Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Known for
Acting
Born
July 22, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Rhinebeck, New York, USA

Biography

Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian American singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.

Known For

Filmography

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Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale à Montréal poster

Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale à Montréal

TV · as Self · 1 ep

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Dinner with the Band

Dinner with the Band

TV · as Self

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Decades - Rock Live!

Decades - Rock Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2026
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man poster

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

Movie · as Self

2025
It's Dorothy! poster

It's Dorothy!

Movie · as Self

2024
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now poster

Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now

Movie · as Self - Interviewee

2024
Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep poster

Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep

Movie · as Self

2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic poster

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

Movie · as Self - Performer

2023
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist poster

George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

Movie · as Self

2023
Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) poster

Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)

Movie · as Self

2023
Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous poster

Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song poster

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

Movie · as Self

2021
Canadian Hits at the BBC poster

Canadian Hits at the BBC

Movie · as Self

2021
The Runaway Bunny poster

The Runaway Bunny

Movie · as Singer

2020
Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow the Rules poster

Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow the Rules

Movie · as Himself

2020
Rufus Wainwright - Austin City Limits poster

Rufus Wainwright - Austin City Limits

Movie · as Self

2020
Royalties poster

Royalties

TV · as Jacob Jewel · 1 ep

2020
Visible: Out on Television poster

Visible: Out on Television

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2020
La semaine des 4 Julie poster

La semaine des 4 Julie

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2020
Canada's Drag Race poster

Canada's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2019
Bolero: A Global Hit poster

Bolero: A Global Hit

Movie · as Self

2019
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration poster

Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration

Movie · as Self

2019
Heart: Live in Atlantic City poster

Heart: Live in Atlantic City

Movie · as Self

2019
Boléro, le refrain du monde poster

Boléro, le refrain du monde

Movie · as Self

2019
Bonsoir bonsoir! poster

Bonsoir bonsoir!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC poster

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Movie · as Self - Performer

2016
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 poster

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Movie · as Self

2014
Rufus Wainwright - Live from the Artists Den poster

Rufus Wainwright - Live from the Artists Den

Movie

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as Drinking Bird / The Overtones (voice) · 1 ep

2013
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle poster

Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle

Movie · as Himself

2013
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium poster

Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium

Movie · as Self

2012
Rufus Wainwright - Montreux 2012 poster

Rufus Wainwright - Montreux 2012

Movie

2011
Silver Bullets poster

Silver Bullets

Movie

2010
Making Eyes

Making Eyes

Movie

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2009
Live from the Artists Den poster

Live from the Artists Den

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
A Not So Silent Night poster

A Not So Silent Night

Movie · as Self

2007
Days of Darkness poster

Days of Darkness

Movie · as Le jeune prince / Le prince chantant

2007
Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!! poster

Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!

Movie

2007
Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Live from the London Palladium poster

Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Live from the London Palladium

Movie

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2006
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man poster

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Movie · as Self

2006
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig poster

Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig

Movie · as Self

2006
The Henry Rollins Show poster

The Henry Rollins Show

TV · 1 ep

2005
Heights poster

Heights

Movie · as Jeremy

2005
Kiki and Herb Reloaded poster

Kiki and Herb Reloaded

Movie · as Self

2005
Rufus Wainwright - All I Want poster

Rufus Wainwright - All I Want

Movie · as Himself

2004
Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore poster

Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore

Movie · as Himself

2004
The Aviator poster

The Aviator

Movie · as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1

2004
The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show

TV · 1 ep

2004
The Culture Show poster

The Culture Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

TV · as self - guest · 1 ep

2003
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family poster

Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen poster

Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen

Movie · as Himself

2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1999
The McGarrigle Hour

The McGarrigle Hour

Movie · as self

1998
Rufus Wainwright: 1998

Rufus Wainwright: 1998

Movie

1997
Glastonbury poster

Glastonbury

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
The Frank Skinner Show poster

The Frank Skinner Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
The Return of Tommy Tricker poster

The Return of Tommy Tricker

Movie · as "Joy in My Heart" Singer (uncredited)

1993
One Man Guy poster

One Man Guy

Movie · as Self

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Jeremy (voice) · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 4 eps

1988
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller poster

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

Movie · as Singer