Thurston Moore

Acting

Thurston Moore

Born July 25, 1958Coral Gables, Florida, USA115 credits

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.

Known For

The Last Critic

The Last Critic

Movie

2026

Broken English
7.0

Broken English

Movie

2026

Sonic Youth: Live in 1991

Sonic Youth: Live in 1991

Movie

2025

Pavements
6.9

Pavements

Movie

2025

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Movie

2025

The Road to Ruane

The Road to Ruane

Movie

2024

Filmography

The Last Critic
2026The Last CriticMovie
Broken English
2026Broken Englishas SelfMovie
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
2025Sonic Youth: Live in 1991Movie
Pavements
2025Pavementsas Self (uncredited)Movie
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Buttas SelfMovie
The Road to Ruane
2024The Road to Ruaneas SelfMovie
Uncropped
2024Uncroppedas SelfMovie
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
2024Born Innocent: The Redd Kross StoryMovie
Scala!!!
2024Scala!!!as SelfMovie
Louder Than You Think
2023Louder Than You Thinkas Self (archive footage)Movie
Black Lodge
2022Black LodgeExecutive ProducerMovie
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
2021Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.as himselfMovie
Fire Music
2021Fire MusicExecutive ProducerMovie
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
2021Watch the Sound with Mark Ronsonas SelfTV
The Sparks Brothers
2021The Sparks Brothersas SelfMovie
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021Poly Styrene: I Am a Clichéas SelfMovie
Thick Air
2020Thick Airas HimselfMovie
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2019Swans: Where Does a Body End?as SelfMovie
S
2019Sonic Youth: NYC and BeyondMovie
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
2019Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Overas SelfMovie
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions
2019SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessionsas SelfMovie
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazineas Self - Sonic YouthMovie
Punk
2019Punkas SelfTV
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
2019Sonic Youth: Daydream NationMovie
Desolation Center
2018Desolation CenterMovie
Teenage Superstars
2017Teenage Superstarsas SelfMovie
The Public Image Is Rotten
2017The Public Image Is Rottenas HimselfMovie
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
2016Cassette: A Documentary Mixtapeas HimselfMovie
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
2015Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)as SelfMovie
Station to Station
2014Station to StationMovie
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
2014It's Not Repetition, It's Disciplineas HimselfMovie
Lou Reed - Remembered
2013Lou Reed - RememberedMovie
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney
2013I'm Now: The Story of MudhoneyMovie
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012Ben Lee: Catch My Diseaseas SelfMovie
The Hardcore Collection
2012The Hardcore Collectionas (archive footage)Movie
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
2011Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011Movie
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
2011Sonic Youth: Maquinaria FestivalMovie
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howardas SelfMovie
Blank City
2011Blank Cityas SelfMovie
S
2010Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011Movie
E
2010Ecstatic Peace ArchivesMovie
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Childas SelfMovie
N
2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New Yorkas SelfMovie
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBas SelfMovie
From the Basement
2009From the Basementas Self - Sonic YouthMovie
New York Rock at the BBC
2008New York Rock at the BBCas Self - Sonic YouthMovie
I Need That Record!
2008I Need That Record!as HimselfMovie
365 Day Project
2007365 Day Projectas SelfMovie
Welcome to My Castle!
2007Welcome to My Castle!as SelfMovie
Llik Your Idols
2007Llik Your Idolsas HimselfMovie
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
2007You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Ericksonas SelfMovie
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East
2007Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle Eastas HimselfMovie
Cut Shorts
2006Cut ShortsMovie
K
2006Kill Your Idols: More.as HimselfMovie
Noise
2006Noiseas SelfMovie
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006The Devil and Daniel Johnstonas SelfMovie
Punk: Attitude
2005Punk: Attitudeas HimselfMovie
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
2005Sonic Youth: Live at EurockéennesMovie
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermindas SelfMovie
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemenas SelfMovie
Day Trip Maryanne
2005Day Trip MaryanneMovie
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
2005Cecil Taylor: All The Notesas HimselfMovie
S
2005Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planetas SelfMovie
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004(This Is Known as) The Blues Scaleas SelfMovie
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2004Sonic Youth: Corporate GhostMovie
Kill Your Idols
2004Kill Your Idolsas SelfMovie
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
2003Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstageas PerformerMovie
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
2003Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)Movie
Pavement: Slow Century
2002Pavement: Slow Centuryas SelfMovie
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002
2002Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002Movie
25 Years of Punk
200125 Years of Punkas SelfMovie
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music
2001Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Musicas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
2000Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000Movie
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore Girlsas Cool Dad TroubadourTV
Record Player: Christian Marclay
2000Record Player: Christian Marclayas HimselfMovie
The Hardcore Collection
2000The Hardcore CollectionMovie
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
2000Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youthas SelfMovie
David S. Ware
1999David S. Wareas HimselfMovie
Turn of the Century
1999Turn of the Centuryas HimselfMovie
Free Tibet
1998Free Tibetas Self - Sonic YouthMovie
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
1998Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de BenicàssimMovie
Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998
1998Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 1998Movie
Classic Albums
1997Classic Albumsas SelfTV
D
1997Don't Bring A Dogas HimselfMovie
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996
1996Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996Movie
A
1995An Introduction to HarmolodicsMovie
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Specialas SelfMovie
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
1995Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Timesas SelfMovie
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
1995Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic LoveMovie
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach
1995Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beachas SelfMovie
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!Movie
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994Freaks, Nerds & Weirdosas SelfMovie
Hi Octane
1994Hi Octaneas Self (Host)TV
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coastas Fred CracklinTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Musical GuestTV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Musical GuestTV
Changing Fashions
1993Changing FashionsMovie
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
1993Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno LisboaMovie
Grunge Pedal
1993Grunge PedalMovie
1991: The Year Punk Broke
19921991: The Year Punk Brokeas SelfMovie
Skeeno H.C. Rules
1991Skeeno H.C. RulesMovie
Goo
1991Gooas SelfMovie
Rap Damage
1991Rap DamageMovie
Notebook
1991NotebookMovie
Weatherman '69
1989Weatherman '69as Jeff JonesMovie
Sonic Youth: 930 Club
1988Sonic Youth: 930 ClubMovie
Put More Blood Into the Music
1988Put More Blood Into the Musicas HimselfMovie
Lou Believers
1988Lou Believersas HimselfMovie
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
1986Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. LouisMovie
Sublapse Video Mag 1
1986Sublapse Video Mag 1Movie
Submit to Me
1986Submit to MeMovie
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree
1985Sonic Youth: Gila Monster JamboreeMovie
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985
—Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985Movie
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
—Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996Movie
Tibetan Freedom Concert
—Tibetan Freedom Concertas SelfMovie