
Kirk Hammett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 18, 1962 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known For
Filmography

Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Movie · as Self

Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
Movie
Metallica: from the off
Movie · as Self

Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
Movie · as Self
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Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Movie

Cheesy Home Video
Movie

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Movie · as Self

Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1
Movie · as Lead Guitar

Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2
Movie · as Lead 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

Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
Movie · as Self

Runt
Movie · as Runt

Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
Movie · as Self

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Movie · as Fan (voice)

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

Metal Lords
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

The History of Metal and Horror
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
Movie · as guitars

Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
Movie

Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
Movie

Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
Movie

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
Movie · as Self

Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
Movie

Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
Movie · as Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
Movie · as guitars

Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
Movie · as guitars

Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
Movie · as Self

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 guitar

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Movie · as guitars

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 Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
Movie · as Self

Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
Movie · as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
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 at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
Movie · as Cast

Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
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

Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
Movie · as Self

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Movie · as Self

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Movie · as Self

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

Making Fun: The Story of Funko
Movie · as Self
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
Movie

Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
Movie · as Guitars

Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Movie · as Self

The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
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 guitar

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
Movie · as Self

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Metallica: The Night Before
Movie
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
Movie · as Self - Guitars
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
Movie · as Guitar

Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
Movie · as Self - guitars

Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Movie

Billions
TV · as Metallica · 1 ep
Metallica: [2015] X Games
Movie · as Self - Guitar

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
Movie · as Self - Guitar

Mission to Lars
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Freeze 'Em All
Movie · as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
Movie

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 Guitars

Metallica: Masters of Metal
Movie · as Self
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
Movie · as Self

Lennon or McCartney
Movie · as Self

Metallica: This Monster Lives
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Through the Never
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
Movie · as Self - Guitars
'Tallica Parking Lot
Movie · as Kirk Hammett (voice)
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
Movie

Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Movie · as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
Movie · as Self - Guitar

Metallica: The Black Album
Movie

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Movie · as Guitar
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
Movie · as Self

The Big 4
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Metallica: Fan Can 6
Movie · as Guitars

Lemmy
Movie · as Self

The Big Four: Live in Sofia
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
Movie · as Self

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
Movie · as Self

Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Movie · as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Movie · as Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
Movie · as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
Movie · as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Movie · as Self
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 - Guitars

Metallica - Rock AM Ring
Movie · as Self - Guitar

Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
Movie · as Lead Guitar

Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
Movie
Metallica - Live Earth
Movie · as Self

The Darwin Awards
Movie · as Self

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Movie · as Lead Guitarist
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
Movie · as Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 5
Movie · as Guitars

Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Movie · as Self

Metallica Korea
Movie

Metalocalypse
TV · as Smoked Fingers fan (voice), Queen of Denmark (voice), Barkeep (voice) · 1 ep

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Movie · as Self

Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
Movie · as Self

Metallica: MTV Icon
Movie · as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
Movie · as Self - 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 - Guitars

Metallica: Making of S&M
Movie · as Self - Guitars

Metallica: Cunning Stunts
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Live Covers
Movie · as Self - Guitar

Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
Movie · as Self

Classic Albums
TV · as Self - Guitarist, Metallica · 1 ep

Metallica: Fan Can 1
Movie · as Self
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
Movie · as Self - Guitar

The Music Biz
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
Movie · as Self - Guitar

Metallica: Woodstock '94
Movie

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV · 1 ep

Metallican Vid
Movie · as Self - Lead Guitar

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
Movie · as Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
Movie · as Lead 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 Guitars

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 - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
Movie · as Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Newark, Delaware
Movie · as Self

Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Movie · as Self

2 of One
Movie · as Self (Lead Guitar)

The Simpsons
TV · as Marv Albert (voice) · 1 ep

MTV Rockumentary
TV · 1 ep
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Movie · as Self - Guitars

Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
Movie · as Self - Guitarist

Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
Movie · as Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica - Roskilde Festival
Movie · as Lead Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
Movie · as Self - Guitar

Metallica: Day on the Green
Movie · as Guitars

Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
Movie · as Lead Guitar

Metallica: Ride The Lightning
Movie · as Self

MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 3 eps

Metallica: Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
Movie · as Lead Guitar