Acting credits
175
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Hetfield
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 156Series: 22Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 57637
IMDb ID: nm0381723
Known for: Acting
Born: August 3, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Downey, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2025
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 7.5
Wikidata: Q484302
Also known as
James Alan Hetfield • Metallica
Other jobs
Writer (4)Music (2)Theme Song Performance (1)
Biography
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles. In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Hetfield.
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
as Self
2025 Movie
8.4
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
as Self
2025 Movie
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as Self
2025 Movie
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
as Self
2025 Movie
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
as Self
2025 Movie
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
as Self
2025 Movie
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
as Self
2025 Movie
Metallica Saved My Life
as Self
2025 Movie
5.5
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
as Self
2024 Movie
6.5
The Thicket
as Simon Deasy
2024 Movie
9.0
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
as Self
2023 Movie
8.5
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
as Self
2023 Movie
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
as Self
2023 Movie
7.3
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
as Self
2023 Movie
4.8
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
as Self
2022 Movie
8.0
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022 Movie
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
as self
2022 Movie
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
as Self
2022 Movie
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022 Movie
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022 Movie
8.3
Ennio
as Self
2022 Movie
6.0
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
as vocals, guitars
2021 Movie
8.0
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
as vocals, guitars
2021 Movie
8.0
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Hetfield.
6.8
On the Roam
Theme Song Performance • 8 eps
2024 Series
8.1
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
as James Hetfield (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.1
History 101
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.4
Skylanders Academy
as Wolfgang (voice) • 38 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Billions
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Hunt
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 8 eps
2014 Series
The Big 4
as Self • 4 eps
2011 Series
9.0
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self • 7 eps
2007 Series
7.6
Metalocalypse
as Fan #1 (voice) • 1 eps
2006 Series
4.9
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as James Hetfield (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
Classic Albums
as Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1 eps
1994 Series
5.3
Later... with Jools Holland
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as William Rieflin (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.0
MTV Rockumentary
1 eps
1989 Series
7.7
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self • 3 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series
1.0
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
as Self • 12 eps
Series