Ben Harper

Ben Harper

Known for
Acting
Born
October 28, 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Claremont, California United States

Biography

Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents. His albums have been commercially successful in North America, Europe and Oceania. Harper is a two-time Grammy Award winner as well, winning awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, in 2005.

Known For

Filmography

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Le Petit roi du monde

Le Petit roi du monde

Movie

2026
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Olympia 2023 poster

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Olympia 2023

Movie · as Self

2026
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC poster

Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC

Movie · as Self

2025
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley poster

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

Movie · as Self

2025
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals à Jazz à Vienne poster

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals à Jazz à Vienne

Movie · as Self

2024
My Way poster

My Way

Movie · as Self

2024
Dumble: A Life Well Built poster

Dumble: A Life Well Built

Movie · as Self

2024
Bob Burnquist: A Lenda do Skate poster

Bob Burnquist: A Lenda do Skate

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2023
Extrapolations poster

Extrapolations

TV · as Tyrone Downs · 1 ep

2022
Peter Case: A Million Miles Away poster

Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

Movie · as Self

2022
Ben Harper au Festival de Jazz à Vienne 2019 poster

Ben Harper au Festival de Jazz à Vienne 2019

Movie · as Guitar, vocals

2022
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Ground Control poster

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Ground Control

Movie

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
What Drives Us poster

What Drives Us

Movie · as Self

2020
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show poster

Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show

Movie · as Self - Performer

2019
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs poster

Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs

Movie · as Self

2018
Ben Harper, Festival Baloise Session 2018 poster

Ben Harper, Festival Baloise Session 2018

Movie

2018
Ben Harper et Charlie Musselwhite en concert à la Cigale poster

Ben Harper et Charlie Musselwhite en concert à la Cigale

Movie

2018
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
I Am Heath Ledger poster

I Am Heath Ledger

Movie · as Self

2016
George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison poster

George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison

Movie · as Self

2016
Dolfun poster

Dolfun

Movie

2016
Soundbreaking poster

Soundbreaking

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2014
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love poster

Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love

Movie · as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography poster

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

Movie · as Self

2012
Change Begins Within poster

Change Begins Within

Movie

2011
Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story poster

Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story

Movie · as Self

2011
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young poster

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young

Movie · as Self

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2009
Larger than Life in 3D

Larger than Life in 3D

Movie · as Himself

2009
Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors poster

Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors

Movie · as Self

2009
Ben Harper & Relentless 7 - Live At South by Southwest

Ben Harper & Relentless 7 - Live At South by Southwest

Movie · as Self

2009
Rachel Fuller presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends poster

Rachel Fuller presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends

Movie · as Self

2009
Live From Bonnaroo 2009 poster

Live From Bonnaroo 2009

Movie · as Self

2009
The Jay Leno Show poster

The Jay Leno Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Live from the Artists Den poster

Live from the Artists Den

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2008
Ben Harper Eurockéennes 2008

Ben Harper Eurockéennes 2008

Movie · as chant, guitare

2007
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Lifeline DVD poster

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Lifeline DVD

Movie

2006
Ben Harper and the Blindboys of Alabama: Live at the Apollo poster

Ben Harper and the Blindboys of Alabama: Live at the Apollo

Movie

2006
Coachella poster

Coachella

Movie · as Self - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

2006
Yellowcard: The Making of Lights and Sounds poster

Yellowcard: The Making of Lights and Sounds

Movie · as Self

2005
All Aboard the Crazy Train poster

All Aboard the Crazy Train

Movie · as Self - Special Appearance

2003
Pearl Jam: Live at the Garden poster

Pearl Jam: Live at the Garden

Movie · as Himself

2003
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals: Live at the Hollywood Bowl poster

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals: Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Movie · as Himself

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

2002
Standing in the Shadows of Motown poster

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Movie · as Self

2002
Ben Harper: Pleasure and Pain poster

Ben Harper: Pleasure and Pain

Movie · as Himself

2001
Last Party 2000 poster

Last Party 2000

Movie · as Self

2000
Ben Harper & The innocent criminals live in Paris poster

Ben Harper & The innocent criminals live in Paris

Movie · as Self

1999
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute poster

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute

Movie · as Self - Perfomer

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Musical guest · 3 eps

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 2 eps

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Austin City Limits poster

Austin City Limits

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest (uncredited) · 1 ep