Nick Cave
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Nick Cave

Born 1957-09-22 · 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.

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Known for

Australian Story★ 5.3Viewing moment
Australian Story
1996 · Series
Wind River★ 7.4Viewing moment
Wind River
2017
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford★ 7Viewing moment
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
Blonde★ 6Viewing moment
Blonde
2022
Lawless★ 7Viewing moment
Lawless
2012
The Road★ 7Viewing moment
The Road
2009
War Machine★ 5.6Viewing moment
War Machine
2017
The Proposition★ 7Viewing moment
The Proposition
2005
Hell or High Water★ 7.3Viewing moment
Hell or High Water
2016
Wings of Desire★ 7.8Viewing moment
Wings of Desire
1987
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain★ 7Viewing moment
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
This Much I Know to Be TrueViewing moment
This Much I Know to Be True
2022
Kings★ 5.6Viewing moment
Kings
2017
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan★ 8.1Viewing moment
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
2020
20,000 Days on Earth★ 7.1Viewing moment
20,000 Days on Earth
2014
Far from Men★ 6.9Viewing moment
Far from Men
2015
Prophet's Prey★ 7.3Viewing moment
Prophet's Prey
2015
One More Time with Feeling★ 7.9Viewing moment
One More Time with Feeling
2016
Johnny Suede★ 5Viewing moment
Johnny Suede
1991
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man★ 6.4Viewing moment
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
2006
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait★ 7Viewing moment
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
1994
Kylie at the BBC★ 5Viewing moment
Kylie at the BBC
2022
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel★ 7Viewing moment
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. RexViewing moment
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez★ 4.5Viewing moment
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
2016
A Few Hours of Spring★ 6.9Viewing moment
A Few Hours of Spring
2012
The Creative Brain★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Creative Brain
2019
The English Surgeon★ 8.2Viewing moment
The English Surgeon
2009
Dogs in Space★ 5.9Viewing moment
Dogs in Space
1986
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989★ 7.5Viewing moment
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
2015
L7: Pretend We're Dead★ 6.8Viewing moment
L7: Pretend We're Dead
2017
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard★ 7.5Viewing moment
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions★ 8Viewing moment
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions
2008
Kylie★ 8.7Viewing moment
Kylie
2026 · Series
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story★ 6.2Viewing moment
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
2001
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead★ 5.8Viewing moment
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
1988
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits★ 8.6Viewing moment
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits
2014
Rhinoceros Hunting in BudapestViewing moment
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997
The Death of Bunny Munro★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025 · Series
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowanViewing moment
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
1997

Frequent collaborators

Warren EllisWarren EllisKylie MinogueKylie MinogueBonoBonoDavid BowieDavid BowieNoah TaylorNoah TaylorWim WendersWim WendersMichael HutchenceMichael HutchenceJason DonovanJason Donovan