Cast
James Hetfield
Acting
Cast
James Hetfield
Known for
Acting
Born
1963-08-03
From
Downey, California, USA
Also known as James Alan Hetfield, Metallica
Biography
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. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles. In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
★8.3
MOVIE2022
Ennio
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
★7.9
MOVIE2009
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
★7.0
MOVIE2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Officer Bob Hayward
★10.0
MOVIE2012
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE2006
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
as Vocals, Guitars
★7.1
MOVIE2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
as Vocal, Guitar
MOVIE2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
as Vocals, Guitars
★6.4
MOVIE2024
The Thicket
as Simon Deasy
★5.4
MOVIE2000
Woodstock '99
MOVIE2006
Metallica Korea
MOVIE1986
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE1985
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
as Self
MOVIE1993
Metallican Vid
as Self - Rhythm/Lead Vocal
★2.7
MOVIE2011
Absent
as Self
★8.4
MOVIE2025
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2012
Metallica: Rock in Rio
as Vox, Guitars
MOVIE2017
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
MOVIE1999
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2017
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
as Vocals, Guitars
MOVIE1986
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
as Vox, Guitars
MOVIE1992
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
as Vox, Guitars
★5.5
MOVIE2007
The Darwin Awards
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2013
Metallica: Through the Never
as Self
MOVIE1989
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2018
Sad Hill Unearthed
as Self - Musician
★9.0
MOVIE1992
Metallica: Live at San Diego
as Self
MOVIE1986
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
as Vox, Guitars
★10.0
MOVIE2015
Metallica: [2015] X Games
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE1998
Metallica: Live Covers
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★7.7
MOVIE1991
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
★6.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
as vocals, guitars
★8.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
as Self
MOVIE1993
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
as Vox, Guitars
★8.0
MOVIE2019
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
MOVIE2025
Metallica Saved My Life
as Self
MOVIE1994
Metallica: Woodstock '94
MOVIE1989
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
as Self
MOVIE1989
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
as Vox, Guitars
MOVIE2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2025
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
as Self
MOVIE2007
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE1998
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1992
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
as Self
MOVIE1999
Metallica: Woodstock '99
as Self
MOVIE1993
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
as Vox, Guitars
MOVIE1985
Metallica: Day on the Green
as Vox, Guitars
MOVIE2022
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
★7.1
MOVIE2004
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
as Self
★9.5
MOVIE2003
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2016
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
as Self - vocals, guitars
★10.0
MOVIE2008
Metallica Touring Europe
MOVIE2003
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2007
Metallica - Live Earth
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2014
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
as Self
MOVIE2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
as Self
MOVIE2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
as Self
★8.4
MOVIE1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE2014
'Tallica Parking Lot
as Self (voice)
★7.7
MOVIE1987
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
as Self - Guitarist / Vocalist
MOVIE2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE1989
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE2013
Surfing Your Dreams
★5.5
MOVIE2024
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
as Self
MOVIETBA
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
as lead vocals, guitar
★9.7
MOVIE2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1998
Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
as Self
★8.7
MOVIE2019
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
as Self
MOVIE1986
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
as Vox, Guitars
★7.7
MOVIE2006
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Vocalist, Guitarrist
★8.5
MOVIE2010
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE2001
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★6.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
★7.5
MOVIE2010
Lemmy
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE2003
Metallica: MTV Icon
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2016
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
as Voice & Rithm Guitar
MOVIETBA
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
as Self - Metallica
★7.9
MOVIE2012
Metallica: The Black Album
★8.7
MOVIE1999
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
as Self
MOVIE1989
2 of One
as Self (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
★7.0
MOVIE2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
as Self
MOVIE1983
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
as Vox, Guitars
★8.2
MOVIE1992
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
★5.5
MOVIE2017
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2005
Hard Rock Treasures
as Self
★5.1
MOVIE2017
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
as Narrator
★7.3
MOVIE2020
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
as Self
★8.1
MOVIE2012
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
★5.7
MOVIE2015
Mission to Lars
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
★6.9
MOVIE2010
Metallica: Fan Can 6
as Vocals, Guitars
MOVIE1996
Metallica: Fan Can 1
as Self
MOVIETBA
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge
★7.8
MOVIE1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Self
★8.3
MOVIE2010
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
as Guitars
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
as Self - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
★9.0
MOVIE2008
Metallica: Making Magnetic
★7.5
MOVIE2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
MOVIE1993
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
as Vox, Guitars
★6.8
MOVIE2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE2013
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
★10.0
MOVIE2014
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2006
Metallica: Fan Can 5
as Vocals, Guitars
MOVIE2025
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
as Self
★8.6
MOVIE1992
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
★10.0
MOVIE2014
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
as Self
MOVIE1988
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
as Self - Vocals, Guitars
★10.0
MOVIE1972
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2016
Metallica: The Night Before
★4.8
MOVIE2022
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
as Self
MOVIE2000
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
as Self - Vocals/Guitar
MOVIE2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE2014
Metallica: This Monster Lives
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2009
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
as Vocals, Guitars
MOVIE1985
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
★7.0
MOVIE1999
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
MOVIETBA
Metallica: from the off
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2014
Metallica: Masters of Metal
as Self
MOVIE1999
Metallica: Making of S&M
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
★8.5
MOVIE1983
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
★8.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
★10.0
MOVIE2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
MOVIE1995
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
MOVIE2015
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
★8.2
MOVIE2012
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE2012
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
MOVIE2010
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
as Vocals, guitars
★6.0
MOVIE2010
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
as Self
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg)
MOVIETBA
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
MOVIE2009
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
★6.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
MOVIE2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
as self
★10.0
MOVIE2008
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE2016
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
MOVIE2020
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
as Self
★6.1
MOVIE2011
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
as Self
MOVIE2015
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
as Self
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
as Self
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2020
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
as Self
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
as vocals
★7.0
MOVIE2008
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
as Self
MOVIE2012
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
★6.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
as vocals, guitars
MOVIE2016
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
as Self / Narrator
★9.0
MOVIE2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
as Self
★2.0
MOVIE2007
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
as Singer,Guitar
★10.0
MOVIE2016
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
MOVIE2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
★10.0
MOVIE2019
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2019
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
MOVIE2021
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
as Self
MOVIE2008
METALLICA the Complete Story
as Self
MOVIETBA
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
★7.0
MOVIE2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
as vocals, guitars
MOVIETBA
Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021
MOVIE2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2022
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
MOVIE1990
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
MOVIE1986
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
MOVIE2007
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
★7.0
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
as Self
★8.3
MOVIE2020
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
MOVIE2017
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
as vocals
MOVIE2000
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
as Self
MOVIE2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
as Self
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
as Self
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
as Self
MOVIETBA
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
as Self
MOVIE1994
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
as Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
as Self
MOVIE1989
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
as Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
as Self
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
as Self
★7.5
MOVIE2020
Flying V
as Self
MOVIE2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
as Self
MOVIE2020
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2017
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
MOVIE2020
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
as Cast
★10.0
MOVIE2009
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
as Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar