Acting credits
5
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
David Knopfler
Sound
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Movies: 5Series: 4Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 1591324
IMDb ID: nm0461359
Known for: Sound
Born: December 27, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1970 - 2025
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.15
Wikidata: Q449476
Also known as
Dire Straits
Other jobs
Original Music Composer (3)Music (1)
Biography
David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British singer-songwriter. He was born in Scotland and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the age of two. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist. Knopfler initially created smaller record labels, publishing companies, and indie labels. Photo credit: By <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rs-foto" title="User:Rs-foto">Rs-foto</a> - <span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with David Knopfler.
Ghosts of Alderney: Hitler's Island Slaves
Original Music Composer
2025 Movie
7.4
Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits
as Self
1998 Movie
Shergar
Music
1986 Movie
8.0
Arena: Dire Straits
as Self
1980 Movie
7.0
Dire Straits: Live at Rockpalast 1979
as vocals, guitar
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Knopfler.
