People
David Byrne
Sound · follow into films and chains
Biography
David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Last Emperor
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Twits
As Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Stop Making Sense
As Self - Vocals, Guitar
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
The Art of Amália
As Introduction (English version)
True Stories
As Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Lulu on the Bridge
As "Laughing Man" Escort
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
As Self
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Related people
Collaborators & neighbours
Directed
Acted
The Twits
2025 · Gordon Sniffles (voice)
The Art of Amália
2000 · Introduction (English version)
Lulu on the Bridge
1998 · "Laughing Man" Escort
Between the Teeth
1993
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990 · Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988 · Self
True Stories
1986 · Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Stop Making Sense
1984 · Self - Vocals, Guitar