Cast
Kim Thayil
Acting
Cast
Kim Thayil
Known for
Acting
Born
1960-09-04
From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Also known as Soundgarden
Biography
Kim Anand Thayil (born September 4, 1960) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he co-founded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Cornell and Thayil remained as the original members of the band until Cornell's death in 2017, and the band's subsequent split in 2018. Thayil was named the 100th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2010, and the 67th greatest guitarist of all time by SPIN in 2012. Thayil has won two Grammy Awards as a member of Soundgarden.
★6.4
MOVIE1992
Singles
as Himself - Soundgarden Guitarist (uncredited)
★4.8
MOVIE2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
MOVIE1990
Soundgarden: Live in Germany 1990
![Soundgarden: [1992] Pinkpop Festival](/placeholder.jpg)
MOVIE1992
Soundgarden: [1992] Pinkpop Festival
as Guitars
MOVIE2001
VH1 News Special: Grunge
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1992
Soundgarden: Motorvision
★8.0
MOVIE1990
Soundgarden: Louder Than Live
MOVIE2020
The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE1996
Hype!
★8.0
MOVIE2019
Soundgarden - Live From The Artists Den
★6.8
MOVIE2013
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
as Himself
![Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/otbzAvETWdP2ZpQnT7Z5Qb2N6Ox.jpg)
MOVIE2014
Soundgarden: [2014] Lollapalooza Brazil
as Guitars
MOVIE2010
Soundgarden - Live At Lollapalooza
MOVIE2011
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
as Self
MOVIETBA
Hard Rock Calling: Soundgarden Live at Hyde Park
★7.5
MOVIE2016
Soundgarden - Live at The Paramount Theatre 1991
MOVIE2017
Hype! 20 Years After
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2008
TAD: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears
★9.0
MOVIE2020
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE2016
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2005
Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story
as Himself
★6.8
MOVIE2017
Unfinished Plan: The Path of Alain Johannes
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2013