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Nick Cave

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Born: September 22, 1957Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia

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.

Known For
Filmography
Broken English

Broken English

Self

2026
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Narrator

2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Self

2025
The Extraordinary Miss Flower

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

Self

2025
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert

Self

2025
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

Self

2025
The Making of Wild God

The Making of Wild God

Nick Cave

2024
Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail

Bill Clarke (voice)

2024
But We Had Music

But We Had Music

(Voice)

2024
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Self

2023
Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock

Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock

Self

2023
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

Self

2023
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Self

2023
Kylie at the BBC

Kylie at the BBC

Self

2022
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022

2022
This Much I Know to Be True

This Much I Know to Be True

Self

2022
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

H.G. Wells

2021
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

Self

2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

Self

2021
FeeLee. History of a Single Label

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

Self

2020
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

Self

2020
Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later

Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later

Self

2020
The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal

The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal

Mr. Invisible

2020
Love Eats Up Life

Love Eats Up Life

Self (archive footage)

2019
The Creative Brain

The Creative Brain

Self

2019
Why Are We Creative?

Why Are We Creative?

Self

2018
Fuse

Fuse

Truck Driver (voice)

2018
Distant Sky

Distant Sky

Self

2018
L7: Pretend We're Dead

L7: Pretend We're Dead

Self (archive footage)

2017
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Self

2017
Do You Pray?

Do You Pray?

Narrator

2017
Boredom

Boredom

Self

2017
Snowman

Snowman

Narrator

2017
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

Self

2016
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

Self

2016
Stranded

Stranded

Self

2015
Prophet's Prey

Prophet's Prey

Narrator

2015
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

Self

2015
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin

Wilde Jahre West-Berlin

Self

2015
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits

Self

2014
Goth at the BBC

Goth at the BBC

Self

2014
20,000 Days on Earth

20,000 Days on Earth

Self

2014
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre

Self

2013
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Self

2011

No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

Self

2009
On/Off: Mark Stewart

On/Off: Mark Stewart

2009
All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties

Self

2009
The Cat Piano

The Cat Piano

Narrator

2009
Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld

Self

2008
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008

Self

2008
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues

Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues

Self

2008
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions

Self

2008
Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party

Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party

Self

2008

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Self

2008
365 Day Project

365 Day Project

Self

2007
Pixote In Memoriam

Pixote In Memoriam

Self

2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Bowery Saloon Singer

2007
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House

Self

2007
The Dirty Three

The Dirty Three

Self

2007
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

Self

2007
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour

Self - vocals, piano

2007
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Self

2006
The Harry Smith Project Live

The Harry Smith Project Live

Self

2006
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'

The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'

Self

2005
Seele Brennt

Seele Brennt

Nick Cave

2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Self (segment "Straight to You")

2005

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Self

2004
The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn

The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn

Self

2003

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturama

Self

2003
Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten

Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten

2001

Listen With Pain

Self

2001

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part

Self

2001
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

Self

2001
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

Self

1998
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

Self

1997

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Call

Self

1997
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

Jerry

1997
Baby Trouble Hole

Baby Trouble Hole

Singer

1996

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads

Self

1996
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Self

1994
Die Haut - Sweat

Die Haut - Sweat

Self

1994

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love In

Self

1994
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Self

1994
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

Self

1994

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dream

Self

1992
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso

Self

1992
The Song

The Song

Self

1991
IDn4

IDn4

Self

1991
Johnny Suede

Johnny Suede

Freak Storm

1991
The Road to God Knows Where

The Road to God Knows Where

Self

1990
IDn3

IDn3

Self

1990
IDn2

IDn2

Entry

1990

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son

Self

1990
Dandy

Dandy

1988

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey

Self

1988
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

Maynard

1988
Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

1987
Kings of Independence

Kings of Independence

Self

1987
Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land

Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land

Self

1987

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial

Self

1986

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricks

Self

1986

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead

Self

1985

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity

Self

1984