James Hetfield
Biography
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won n…
Known For
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Music
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Officer Bob Hayward
Ennio
Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
Metallica: Through the Never
Self
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Self
Lemmy
Self
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Filmography
Acting (211)
Movies (189)
Metallica Saved My Life
2025as Self
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025as Self
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025as Self
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025as Self
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
2025as Self
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
2025as Self
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
2025as Self
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
2025as Self
The Thicket
2024as Simon Deasy
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024as Self
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023as Self
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
Ennio
2022as Self
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022as Self
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
2022as self
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
2022as SELF
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
2021as vocals, guitars
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
2021as Self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
2021as Self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
2021as Self
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
2021as vocals, guitars
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
2021as vocals, guitars
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2020as vocals
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
2020as Self
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Flying V
2020as Self
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
2020as lead vocals, guitar
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
2020as Cast
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
2020as Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020as Self
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
2020as Self
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
2020as Self
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
2020as Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019as Officer Bob Hayward
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019as Self
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019as Self
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
2019as Self
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018as Self - Musician
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017as Self (archive footage)
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017as Self
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
2017as Narrator
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017as Vocals, Guitars
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017as Self
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
2017as vocals
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017 Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
2016as Voice & Rithm Guitar
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
2016as Self / Narrator
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
2016as Vocals, guitars
Metallica: The Night Before
2016 Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
2016as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
2015as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Mission to Lars
2015as Himself
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2015as Self
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
2015 Metallica: [2015] X Games
2015as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
2014as Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014as Himself
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014 'Tallica Parking Lot
2014as James Hetfield (voice)
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2014as Himself
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
2014as Self
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014as Himself
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
2014as Self
Metallica: Through the Never
2013as Self
Surfing Your Dreams
2013
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
2013as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012as Self
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2012as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio
2012as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: The Black Album
2012
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
2012as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
2012as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2012 An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
2011as Vocal, Guitar
Absent
2011as Himself
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2011as Self
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
2010as Vocals, guitars
Lemmy
2010as Self
Metallica: Fan Can 6
2010as Vocals, Guitars
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010as Guitars
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
2010as James Hetfield
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
2010as Self
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
2009as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
2009as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
2009as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
2009as Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008
METALLICA the Complete Story
2008as Himself
Metallica Touring Europe
2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
2008as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
2008as Self
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
2008as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007
The Darwin Awards
2007as Self
Metallica - Live Earth
2007as Himself
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
2007as Singer,Guitar
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
2007as Himself
Metallica: Fan Can 5
2006as Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006as Vocalist, Guitarrist
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
2006as Vocals, Guitars
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006as Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Hard Rock Treasures
2005as Self
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004as Self
Metallica: MTV Icon
2003as Himself
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
2003as Himself
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
2001as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
2000as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
2000as Self - Vocals/Guitar
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
1999as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '99
1999as Self
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999as Self
Metallica: Making of S&M
1999as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998as Self
Metallica: Live Covers
1998as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can 1
1996as Self
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
1995as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
1994as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
1993as Vox, Guitars
Metallican Vid
1993as Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1993as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
1993as Vox, Guitars
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992 Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
1992as Vox, Guitars
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992as Self
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992as Himself
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1992as Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
1992as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992as Self
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991 Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990 Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
1989as Vox, Guitars
2 of One
1989as Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
1989as Self
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
1989as Self
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
1989as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
1989as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
1987as Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
1986as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
1986as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
1986as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
1986as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
1986as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
1985as Self
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
1985as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Day on the Green
1985as Vox, Guitars
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
1983as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
1983as Vox, Guitars
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972as Self
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
as Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
Metallica: from the off
as Self
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Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
as Self - Metallica
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
as Self
Television (22)
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022as James Hetfield (voice)
History 101
2020as Self (archive footage)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017as Self
Billions
2016as Metallica
Skylanders Academy
2016as Wolfgang (voice)
The Hunt
2014as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Big 4
2011as Himself
Seven Ages of Rock
2007as Self
Metalocalypse
2006as Fan #1 (voice)
American Dad!
2005as James Hetfield (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005as Self
De Wereld Draait Door
2005as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
Classic Albums
1997as Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Later... with Jools Holland
1992as Self
The Simpsons
1989as William Rieflin (voice)
MTV Rockumentary
1989
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
1989as Himself - Metalica
MTV Video Music Awards
1984as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
as Self
Crew (9)
Movies (8)
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019Music
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017
2017Writer
'Tallica Parking Lot
2014Writer
Metallica: Through the Never
2013Original Music Composer
Metallica: Through the Never
2013Writer
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012Writer
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999Music
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999Writer
Television (1)
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