Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

ActorProducerComposerSound Apr 16 (age 63) Washington, District of Columbia, USA 1983–2025 (42 year career)
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (born April 16, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well as The Evens. He is a co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label. A key figure in the development of hardco…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (56)

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Movies (55)

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2025

as Self

Ian MacKaye & Kevin Seconds - In Conversation

Ian MacKaye & Kevin Seconds - In Conversation

2025
Something Better Change

Something Better Change

2024

as Self

Cover Your Ears

Cover Your Ears

2023

as Self

6.0
Punk Rock Vegan Movie

Punk Rock Vegan Movie

2023

as Self

6.0
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
What Drives Us

What Drives Us

2021

as Self

6.8
Dope, Hookers and Pavement

Dope, Hookers and Pavement

2020
I Really Get Into It: The Underage Architects of Sioux Falls Punk

I Really Get Into It: The Underage Architects of Sioux Falls Punk

2020

as self

The Tony Alva Story

The Tony Alva Story

2019

as Self

10.0
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement

Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement

2019

as Self

7.4
Records Collecting Dust II

Records Collecting Dust II

2018
7.0
Vox Populi

Vox Populi

2018
Bad Reputation

Bad Reputation

2018

as Self

6.6
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

2018

as Self

7.9
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

2018
L7: Pretend We're Dead

L7: Pretend We're Dead

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997

The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997

2017
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

2017

as Self

7.4
Parallel Planes

Parallel Planes

2017
6.0
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

2016

as Himself

6.4
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

2016

as Self

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

2015

as Self

7.0
Riot on the Dance Floor

Riot on the Dance Floor

2014

as Self

9.0
Breadcrumb Trail

Breadcrumb Trail

2014

as Himself

7.6
The Dicks from Texas

The Dicks from Texas

2014
Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

2014

as Himself

Dither: The D.I.Y. Sound

Dither: The D.I.Y. Sound

2013

as Himself

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

2012

as Self

8.0
We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith

We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith

2012

as Himself

8.0
Bad Brains: A Band in DC

Bad Brains: A Band in DC

2012

as Self

6.2
Henry Rollins 50

Henry Rollins 50

2011
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind

2011

as Self

Fugazi's Last Stop in Wisconsin

Fugazi's Last Stop in Wisconsin

2010

as Himself

Edge

Edge

2009

as Self

5.6
I Need That Record!

I Need That Record!

2008

as Himself

6.5
Punk's Not Dead

Punk's Not Dead

2007

as Self

6.1
924 Gilman Street

924 Gilman Street

2007

as Self

American Hardcore

American Hardcore

2006

as Self

6.8
Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl

Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl

2005

as Himself

7.0
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

2005

as Self

6.6
Minor Threat - Live: DC Space-Buff Hall-930 Club

Minor Threat - Live: DC Space-Buff Hall-930 Club

2003

as Performer

Drive: My Life in Skateboarding

Drive: My Life in Skateboarding

2003

as Himself

5.2
Quest for Sleep

Quest for Sleep

2003

as Self

D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

2002

as Himself - Interviewee

4.7
Instrument

Instrument

1999

as Self

6.9
Fugazi: Live in Hamburg 1999

Fugazi: Live in Hamburg 1999

1999
Fugazi: Forte Prenestino, Rome

Fugazi: Forte Prenestino, Rome

1999
Fugazi: Capitol Theater

Fugazi: Capitol Theater

1995
The Obsessed: The Documentary

The Obsessed: The Documentary

1994
6.0
Fugazi: Live in Front of The White House

Fugazi: Live in Front of The White House

1991
Fugazi: Sacred Heart Church, Washington, DC

Fugazi: Sacred Heart Church, Washington, DC

1991
Another State of Mind

Another State of Mind

1984

as Himself

6.0
Minor Threat

Minor Threat

1983

as Self

Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two

Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two

1983
8.0

Television (1)