James Hetfield

Actor

Born August 3, 1963 in Downey, California, USA

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.

Filmography

Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo

Self

Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden

Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album

Self - Metallica

Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu

Self

Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]

Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge

Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis

Self

Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer

Self

Ozzy: No Escape from Now

Self

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Self

Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans

Self

Metallica: Polar Beach Party

Self

Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96

Self

Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)

Self

Metallica Saved My Life

Self

Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction

Self

The Thicket

Simon Deasy

On the Roam

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2

Self

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1

Self

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2

Self

Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere

Self

Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert

Self

Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022

Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head

James Hetfield (voice)

Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022

self

Metallica Live Hellfest 2022

Self

Metallica Download Festival Germany

Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo

Ennio

Self

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)

vocals, guitars

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)

vocals, guitars

Metallica: Wherever We May Roam

vocals, guitars

Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes

Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991

Self

Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993

Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit

Self

Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018

Self

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

Self

Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ

Self

Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction

Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

Self

Flying V

Self

Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017

Self

Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011

Self

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004

Self

Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000

Self

Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006

Cast

Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007

Self

Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999

Self

Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008

Self

Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013

Self

Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019

Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997

Self

Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014

Self

History 101

Self (archive footage)

Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983

Self

Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012

Self

Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)

Self

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

vocals

Metallica: Live at Slane Castle

lead vocals, guitar

Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets

Self

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Self

Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019

Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story

Self

Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Officer Bob Hayward

Sad Hill Unearthed

Self - Musician

Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

Self (archive footage)

Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017

Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017

vocals

Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Self

Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

Self

Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017

Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017

Vocals, Guitars

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly

Narrator

Cum On Feel The Noize

Self

Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

Metallica: Live from The House of Vans

Self - vocals, guitars

Skylanders Academy

Wolfgang (voice)

Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey

Self / Narrator

Metallica: The Night Before

Billions

Metallica

Mission to Lars

Self

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Musical Guest

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015

Self

Metallica: Masters of Metal

Self

Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

Self

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014

Vocals, Guitars

The Hunt

Self - Narrator (voice)

Metallica: This Monster Lives

Self

Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"

Self

Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica

Self - Vocals, Guitars

Metallica: Through the Never

Self

Metallica: Quebec Magnetic

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: The Black Album

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Anton Corbijn Inside Out

Self

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011

Vocal, Guitar

Absent

Self

The Big 4

Self

The Big Four: Live in Sofia

Guitars

Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia

Vocals, guitars

Metallica: Live at Sonisphere

Self

Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)

Self

Lemmy

Self

Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009

Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Metallica: Français pour une nuit

Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

METALLICA the Complete Story

Self

Metallica: Making Magnetic

Metallica - Rock AM Ring

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash

Self

Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007

Singer,Guitar

The Darwin Awards

Self

Seven Ages of Rock

Self

Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Vocalist, Guitarrist

Metallica Korea

Metalocalypse

Fan #1 (voice)

Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life

Self

De Wereld Draait Door

Self

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")

Hard Rock Treasures

Self

American Dad!

James Hetfield (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Self

Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5

Self

Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals

Self

Metallica: MTV Icon

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Woodstock '99

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M

Self

Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M

Self - Guitar, Vocals

Metallica: Making of S&M

Self - Guitar, Vocals

Metallica: Woodstock '99

Self

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Metallica: Cunning Stunts

Self

Metallica: Live Covers

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Classic Albums

Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica

Metallica: Fan Can 1

Self

Metallica: Woodstock '94

Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994

Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Metallican Vid

Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal

Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico

Vox, Guitars

For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow

Later... with Jools Holland

Self

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

Self

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Self

Metallica: Live at San Diego

Self

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992

Self - Guitar, Vocals

Metallica - ...And Justice For All

Self

Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock

Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira

Himself - Metalica

The Simpsons

William Rieflin (voice)

Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre

Self

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Newark, Delaware

Self

2 of One

Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)

MTV Rockumentary

Metallica: Cliff 'Em All

Self - Guitarist / Vocalist

Metallica: Nagoya, Japan

Vox, Guitars

Metallica - Roskilde Festival

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Detroit, Michigan

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Metallica: Day on the Green

Vox, Guitars

Metallica: Ride The Lightning

Self

MTV Video Music Awards

Self

Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar

Deep Purple: Made In Japan

Self