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.
Known For

Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock
Self
2023

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Self
2023

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self
2023

Kylie at the BBC
Self
2022

This Much I Know to Be True
Self
2022

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
H.G. Wells
2021

The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal
Mr. Invisible
2020

Fuse
Truck Driver (voice)
2018

L7: Pretend We're Dead
Self (archive footage)
2017

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
Self
2016

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling
Self
2016

Prophet's Prey
Narrator
2015

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Self
2015

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits
Self
2014

Goth at the BBC
Self
2014

20,000 Days on Earth
Self
2014

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 12: Nocturama)
Self
2012

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 14: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!)
Self
2012

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 13: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus)
Self
2012

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Self
2011

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 10: The Boatman's Call)
Self
2011

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 9: Murder Ballads)
Self
2011

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 11: No More Shall We Part)
Self
2011

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 8: Let Love In)
Self
2011

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 5: Tender Prey)
Self
2010

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 6: The Good Son)
Self
2010

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 7: Henry's Dream)
Self
2010
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
Self
2009

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 2: The Firstborn is Dead)
Self
2009

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 1: From Her to Eternity)
Self
2009

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 4: Your Funeral... My Trial)
Self
2009

Do You Love Me Like I Love You (Part 3: Kicking Against the Pricks)
Self
2009

The Cat Piano
Narrator
2009

Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues
Self
2008

365 Day Project
2007

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Bowery Saloon Singer
2007

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House
Self
2007

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Self
2007

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour
Self - vocals, piano
2007

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Self
2006

If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
Self
2001

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos
Self
1998

The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
Self
1997

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
1994

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Self
1994

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso
Self
1992

IDn4
Self
1991

Johnny Suede
Freak Storm
1991

The Road to God Knows Where
Self
1990
IDn2
Entry
1990

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
Maynard
1988

Wings of Desire
Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
1987

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996
self

Irvine Welsh: Reality is Not Enough
Narrator
2025

The Extraordinary Miss Flower
Self
2025

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
Self
2025

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert
Self
2025

The Making of Wild God
Nick Cave
2024

Memoir of a Snail
Bill Clarke (voice)
2024

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
Self
2023

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
2022

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Self
2021

Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
2021

FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
2020

Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
Self
2020

Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later
Self
2020

Love Eats Up Life
Self (archive footage)
2019

The Creative Brain
Self
2019

Why Are We Creative?
Self
2018

TAPE
Self · (1 episode)
2018

Distant Sky
Self
2018

Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage) · (3 episodes)
2017
Boredom
Self
2017
Do You Pray?
Narrator
2017
Snowman
Narrator
2017

Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Self
2016

Stranded
Self
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Artsnight
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
Self
2015

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre
Self
2013

On/Off: Mark Stewart
2009

All Tomorrow's Parties
Self
2009

Blixa Bargeld
Self
2008

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008
Self
2008

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions
Self
2008

Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party
Self
2008

Pixote In Memoriam
Self
2007

The Dirty Three
Self
2007

The Harry Smith Project Live
Self
2006

The Story of ‘Fairytale of New York’
Self
2005

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segment "Straight to You")
2005

The Blues
Self · (1 episode)
2003

The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn
Self
2003

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Jerry
1997

Baby Trouble Hole
Singer
1996

Australian Story
Self · (1 episode)
1996

Die Haut - Sweat
Self
1994

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Self
1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1993

The Song
Self
1991

IDn3
Self
1990

Dandy
1988

Kings of Independence
Self
1987

Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land
Self
1987
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)
Self