Nick Cave
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1957
- Birthplace
- Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.
Filmography
Woyzeck TBA
Music
- The Circumventing Mind
The Circumventing Mind TBA
Music
Before They Were Gods TBA
as (voice)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998) TBA
as Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996 TBA
as self
Broken English 2026
as Self
Train Dreams 2025
Songs, Vocals
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough 2025
as Narrator
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende 2025
as Self
The Extraordinary Miss Flower 2025
as Self
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert 2025
as Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour 2025
as Self, Author, Compositor, Original Music Composer
The Making of Wild God 2024
as Nick Cave
Memoir of a Snail 2024
as Bill Clarke (voice)
But We Had Music 2024
as (Voice)
Back to Black 2024
Original Music Composer
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh 2023
as Self
Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock 2023
as Self
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party 2023
as Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex 2023
as Self
The New Boy 2023
Original Music Composer
Kylie at the BBC 2022
as Self
Blonde 2022
Original Music Composer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022 2022
Actor
This Much I Know to Be True 2022
as Self, Original Music Composer
The Velvet Queen 2021
Original Music Composer
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021
as H.G. Wells
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time 2021
as Self
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel 2021
as Self
FeeLee. History of a Single Label 2020
as Self
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace 2020
as Self, Director
Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later 2020
as Self
The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal 2020
as Mr. Invisible
Love Eats Up Life 2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Creative Brain 2019
as Self
Why Are We Creative? 2018
as Self
Fuse 2018
as Truck Driver (voice)
Distant Sky 2018
as Self
Kings 2017
Original Music Composer
L7: Pretend We're Dead 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Wind River 2017
Original Music Composer
War Machine 2017
Original Music Composer
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 2017
as Self
Snowman 2017
as Narrator
Do You Pray? 2017
as Narrator
Boredom 2017
as Self
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez 2016
as Self
One More Time with Feeling 2016
as Self, Music, Original Music Composer
Nocturama 2016
Thanks
Hell or High Water 2016
Original Music Composer
Stranded 2015
as Self
Prophet's Prey 2015
as Narrator, Music
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 2015
as Self
Far from Men 2015
Original Music Composer
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin 2015
as Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits 2014
as Self
Goth at the BBC 2014
as Self
20,000 Days on Earth 2014
as Self, Writer, Original Music Composer
Tender 2014
Original Music Composer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre 2013
as Self
West of Memphis 2012
Original Music Composer
A Few Hours of Spring 2012
Original Music Composer
Lawless 2012
Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Days of Grace 2012
Music
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard 2011
as Self
- Submission
Submission 2011
Music
Millhaven 2011
Author
The Road 2009
Original Music Composer
- No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York 2009
as Self
On/Off: Mark Stewart 2009
Actor
All Tomorrow's Parties 2009
as Self
The Cat Piano 2009
as Narrator
Blixa Bargeld 2008
as Self
- Angel of the Wind
Angel of the Wind 2008
Music
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008 2008
as Self
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues 2008
as Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions 2008
as Self
Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party 2008
as Self
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw 2008
Original Music Composer
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 2008
as Self
365 Day Project 2007
as Self
Pixote In Memoriam 2007
as Self
The English Surgeon 2007
Original Music Composer
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007
as Bowery Saloon Singer, Original Music Composer
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House 2007
as Self
The Dirty Three 2007
as Self
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music 2007
as Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour 2007
as Self - vocals, piano
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man 2006
as Self
The Harry Smith Project Live 2006
as Self
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' 2005
as Self
Seele Brennt 2005
as Nick Cave
The Proposition 2005
Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Vocals
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn 2005
as Self (segment "Straight to You")
Hoping For Palestine 2004
Actor
The Goddess: How I Fell in Love. Film about the film 2004
Music
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus 2004
as Self
The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn 2003
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturama
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturama 2003
as Self
Winged Migration 2001
Theme Song Performance
Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten 2001
Actor
- Listen With Pain
Listen With Pain 2001
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part 2001
as Self
- No More Shall We Part: The Recording Sessions
No More Shall We Part: The Recording Sessions 2001
as Himself
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story 2001
as Self
Expelling the Demon 1999
Music
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos 1998
as Self, Music
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan 1997
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Call 1997
as Self
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest 1997
as Jerry
To Have and to Hold 1996
Original Music Composer
Baby Trouble Hole 1996
as Singer
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads 1996
as Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos 1994
as Self
Die Haut - Sweat 1994
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love In
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love In 1994
as Self
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill 1994
as Self
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait 1994
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dream
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dream 1992
as Self
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso 1992
as Self
The Song 1991
as Self
IDn4 1991
as Self
- Just Visiting This Planet
Just Visiting This Planet 1991
Music
Johnny Suede 1991
as Freak Storm
The Road to God Knows Where 1990
as Self
IDn3 1990
as Self
IDn2 1990
as Entry
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son 1990
as Self
Dandy 1988
Actor
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey 1988
as Self
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead 1988
as Maynard, Writer, Original Music Composer
Wings of Desire 1987
as Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kings of Independence 1987
as Self
Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land 1987
as Self
Dogs in Space 1986
Thanks
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial 1986
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricks
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricks 1986
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead 1985
as Self
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity 1984
as Self
Credits from TMDB.