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Genesis P-Orridge

Genesis P-Orridge

Acting·1950–2020·42 films

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson, 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, writer, and artist. P-Orridge's early confrontational performance work in COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s and early 1970s along with the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, which dealt with subjects such as prostitution, pornography, serial killers, occultism, and P-Orridge's own exploration of gender issues, generated controversy. Later musical work with Psychic TV received wider exposure, including some chart-topping singles. P-Orridge is credited on over 200 r

As Actor

Dig!
Dig! (2004)Commentator
Joy Division
Joy Division (2009)Self
The Raspberry Reich
The Raspberry Reich (2004)TV Personality
Decoder
Decoder (1984)High Priest
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)Self
T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven (1981)
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2012)Himself / Herself
Modulations
Modulations (1998)Self
Glitterbug
Glitterbug (1994)Self
Better Living Through Circuitry
Better Living Through Circuitry (1999)Self
Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay
Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay (2015)
Psychic TV: First Transmission
Psychic TV: First Transmission (1982)
FLicKeR
FLicKeR (2009)Self
Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising
Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising (2009)Himself
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback
Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback (2007)Self
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment (2015)Self
Other, Like Me
Other, Like Me (2020)Self
IRL
IRL (2013)Veteran
The Pandrogeny Manifesto
The Pandrogeny Manifesto (2006)H/erself
Sex, Blood and Mutilation
Sex, Blood and Mutilation (1995)
Dead Cat
Dead Cat (1989)Tramp
Throbbing Gristle: Mission of Dead Souls - The Last Live Performance of TG
Throbbing Gristle: Mission of Dead Souls - The Last Live Performance of TG (1983)
S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary
S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary (2024)Self
Live in Berlin
Live in Berlin (1983)Himself
Bight of the Twin
Bight of the Twin (2016)
A Body to Live In
A Body to Live In (2025)Self (Archive Footage)
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: Write Your Own Code
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: Write Your Own Code (2020)Self
TGV - The Video Archive of Throbbing Gristle
TGV - The Video Archive of Throbbing Gristle (2007)
Throbbing Gristle: Live at Oundle School, 16th March 1980
Throbbing Gristle: Live at Oundle School, 16th March 1980 (1980)Himself
Throbbing Gristle - Live At Kezar
Throbbing Gristle - Live At Kezar (1983)
Change Itself – An Art Apart: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Change Itself – An Art Apart: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (2016)Themself
Sex, Blood, And Mutilation 2
Sex, Blood, And Mutilation 2 (2003)
Weird Woman (State I and State II)
Weird Woman (State I and State II) (2003)Woman
Mr. Alien Brain Vs. The Skinwalkers
Mr. Alien Brain Vs. The Skinwalkers (2008)
Throbbing Gristle: Recording Heathen Earth
Throbbing Gristle: Recording Heathen Earth (1980)
Throbbing Gristle: Live at Sheffield University
Throbbing Gristle: Live at Sheffield University (1980)
Psychic TV: Black Joy
Psychic TV: Black Joy (2004)
A Message from the Temple
A Message from the Temple
Throbbing Gristle: Live at The Lyceum, London
Throbbing Gristle: Live at The Lyceum, London (1981)

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