In Rio as Self - Vocal, Guitar
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- Red Hot Rock as Self - Queen Guitarist
1982
- We Will Rock You as Self
- QUEEN - The Hot Space Box as Self
1981
- Concerts for the People of Kampuchea as Self
- Queen: Live in Argentina as Self
- Queen: Greatest Flix as Self (archive footage)
1980
- Flash Gordon ... (Music)
- The Queen Special as Self - Musician
1979
- Question Time as Self - Panellist
- Queen: Live in Tokyo as Self
- Live Killers as Self
- Queen: Live At Budokan as Self
1978
1977
- Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena as Self
- Queen: Definitive Houston as Self
- Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall as Self
1976
- Domenica In as Self
- Queen: Live in Hyde Park as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Numéro un as Self - Queen
- Queen: A Night at the Odeon as Self - Guitar
1974
- Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74 as Self
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1951
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen as Queem + Adam Lambert