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