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Nick Cave

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Nick Cave

Born September 22, 1957 · Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia

Biography

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

Wind River

IMDb7.7

Wind River

Original Music Composer

Hell or High Water

IMDb7.6

Hell or High Water

Original Music Composer

The Road

IMDb7.2

The Road

Original Music Composer

Lawless

IMDb7.2

Lawless

Screenplay, Original Music Composer

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

IMDb7.7

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Original Music Composer

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

IMDb7.5

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Bowery Saloon Singer, Original Music Composer

Blonde

IMDb5.4

Blonde

Original Music Composer

Wings of Desire

IMDb7.9

Wings of Desire

Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

War Machine

IMDb6.0

War Machine

Original Music Composer

Train Dreams

IMDb7.5

Train Dreams

Songs, Vocals

Memoir of a Snail

IMDb7.8

Memoir of a Snail

Bill Clarke (voice)

Back to Black

IMDb6.3

Back to Black

Original Music Composer

The Proposition

IMDb7.3

The Proposition

Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Vocals

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

IMDb6.8

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

H.G. Wells

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

IMDb7.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

Nocturama

IMDb6.4

Nocturama

Thanks

20,000 Days on Earth

IMDb7.4

20,000 Days on Earth

Self, Writer, Original Music Composer

Winged Migration

IMDb7.9

Winged Migration

Theme Song Performance

Far from Men

IMDb7.2

Far from Men

Original Music Composer

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

IMDb8.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Musical Guest

Filmography

  1. 2026KylieSelfSeries
  2. 2026Broken EnglishSelfMovie
  3. 2025The Death of Bunny MunroNovel, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, CreatorSeries
  4. 2025Train DreamsSongs, VocalsMovie
  5. 2025Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not EnoughNarratorMovie
  6. 2025Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeSelfMovie
  7. 2025The Extraordinary Miss FlowerSelfMovie
  8. 2025Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God TourSelf, Author, Compositor, Original Music ComposerMovie
  9. 2024Memoir of a SnailBill Clarke (voice)Movie
  10. 2024Back to BlackOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  11. 2023Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging RockSelfMovie
  12. 2023Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday PartySelfMovie
  13. 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. RexSelfMovie
  14. 2023The New BoyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  15. 2022Kylie at the BBCSelfMovie
  16. 2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryOriginal Music ComposerSeries
  17. 2022BlondeOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  18. 2022This Much I Know to Be TrueSelf, Original Music ComposerMovie
  19. 2021The Velvet QueenOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  20. 2021The Electrical Life of Louis WainH.G. WellsMovie
  21. 2021Karen Dalton: In My Own TimeSelfMovie
  22. 2021Letters Live from the Archive: Union ChapelSelfMovie
  23. 2020FeeLee. History of a Single LabelSelfMovie
  24. 2020Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra PalaceSelf, DirectorMovie
  25. 2020Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years LaterSelfMovie
  26. 2020The Private Death of Lizzy SiddalMr. InvisibleMovie
  27. 2019Love Eats Up LifeSelf (archive footage)Movie
  28. 2019The Creative BrainSelfMovie
  29. 2018Why Are We Creative?SelfMovie
  30. 2018FuseTruck Driver (voice)Movie
  31. 2018TAPESelfSeries
  32. 2018Distant SkySelfMovie
  33. 2017KingsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  34. 2017L7: Pretend We're DeadSelf (archive footage)Movie
  35. 2017Wind RiverOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  36. 2017War MachineOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  37. 2017Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsSelfMovie
  38. 2017SnowmanNarratorMovie
  39. 2017BoredomSelfMovie
  40. 2017Do You Pray?NarratorMovie
  41. 2016The Beautiful Days of AranjuezSelfMovie
  42. 2016One More Time with FeelingSelf, Music, Original Music ComposerMovie
