Nick Cave

Acting

Nick Cave

Born September 22, 1957Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia115 credits

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

Broken English
7.0

Broken English

Movie

2026

The Death of Bunny Munro
5.5

The Death of Bunny Munro

TV

2025

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
7.0

Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

Movie

2025

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
8.0

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Movie

2025

The Extraordinary Miss Flower
5.0

The Extraordinary Miss Flower

Movie

2025

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
9.0

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

Movie

2025

Filmography

Broken English
2026Broken Englishas SelfMovie
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025The Death of Bunny MunroExecutive ProducerTV
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enoughas NarratorMovie
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchendeas SelfMovie
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
2025The Extraordinary Miss Floweras SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Touras SelfMovie
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert
2025Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concertas SelfMovie
The Making of Wild God
2024The Making of Wild Godas Nick CaveMovie
Memoir of a Snail
2024Memoir of a Snailas Bill Clarke (voice)Movie
But We Had Music
2024But We Had Musicas (Voice)Movie
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
2023Barry Humphries: The Last Laughas SelfMovie
Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock
2023Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rockas SelfMovie
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
2023Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Partyas SelfMovie
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rexas SelfMovie
Kylie at the BBC
2022Kylie at the BBCas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
2022Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022Movie
This Much I Know to Be True
2022This Much I Know to Be Trueas SelfMovie
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021The Electrical Life of Louis Wainas H.G. WellsMovie
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
2021Karen Dalton: In My Own Timeas SelfMovie
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapelas SelfMovie
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020FeeLee. History of a Single Labelas SelfMovie
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
2020Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palaceas SelfMovie
Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later
2020Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Lateras SelfMovie
The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal
2020The Private Death of Lizzy Siddalas Mr. InvisibleMovie
Love Eats Up Life
2019Love Eats Up Lifeas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Creative Brain
2019The Creative Brainas SelfMovie
Why Are We Creative?
2018Why Are We Creative?as SelfMovie
Fuse
2018Fuseas Truck Driver (voice)Movie
TAPE
2018TAPEas SelfTV
Distant Sky
2018Distant Skyas SelfMovie
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017Popular Voices at the BBCas Self (archive footage)TV
L7: Pretend We're Dead
2017L7: Pretend We're Deadas Self (archive footage)Movie
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2017Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seedsas SelfMovie
Boredom
2017Boredomas SelfMovie
Do You Pray?
2017Do You Pray?as NarratorMovie
Snowman
2017Snowmanas NarratorMovie
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
2016The Beautiful Days of Aranjuezas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling
2016Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feelingas SelfMovie
Stranded
2015Strandedas SelfMovie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Prophet's Prey
2015Prophet's Preyas NarratorMovie
A
2015Artsnightas SelfTV
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
2015B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989as SelfMovie
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
2015Wilde Jahre West-Berlinas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits
2014Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limitsas SelfMovie
Goth at the BBC
2014Goth at the BBCas SelfMovie
20,000 Days on Earth
201420,000 Days on Earthas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre
2013Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatreas SelfMovie
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howardas SelfMovie
N
2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New Yorkas SelfMovie
On/Off: Mark Stewart
2009On/Off: Mark StewartMovie
All Tomorrow's Parties
2009All Tomorrow's Partiesas SelfMovie
The Cat Piano
2009The Cat Pianoas NarratorMovie
Blixa Bargeld
2008Blixa Bargeldas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008
2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008as SelfMovie
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues
2008Hardtimes Killin' Floor Bluesas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions
2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessionsas SelfMovie
Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party
2008Mutiny! The Last Birthday Partyas SelfMovie
N
2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!as SelfMovie
365 Day Project
2007365 Day Projectas SelfMovie
Pixote In Memoriam
2007Pixote In Memoriamas SelfMovie
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordas Bowery Saloon SingerMovie
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House
2007Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the Houseas SelfMovie
The Dirty Three
2007The Dirty Threeas SelfMovie
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Musicas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour
2007Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Touras Self - vocals, pianoMovie
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
2006Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Manas SelfMovie
The Harry Smith Project Live
2006The Harry Smith Project Liveas SelfMovie
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'as SelfMovie
Seele Brennt
2005Seele Brenntas Nick CaveMovie
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005The Work of Director Anton Corbijnas Self (segment "Straight to You")Movie
N
2004Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheusas SelfMovie
The Blues
2003The Bluesas SelfTV
The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn
2003The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burnas SelfMovie
N
2003Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturamaas SelfMovie
L
2001Listen With Painas SelfMovie
Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten
2001Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende NeubautenMovie
N
2001Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Partas SelfMovie
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
2001If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Storyas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos
1998Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videosas SelfMovie
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
1997The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowanas SelfMovie
N
1997Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Callas SelfMovie
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapestas JerryMovie
Baby Trouble Hole
1996Baby Trouble Holeas SingerMovie
Australian Story
1996Australian Storyas SelfTV
N
1996Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Balladsas SelfMovie
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994Freaks, Nerds & Weirdosas SelfMovie
Die Haut - Sweat
1994Die Haut - Sweatas SelfMovie
N
1994Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love Inas SelfMovie
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1994September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weillas SelfMovie
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
1994Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portraitas SelfMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Musical GuestTV
N
1992Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dreamas SelfMovie
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso
1992Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradisoas SelfMovie
The Song
1991The Songas SelfMovie
IDn4
1991IDn4as SelfMovie
Johnny Suede
1991Johnny Suedeas Freak StormMovie
The Road to God Knows Where
1990The Road to God Knows Whereas SelfMovie
IDn3
1990IDn3as SelfMovie
IDn2
1990IDn2as EntryMovie
N
1990Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Sonas SelfMovie
Dandy
1988DandyMovie
N
1988Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Preyas SelfMovie
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
1988Ghosts... of the Civil Deadas MaynardMovie
Wings of Desire
1987Wings of Desireas Self - Nick Cave and The Bad SeedsMovie
Kings of Independence
1987Kings of Independenceas SelfMovie
Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land
1987Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Landas SelfMovie
N
1986Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trialas SelfMovie
N
1986Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricksas SelfMovie
N
1985Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Deadas SelfMovie
N
1984Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternityas SelfMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996
—Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996as selfMovie
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)
—Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)as SelfMovie
Before They Were Gods
—Before They Were Godsas (voice)Movie