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Stewart Copeland

Stewart Copeland

Sound·1952·46 films

Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007, he played in other bands and composed soundtracks. Copeland was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine's reader poll as the fifth greatest drummer of all time.

As Actor

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)American Soldier #1 (voice)
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby (1988)Stewart Copeland (uncredited)
The Filth and the Fury
The Filth and the Fury (2000)Self (archive footage)
Reincarnated
Reincarnated (2012)Self
Beware of Mr. Baker
Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)Self
The Police: Certifiable
The Police: Certifiable (2008)Self - Drums
The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's (2021)Self - The Police
Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War (1981)Self
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police (2012)Self
Count Me In
Count Me In (2021)Self
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano (2021)Self
XTC: This Is Pop
XTC: This Is Pop (2017)Self
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (2022)Self
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Punk and Its Aftershocks (1980)Self
The Police - Every Breath You Take
The Police - Every Breath You Take (2003)Self - Percussion
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2007)Self - Narrator (voice) / The Police Member (archive footage)
The Invocation
The Invocation (2010)Self
Let There Be Drums!
Let There Be Drums! (2022)Self
I'm Not in Love - The Story of 10cc
I'm Not in Love - The Story of 10cc (2015)Contributing Guest
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly (2014)Self
The Police: Synchronicity Concert
The Police: Synchronicity Concert (1984)Self - Drums
Anti-Nowhere League: We Are The League
Anti-Nowhere League: We Are The League (2019)Self
Rock'n'roll... Of Corse!
Rock'n'roll... Of Corse! (2016)Self
The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo
The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo (2008)Self
The Police: Around The World
The Police: Around The World (1982)Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)Self
Sting: Beyond The Police
Sting: Beyond The Police (2017)Self - Musician
Sting and the Police at the BBC
Sting and the Police at the BBC (2024)Self
The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic
The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic (1979)Self
The Police - Greatest Video Hits
The Police - Greatest Video Hits (2007)Self (archive footage)
Police in Montserrat
Police in Montserrat (1983)Self
The Police: Live At Rockpalast
The Police: Live At Rockpalast (1980)Self - Drums
The Police ‎– Live Ghost In The Machine
The Police ‎– Live Ghost In The Machine (1996)Self - Drums
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse StorySelf
The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead
The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead (2001)Self
The Rhythmatist
The Rhythmatist (1985)Himself
The Very Best of Sting & The Police
The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997)Self (archive footage)
Dare to Drum
Dare to Drum (2015)Himself
Acceleration Punk
Acceleration Punk (1977)Self
The US Festival 1982: The US Generation Documentary
The US Festival 1982: The US Generation Documentary (2017)Self
The Police: Live in Essen - Rockpalast 1980
The Police: Live in Essen - Rockpalast 1980 (1980)Self
My Music: Classical Rewind
My Music: Classical RewindSelf
The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities
The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities (1995)Self
The Police - Live In Oakland
The Police - Live In Oakland (1983)Self - Drums
Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Jazz à Sète Festival 2012
Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Jazz à Sète Festival 2012 (2012)Drums
Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Live Catania Jazz 2012
Stanley Clarke & Stewart Copeland: Live Catania Jazz 2012 (2012)Drums

As Director

As Writer