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Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Acting·1957·94 films

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.

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As Actor

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)Bowery Saloon Singer
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire (1987)Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail (2024)Bill Clarke (voice)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)H.G. Wells
20,000 Days on Earth
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)Self
One More Time with Feeling
One More Time with Feeling (2016)Self
Johnny Suede
Johnny Suede (1991)Freak Storm
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015)Self
Prophet's Prey
Prophet's Prey (2015)Narrator
The Creative Brain
The Creative Brain (2019)Self
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)Maynard
The Cat Piano
The Cat Piano (2009)Narrator
This Much I Know to Be True
This Much I Know to Be True (2022)Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)Self
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016)Self
Why Are We Creative?
Why Are We Creative? (2018)Self
L7: Pretend We're Dead
L7: Pretend We're Dead (2017)Self (archive footage)
Distant Sky
Distant Sky (2018)Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)Self
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace (2020)Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005)Self (segment "Straight to You")
All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties (2009)Self
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001)Self
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House (2007)Self
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021)Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits (2014)Self
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025)Narrator
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' (2005)Self
Dandy
Dandy (1988)
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party (2023)Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos (1998)Self
The Road to God Knows Where
The Road to God Knows Where (1990)Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2023)Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso (1992)Self
Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later
Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later (2020)Self
The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn
The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn (2003)Self
Broken English
Broken English (2026)Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994)Self
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait (1994)Self
Pixote In Memoriam
Pixote In Memoriam (2007)Self
Kylie at the BBC
Kylie at the BBC (2022)Self
The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal
The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal (2020)Mr. Invisible
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions (2008)Self
365 Day Project
365 Day Project (2007)Self
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel (2021)Self
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)Jerry
The Dirty Three
The Dirty Three (2007)Self
The Extraordinary Miss Flower
The Extraordinary Miss Flower (2025)Self
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende (2025)Self
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1994)Self
Goth at the BBC
Goth at the BBC (2014)Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour (2025)Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008 (2008)Self
Fuse
Fuse (2018)Truck Driver (voice)
Kylie Minogue: Summer 2019 - Live At Glastonbury
Kylie Minogue: Summer 2019 - Live At Glastonbury (2019)Self
Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land
Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land (1987)Self
Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten
Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten (2001)
Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party
Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party (2008)Self
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)Self
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh (2023)Self
Stranded
Stranded (2015)Self
Love Eats Up Life
Love Eats Up Life (2019)Self (archive footage)
Kings of Independence
Kings of Independence (1987)Self
The Harry Smith Project Live
The Harry Smith Project Live (2006)Self
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin (2015)Self
Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock
Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock (2023)Self
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan (1997)Self
IDn4
IDn4 (1991)Self
Snowman
Snowman (2017)Narrator
The Song
The Song (1991)Self
Do You Pray?
Do You Pray? (2017)Narrator
Seele Brennt
Seele Brennt (2005)Nick Cave
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
FeeLee. History of a Single Label (2020)Self
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld (2008)Self
The Making of Wild God
The Making of Wild God (2024)Nick Cave
IDn2
IDn2 (1990)Entry
Before They Were Gods
Before They Were Gods(voice)
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (2017)Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre (2013)Self
On/Off: Mark Stewart
On/Off: Mark Stewart (2009)
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues (2008)Self
Die Haut - Sweat
Die Haut - Sweat (1994)Self
But We Had Music
But We Had Music (2024)(Voice)
Boredom
Boredom (2017)Self
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert (2025)Self
IDn3
IDn3 (1990)Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour (2007)Self - vocals, piano
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996self
Baby Trouble Hole
Baby Trouble Hole (1996)Singer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022 (2022)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)Self

As Director

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace (2020)

As Writer

Lawless
Lawless (2012)
The Proposition
The Proposition (2005)
20,000 Days on Earth
20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead (1988)
Millhaven
Millhaven (2011)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour (2025)