Thurston Moore
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1958
- Birthplace
- Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.
Filmography
Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement TBA
as Self
Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 TBA
Actor
Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 TBA
Actor
- The One. For New York.
The One. For New York. 2026
Actor
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt 2026
as Self
The Last Critic 2026
Actor
The Best Summer 2026
as Self
Broken English 2026
as Self
The Wizard of the Kremlin 2026
as Synthesizer Player
Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 2025
Actor
Pavements 2025
as Self (uncredited)
The Road to Ruane 2024
as Self
Uncropped 2024
as Self
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story 2024
Actor
Scala!!! 2024
as Self
Louder Than You Think 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Black Lodge 2022
Executive Producer
2020 2021
Music
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. 2021
as Self
Fire Music 2021
Executive Producer
The Sparks Brothers 2021
as Self
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché 2021
as Self
Thick Air 2020
as Himself
Swans: Where Does a Body End? 2019
as Self
- Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond 2019
Actor
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over 2019
as Self
SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions 2019
as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine 2019
as Self - Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation 2019
Actor
Desolation Center 2018
Actor
Teenage Superstars 2017
as Self
The Public Image Is Rotten 2017
as Himself
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape 2016
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) 2015
as Self
Station to Station 2014
Actor
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline 2014
as Self
Lou Reed - Remembered 2013
Actor
I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney 2013
Actor
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease 2012
as Self
The Hardcore Collection 2012
as (archive footage)
Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 2011
Actor
Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival 2011
Actor
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard 2011
as Self
Blank City 2011
as Self
Clean 2011
Original Music Composer
Street 2011
Music
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010
Music
- Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011
Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 2010
Actor
- Ecstatic Peace Archives
Ecstatic Peace Archives 2010
Actor
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child 2010
as Self
I Was Jack Goldstein 2010
Music
- No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York 2009
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB 2009
as Self
From The Basement 2009
as Self - Sonic Youth
From the Basement 2009
as Self - Sonic Youth
New York Rock at the BBC 2008
as Self - Sonic Youth
I Need That Record! 2008
as Himself
365 Day Project 2007
as Self
Welcome to My Castle! 2007
as Self
Llik Your Idols 2007
as Himself
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson 2007
as Self
Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East 2007
as Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis 2007
Music
Extra Action 2007
Music
Cut Shorts 2006
Actor
- Kill Your Idols: More.
Kill Your Idols: More. 2006
as Self
Noise 2006
as Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston 2006
as Self
Punk: Attitude 2005
as Self
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes 2005
Actor
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind 2005
as Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen 2005
as Self
- Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet
Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet 2005
as Self
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes 2005
as Himself
Day Trip Maryanne 2005
Actor
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale 2004
as Self
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost 2004
Actor
Kill Your Idols 2004
as Self
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage 2003
as Performer
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003) 2003
Actor
Demonlover 2002
Original Music Composer
Pavement: Slow Century 2002
as Self
Things Behind the Sun 2001
Original Music Composer
25 Years of Punk 2001
as Self
Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music 2001
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000 2000
Actor
Record Player: Christian Marclay 2000
as Himself
The Hardcore Collection 2000
Actor
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth 2000
as Self
David S. Ware 1999
as Himself
Turn of the Century 1999
as Himself
Free Tibet 1998
as Self - Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim 1998
Actor
- Don't Bring A Dog
Don't Bring A Dog 1997
as Himself
Sonic Youth: Rocknacht - Live In Dusseldorf 1996 1996
Actor
Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996
as Self
Heavy 1995
Original Music Composer
- An Introduction to Harmolodics
An Introduction to Harmolodics 1995
Actor
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special 1995
as Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 1995
as Self
Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love 1995
Actor
Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach 1995
as Self
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! 1994
Actor
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos 1994
as Self
Changing Fashions 1993
Actor
Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa 1993
Actor
Grunge Pedal 1993
Actor
1991: The Year Punk Broke 1992
as Self, Title Designer
Skeeno H.C. Rules 1991
Actor
Goo 1991
as Self, Writer, Director
Rap Damage 1991
Actor
Hippy Porn 1991
Original Music Composer
Notebook 1991
Actor
Weatherman '69 1989
as Jeff Jones
Sonic Youth: 930 Club 1988
Actor
Put More Blood Into the Music 1988
as Himself
Lou Believers 1988
as Himself
Made in U.S.A. 1987
Original Music Composer
Submit to Me Now 1987
Music
Sonic Youth: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis 1986
Actor
Sublapse Video Mag 1 1986
Actor
Sonic Youth: Gila Monster Jamboree 1985
Actor
Submit to Me 1985
Actor
Rock My Religion 1984
Idea
Credits from TMDB.