  43. 2016NocturamaThanksMovie
  44. 2016Hell or High WaterOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  45. 2015StrandedSelfMovie
  46. 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
  47. 2015Prophet's PreyNarrator, MusicMovie
  48. 2015B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989SelfMovie
  49. 2015Far from MenOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  50. 2015Wilde Jahre West-BerlinSelfMovie
  51. 2014Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City LimitsSelfMovie
  52. 2014Goth at the BBCSelfMovie
  53. 201420,000 Days on EarthSelf, Writer, Original Music ComposerMovie
  54. 2013Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda TheatreSelfMovie
  55. 2012West of MemphisOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  56. 2012A Few Hours of SpringOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  57. 2012LawlessScreenplay, Original Music ComposerMovie
  58. 2012Days of GraceMusicMovie
  59. 2011Autoluminescent: Rowland S. HowardSelfMovie
  60. 2011SubmissionMusicMovie
  61. 2011MillhavenAuthorMovie
  62. 2009The RoadOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  63. 2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New YorkSelfMovie
  64. 2009On/Off: Mark StewartMovie
  65. 2009All Tomorrow's PartiesSelfMovie
  66. 2009The Cat PianoNarratorMovie
  67. 2008Blixa BargeldSelfMovie
  68. 2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008SelfMovie
  69. 2008Hardtimes Killin' Floor BluesSelfMovie
  70. 2008Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four SessionsSelfMovie
  71. 2008Mutiny! The Last Birthday PartySelfMovie
  72. 2008The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an OutlawOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  73. 2007365 Day ProjectSelfMovie
  74. 2007Pixote In MemoriamSelfMovie
  75. 2007The English SurgeonOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  76. 2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordBowery Saloon Singer, Original Music ComposerMovie
  77. 2007Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the HouseSelfMovie
  78. 2007The Dirty ThreeSelfMovie
  79. 2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk MusicSelfMovie
  80. 2007Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues TourSelf - vocals, pianoMovie
  81. 2006Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManSelfMovie
  82. 2006The Harry Smith Project LiveSelfMovie
  83. 2005The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'SelfMovie
  84. 2005The PropositionScreenplay, Original Music Composer, VocalsMovie
  85. 2005The Work of Director Anton CorbijnSelf (segment "Straight to You")Movie
  86. 2003The BluesSelfSeries
  87. 2003The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must BurnSelfMovie
  88. 2001Winged MigrationTheme Song PerformanceMovie
  89. 2001Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende NeubautenMovie
  90. 2001If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan StorySelfMovie
  91. 1999Expelling the DemonMusicMovie
  92. 1998Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The VideosSelf, MusicMovie
  93. 1997The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowanSelfMovie
  94. 1997Rhinoceros Hunting in BudapestJerryMovie
  95. 1996To Have and to HoldOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  96. 1996Baby Trouble HoleSingerMovie
  97. 1996Australian StorySelfSeries
  98. 1994Freaks, Nerds & WeirdosSelfMovie
  99. 1994Die Haut - SweatSelfMovie
  100. 1994September Songs: The Music of Kurt WeillSelfMovie
  101. 1994Nick Cave: Straight To You - A PortraitSelfMovie
  102. 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Musical GuestSeries
  103. 1992Later... with Jools HollandSeries
  104. 1992Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The ParadisoSelfMovie
  105. 1991The SongSelfMovie
  106. 1991IDn4SelfMovie
  107. 1991Just Visiting This PlanetMusicMovie
  108. 1991Johnny SuedeFreak StormMovie
  109. 1990The Road to God Knows WhereSelfMovie
  110. 1990IDn3SelfMovie
  111. 1990IDn2EntryMovie
  112. 1988DandyMovie
  113. 1988Ghosts... of the Civil DeadMaynard, Writer, Original Music ComposerMovie
  114. 1987Wings of DesireSelf - Nick Cave and The Bad SeedsMovie
  115. 1987Kings of IndependenceSelfMovie
  116. 1987Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange LandSelfMovie
  117. 1986Dogs in SpaceThanksMovie
  118. 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
  119. 1953The OscarsSelfSeries
  120. —Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996selfMovie