James Hetfield
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 3, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Downey, California, USA
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 nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles. In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Movie · as Self
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Movie
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Movie · as Self - Metallica
Metallica: from the off
Movie · as Self
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
Movie · as Self
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg)
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Movie
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
TV · as Self · 12 eps
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Movie · as Self
Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica Saved My Life
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
Movie · as Self
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
Movie · as Self
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Movie · as Self
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
Movie · as Self
The Thicket
Movie · as Simon Deasy
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Movie · as Self
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Movie · as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
Movie · as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
Movie · as Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
Movie · as Self
Ennio
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
Movie
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
Movie · as self
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
Movie
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
Movie · as Self
Metallica Download Festival Germany
Movie
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
Movie · as Self
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
TV · as James Hetfield (voice) · 1 ep
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
Movie · as vocals, guitars
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
Movie
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
Movie
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Movie · as Self
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
Movie
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
Movie
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
Movie · as Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
Movie · as vocals, guitars
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
Movie · as vocals, guitars
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
Movie · as Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows (Night 1&2) - Live at Chase Center
Movie
Metallica - Metallica (Deluxe Box Set DVDs)
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
Movie · as lead vocals, guitar
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Movie · as vocals
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
Movie · as Self
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Movie · as Cast
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Movie · as Self
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
Movie · as Self
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Movie
Flying V
Movie · as Self
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
Movie · as Self
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
Movie · as Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Movie · as Self
History 101
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Movie · as Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Movie · as Officer Bob Hayward
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
Movie
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
Movie · as Self
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
Movie · as Self
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
Movie
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
Movie
Sad Hill Unearthed
Movie · as Self - Musician
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
Movie
Cum On Feel The Noize
Movie · as Self
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Movie · as Narrator
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Movie · as Vocals, Guitars
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Movie · as Self
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
Movie
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
Movie
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
Movie · as vocals
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
Movie · as Self / Narrator
Metallica: The Night Before
Movie
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
Movie · as Voice & Rithm Guitar
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
Movie · as Self - vocals, guitars
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Movie
Skylanders Academy
TV · as Wolfgang (voice) · 38 eps
Billions
TV · as Metallica · 1 ep
Metallica: [2015] X Games
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Mission to Lars
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Movie · as Self
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
Movie
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
Movie · as Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Masters of Metal
Movie · as Self
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
Movie · as Self
Metallica: This Monster Lives
Movie · as Self
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Movie · as Self
The Hunt
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
Metallica: Through the Never
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Surfing Your Dreams
Movie
'Tallica Parking Lot
Movie · as James Hetfield (voice)
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
Movie
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: The Black Album
Movie
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Movie · as Vocal, Guitar
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
Movie · as Self
Absent
Movie · as Self
The Big 4
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Movie · as Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 6
Movie · as Vocals, Guitars
Lemmy
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Movie · as Self
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
Movie · as Vocals, guitars
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
Movie · as Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Number One!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
METALLICA the Complete Story
Movie · as Self
Metallica Touring Europe
Movie
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Making Magnetic
Movie
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Movie · as Singer,Guitar
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
Movie
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
Movie · as Self
Metallica - Live Earth
Movie · as Self
The Darwin Awards
Movie · as Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Movie · as Vocalist, Guitarrist
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
Movie · as Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 5
Movie · as Vocals, Guitars
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Movie · as Self
Metallica Korea
Movie
Metalocalypse
TV · as Fan #1 (voice), Lorkey (voice), Troll (voice), Sniper (voice) · 1 ep
Hard Rock Treasures
Movie · as Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
De Wereld Draait Door
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as James Hetfield (voice) · 1 ep
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Movie · as Self
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
Movie · as Self
Metallica: MTV Icon
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
Movie · as Self - Vocals/Guitar
Woodstock '99
Movie
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Movie · as Self
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Woodstock '99
Movie · as Self
1999 Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Making of S&M
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live Covers
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums
TV · as Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica · 1 ep
Metallica: Fan Can 1
Movie · as Self
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Woodstock '94
Movie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV · 1 ep
Metallican Vid
Movie · as Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
Movie
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Movie · as Self
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live at San Diego
Movie · as Self
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Movie · as Self
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
Movie
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
Movie
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
Movie
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Movie · as Self
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2 of One
Movie · as Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
The Simpsons
TV · as William Rieflin (voice) · 1 ep
MTV Rockumentary
TV · 1 ep
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
TV · as Himself - Metalica · 1 ep
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
Movie · as Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
Movie · as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Metallica: Day on the Green
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Movie · as Self
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Metallica: Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
Movie · as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
Movie · as Vox, Guitars
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Movie · as Self