Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg

Known for
Acting
Born
December 20, 1957 (age 68)
Birthplace
Barking, London, England, UK

Biography

Stephen William Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is heavily centred on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes.

Known For

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Filmography

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Think of England poster

Think of England

Movie

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Strummerville poster

Strummerville

Movie · as Self

2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC poster

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg poster

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

TV · as Self –Musician and political activist · 1 ep

2021
Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl poster

Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

Movie · as Self

2021
Where Are You, Jay Bennett? poster

Where Are You, Jay Bennett?

Movie · as Self

2020
Beyond Barricades poster

Beyond Barricades

Movie · as Self

2020
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council poster

Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

Movie · as Self

2020
A World Without Beethoven? poster

A World Without Beethoven?

Movie · as Self

2019
Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock poster

Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

Movie · as Self

2019
The Big Meeting poster

The Big Meeting

Movie · as Self

2019
Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth poster

Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth

Movie · as Self

2018
Rip It Up poster

Rip It Up

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Popular Voices at the BBC poster

Popular Voices at the BBC

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 3 eps

2015
Urban Hymn poster

Urban Hymn

Movie · as Self

2015
Call Me Lucky poster

Call Me Lucky

Movie · as Self

2014
Billy Bragg Live at the Union Chapel London poster

Billy Bragg Live at the Union Chapel London

Movie · as Self

2014
A Curious Life poster

A Curious Life

Movie · as Self (voice)

2013
Billy Bragg: Tooth and Nail poster

Billy Bragg: Tooth and Nail

Movie

2013
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery poster

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Last Shop Standing poster

Last Shop Standing

Movie · as Self

2012
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke poster

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

Movie · as Self

2011
Way of the Morris poster

Way of the Morris

Movie · as Self

2011
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune poster

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Movie · as Self

2008
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space poster

The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space

Movie · as Self

2008
Q&A poster

Q&A

TV · as Self - Panellist · 4 eps

2007
British Film Forever poster

British Film Forever

TV · 1 ep

2006
The Henry Rollins Show poster

The Henry Rollins Show

TV · 1 ep

2006
Folk Britannia

Folk Britannia

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand poster

Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand

Movie · as Self

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Freedom Beat poster

Freedom Beat

Movie · as Self

2002
Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song poster

Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song

Movie · as Self

2001
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl poster

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

Movie · as Self

2001
I Love 1980's

I Love 1980's

TV · 1 ep

2000
The Internationale poster

The Internationale

Movie · as Self

1997
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan poster

The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

Movie · as Self

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self, Self - Panellist · 3 eps

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 2 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1991
Beyond the Maypole poster

Beyond the Maypole

Movie · as Self

1990
Billy Bragg Goes to Moscow & Norton, Virginia Too poster

Billy Bragg Goes to Moscow & Norton, Virginia Too

Movie · as Self

1989
Let's rock-n-roll poster

Let's rock-n-roll

Movie · as Self

1988
From Russia with Rock poster

From Russia with Rock

Movie · as Self

1986
Days Like These poster

Days Like These

Movie · as Self

1982
Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1981
Oxford Road Show

Oxford Road Show

TV · 1 ep

1979
Question Time poster

Question Time

TV · as Self - Panellist · 7 eps

1978
The South Bank Show poster

The South Bank Show

TV · 1 ep

1975
Austin City Limits poster

Austin City Limits

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep