Biography
James Hetfield
Acting
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.…
Career works
215
Movies
193
Series
22
Career average
7.8/10
Birth date
08/03/1963
Place of birth
Downey, California, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025 · 7.0
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025 · 8.5
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
2025
Metallica Saved My Life
2025
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024 · 5.5
The Thicket
2024 · 6.4
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023 · 9.0
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023 · 8.5
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023 · 7.3
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022 · 4.8
Series
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
2022 · 7.9
History 101
2020 · 7.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · 6.1
Skylanders Academy
2016 · 6.8
Billions
2016 · 7.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
The Hunt
2014
The Big 4
2011
Seven Ages of Rock
2007 · 9.0
Metalocalypse
2006 · 7.6
De Wereld Draait Door
2005 · 5.1
American Dad!
2005 · 7.0
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · 6.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · 5.3
Classic Albums
1997 · 7.7