David Sylvian
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 23, 1958
- Birthplace
- Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
David Sylvian, born David Alan Batt, is an English singer-songwriter, musician and film director who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. On his solo records of the '80s, Sylvian's explorations in music took him from the pop-funk, stylish jazz and windswept exotica of 1984's Brilliant Trees; the ambient landscapes and epic ballads of 1985's Gone to Earth; and the romantic orchestrations of 1987's Secrets of the Beehive.
Filmography
Sleeping Dragon 2024
Actor
Brilliant Trees Sessions 2021
Actor
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async at the Park Avenue Armory 2018
as Narrator on "Life, Life" (voice)
A Gentle Glow 2017
as (Voice)
async - first light 2017
Actor
- Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope
Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope 2008
Actor
Japan - The Very Best Of 2006
Actor
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn 2005
as Self (segment "Red Guitar")
The Collector 2002
Music
- Time Spent
Time Spent 1997
as Himself
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan 1995
Actor
- Steel Cathedrals
Steel Cathedrals 1985
as Self, Director, Music
- Preparations For A Journey
Preparations For A Journey 1984
Actor, Director
Japan: Oil On Canvas 1982
Actor
Credits from TMDB.