James Hetfield
Acting • AGE 62
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...
Acting
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
Self
2025
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Self
2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self
2025
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
Self
2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
Self
2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
Self
2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
Self
2025
Metallica Saved My Life
Self
2025
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Self
2024
The Thicket
Simon Deasy
2024
On the Roam
Theme Song Performance
2024
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Self
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Self
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Self
2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Self
2023
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Self
2022
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
James Hetfield (voice)
2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
self
2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
Self
2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022
Ennio
Self
2022
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
vocals, guitars
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
vocals, guitars
2021
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
vocals, guitars
2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Self
2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
Self
2021
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
Self
2021
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
2020
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
Self
2020
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
Self
2020
Flying V
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
Self
2020
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Cast
2020
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Self
2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2020
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
Self
2020
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
Self
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
vocals
2020
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
lead vocals, guitar
2020
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
Self
2020
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Self
2019
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Self
2019
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Officer Bob Hayward
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Musician
2018
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Self (archive footage)
2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
vocals
2017
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Self
2017
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017
Writer
2017
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Vocals, Guitars
2017
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Narrator
2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
Self
2017
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
Self - vocals, guitars
2016
Skylanders Academy
Wolfgang (voice)
2016
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
Self / Narrator
2016
Metallica: The Night Before
2016
Billions
Metallica
2016
Mission to Lars
Self
2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Self
2015
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Self
2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Self
2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
Vocals, Guitars
2014
The Hunt
Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Self
2014
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
Self
2014
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Self - Vocals, Guitars
2013
Metallica: Through the Never
Self
2013
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2012
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Metallica: The Black Album
2012
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Self
2012
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Vocal, Guitar
2011
Absent
Self
2011
The Big 4
Self
2011
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Guitars
2010
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
Vocals, guitars
2010
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
Self
2010
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Self
2010
Lemmy
Self
2010
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009
METALLICA the Complete Story
Self
2008
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2008
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
Self
2008
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Singer,Guitar
2007
The Darwin Awards
Self
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Vocalist, Guitarrist
2006
Metallica Korea
2006
Metalocalypse
Fan #1 (voice)
2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Self
2006
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2005
Hard Rock Treasures
Self
2005
American Dad!
James Hetfield (voice)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Self
2004
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Self
2003
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
Self
2003
Metallica: MTV Icon
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2001
Woodstock '99
2000
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Self
1999
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1999
Metallica: Making of S&M
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1999
Metallica: Woodstock '99
Self
1999
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Music
1999
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
Self
1998
Metallica: Live Covers
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1998
Classic Albums
Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
1997
Metallica: Fan Can 1
Self
1996
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Metallican Vid
Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
1993
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
Vox, Guitars
1993
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992
Later... with Jools Holland
Self
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
Metallica: Live at San Diego
Self
1992
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1992
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Self
1992
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
Himself - Metalica
1989
The Simpsons
William Rieflin (voice)
1989
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1989
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Self
1989
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1989
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
Self
1989
2 of One
Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
1989
MTV Rockumentary
1989
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
1987
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
Vox, Guitars
1986
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1986
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
Vox, Guitars
1986
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1985
Metallica: Day on the Green
Vox, Guitars
1985
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Self
1985
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1983
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Self
1972
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Self
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Self - Metallica
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
Self
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg)
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Self