James Hetfield
Acting
Born August 3, 1963 · Downey, California, USA
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.
Films (182)
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer
2025
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025
Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans
2025
Metallica: Polar Beach Party
2025
Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
2025
Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)
2025
Metallica Saved My Life
2025
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2024
The Thicket
2024
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
2023
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
2022
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022
Ennio
2022
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
2021
Metallica: Wherever We May Roam
2021
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
2021
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
2021
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
2020
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away
2020
Flying V
2020
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
2020
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
2020
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
2020
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
2020
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
2020
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
2020
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
2020
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
2020
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
2020
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
2020
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
2020
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
2020
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2020
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
2020
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
2020
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2019
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
2019
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
2017
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
2017
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2017
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2016
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
2016
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
2016
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey
2016
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
2016
Metallica: The Night Before
2016
Mission to Lars
2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
2015
Randy Johnson: The Big Picture
2015
Metallica: [2015] X Games
2015
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
2015
Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014
'Tallica Parking Lot
2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
2014
Metallica: This Monster Lives
2014
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
2014
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
2014
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
2013
Metallica: Through the Never
2013
Surfing Your Dreams
2013
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
2012
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2012
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
2012
Metallica: The Black Album
2012
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
2012
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2012
Metallica: Rock in Rio
2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2011
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
2011
Absent
2011
Metallica: Fan Can 6
2010
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010
Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofia
2010
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
2010
Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
2010
Lemmy
2010
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
2009
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
2009
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
2009
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009
METALLICA the Complete Story
2008
Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
2008
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
2008
Metallica Touring Europe
2008
Metallica: Up Close and Personal
2007
Metallica - Live Earth
2007
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
2007
The Darwin Awards
2007
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
2006
Metallica: Fan Can 5
2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
Hard Rock Treasures
2005
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
2003
Metallica: MTV Icon
2003
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
2001
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
2000
Metallica: Live in Baltimore
2000
Woodstock '99
2000
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
1999
Metallica: Making of S&M
1999
Metallica: Woodstock '99
1999
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
1998
Metallica: Live Covers
1998
Metallica: Fan Can 1
1996
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
1995
Metallica: Woodstock '94
1994
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
1994
Metallican Vid
1993
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1993
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
1993
Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico
1993
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
1992
For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
Metallica: Live at San Diego
1992
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
1992
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
1992
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1991
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1990
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
1989
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
1989
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
1989
Metallica: Newark, Delaware
1989
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
1989
2 of One
1989
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All
1987
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
1986
Metallica: Nagoya, Japan
1986
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
1986
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
1986
Metallica: Detroit, Michigan
1986
Metallica: Metal Hammer Festival
1985
Metallica: Day on the Green
1985
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
1985
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
1983
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
1983
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972