James Hetfield
Acting
🎂 1963-08-03
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.
Cast credits(212)
Self
2005
William Rieflin (voice)
1989
James Hetfield (voice)
2005
Self
2003
Self
2017
Himself
2016
Self
2005
Self
1984
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Self (archive footage)
2020
Self
1992
1994
Fan #1 (voice)
2006
Sniper (voice)
2006
Troll (voice)
2006
Lorkey (voice)
2006
Self
2007
Wolfgang (voice)
2016
Self
Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
1997
Himself
2011
1989
Officer Bob Hayward
2019
Simon Deasy
2024
Narrator
2014
Self
2022
Himself
2013
Self
2006
Self
2017
Self
2004
Self (archive footage)
2017
Himself
2014
Self
1999
Self
1992
Self
2010
2007
2019
2016
Self
1992
Self
2020
Self - Musician
2018
Self
2010
Himself
2019
2008
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2020
2020
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2012
Self
2019
Self
2020
Self
1998
Vox, Guitars
2012
Self
1995
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2001
Self
2025
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1993
Self
2024
Guitars
2010
Himself
2014
Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)
1987
Himself
2015
Self
2014
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1999
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2005
Self
2006
Self
2008
Self
1996
Narrator
2017
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2008
Self
2022
Himself
2007
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1999
Self
2020
James Hetfield (voice)
2014
Self
2012
lead vocals, guitar
2020
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
2019
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009
Vocals, guitars
2016
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1989
Vocalist, Guitarrist
2006
vocals, guitars
2021
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009
vocals, guitars
2021
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
Self
2020
Self
2023
Himself
2020
2021
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1986
2011
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1998
2025
vocals, guitars
2021
Self - Vocals, Guitars
2013
Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
1989
Himself
2023
Self
2025
Self
2017
Himself
2020
2017
Vocals, Guitars
2006
Self
1972
2012
2020
Self
1999
Self
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1999
vocals
2020
Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2020
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1986
Himself
2021
Self
2023
Vox, Guitars
1993
Himself
2003
Himself
2011
Himself
2020
Vocals, Guitars
2009
2014
Himself
2014
2022
2017
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Self - Metallica
Himself
2008
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1985
vocals
2017
Self
2025
James Hetfield
2019
Vocals, guitars
2010
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2000
Vox, Guitars
1985
Himself
2014
Singer,Guitar
2007
Vocals, Guitars
2006
Self
1985
Self - Vocals, Guitars
1988
Self
1989
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
Vox, Guitars
1989
Himself
2003
Himself
2019
1994
Self
2025
Vox, Guitars
1986
Himself
2023
Himself
2020
2008
Self
2011
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
1983
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
1994
Self
2013
Vox, Guitars
1993
Vox, Guitars
1993
Vocals, Guitars
2006
Vocal, Guitar
2011
2016
2022
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
2009
Voice & Rithm Guitar
2016
Himself
2020
Himself
2020
2021
Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)
1993
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2008
self
2022
Himself
2020
Vocals, Guitars
2017
2012
Himself
2020
Vox, Guitars
1986
Vox, Guitars
1992
Himself
2020
Vox, Guitars
1986
Himself
2020
2021
Himself
2007
Self
1992
Self - Guitar, Vocals
1995
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2015
Self
1989
Himself
2014
Himself
2020
Himself
1992
Himself
2020
2022
1990
Vocals, Guitars
2010
Himself
2008
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2012
2015
1991
Self
2021
James Hetfield
2010
Vox, Guitars
1983
Self
2021
Himself, Narrator
2016
Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
2009
2021
Self
2005
SELF
2022
Himself
2020
Vocals, Guitars
2014
Himself
2020
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
2016
2017
