Kirk Hammett
Biography
Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
198
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-11-18 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Acting
2024
Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction as Self2023
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar as Fan (voice)2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 as Himself2023
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere as Self2023
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 as Himself2022
Metal Lords as Kirk Hammett2022
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert as Self2022
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 as Not available2022
Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo as Not available2022
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 as self2022
Metallica Download Festival Germany as Not available2022
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 as self2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self2021
The History of Metal and Horror as Self2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) as guitars2021
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) as guitars2021
Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set as Self2021
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies as Not available2021
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam as guitars2021
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 as Himself2021
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes as Not available2020
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac as Self2020
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains as Self2020
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals2020
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets as Self2020
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle as lead guitar2020
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 as Himself2020
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 as Lead Guitar2020
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 as Himself2019
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 as Himself2019
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 as Not available2018
Making Fun: The Story of Funko as Self2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington as Self (archive footage)2017
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film as Himself2017
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk as Self2017
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 as Guitars2017
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 as guitar2017
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 as Not available2017
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 as Not available2016
Billions as Himself2016
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos as Guitar2016
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct as Not available2016
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans as Guitars2016
Metallica: The Night Before as Not available2015
Mission to Lars as Himself2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 as Self - Guitar2015
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015 as Self - Guitar2015
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival as Guitars2014
Metallica: Masters of Metal as Himself2014
Metallica: Masters of Metal as Not available2014
Lennon or McCartney as Self2014
Metallica: Glastonbury Festival as Not available2014
'Tallica Parking Lot as Kirk Hammett (voice)2014
Metallica: This Monster Lives as Himself2014
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning as Himself2014
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen as Not available2013
Metallica: Through the Never as Himself2013
Ghost: Webisodes as Self2013
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica as Self - Guitars2013
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013 as Self - Guitars2012
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals2012
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 as Self - Guitar2012
Metallica: The Black Album as Not available2012
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival as Self - Guitar2012
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 as Self - Guitar2011
The Big 4 as Himself2011
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast as Not available2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 as Guitar2010
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) as Self2010
Rush - Beyond The Lighted Stage as Self2010
The Big Four: Live in Sofia as Guitars2010
Lemmy as Self2010
Metallica: Fan Can 6 as Guitars2010
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Sofia as Guitars2010
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere as Kirk Hammett2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals2009
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals2009
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 as Guitars2008
METALLICA the Complete Story as Himself2008
Metallica - Rock AM Ring as Self - Guitar2008
Metallica: Making Magnetic as Not available2008
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008 as Himself2008
Metallica Touring Europe as Not available2007
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets as Not available2007
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 as Lead Guitar2007
Metallica - Live Earth as Himself2006
Metalocalypse as Smoked Fingers fan (voice)2006
Metalocalypse as Queen of Denmark (voice)2006
Metalocalypse as Barkeep (voice)2006
The Darwin Awards as Self2006
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006 as Guitars2006
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 as Lead Guitarist2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life as Self2006
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 as Guitars2006
Metallica: Fan Can 5 as Guitars2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")2004
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster as Self2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self2003
Metallica: St. Anger as Himself2003
Metallica: MTV Icon as Hmself2001
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica as Self - Guitar1999
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M as Self1999
Metallica: Making of S&M as Self - Guitars1999
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M as Self - Guitars1999
Metallica: Woodstock '99 as Self1998
Metallica: Cunning Stunts as Self1998
Metallica: Live Covers as Self - Guitar1997
Classic Albums as Self - Guitarist, Metallica1996
Metallica: Fan Can 1 as Self1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Not available1994
Metallica: Woodstock '94 as Not available1993
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 as Self - Guitar1993
Metallican Vid as Himself (Lead Guitar)1992
Later... with Jools Holland as Self1992
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands as Guitars1992
Metallica - ...And Justice For All as Self1991
Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock as Not available1989
The Simpsons as Kirk Hammett (voice)1989
MTV Rockumentary as Not available1989
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 as Lead Guitar1988
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon as Self - Guitars1984
MTV Video Music Awards as SelfNaN
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu as Himself1993
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile as Guitars1983
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 as Lead GuitarNaN
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden as Not available1990
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands as Not available1989
2 of One as Himself (Lead Guitar)1989
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre as SelfNaN
Metallica: from the off as Self1994
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 as Self - GuitarNaN
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore] as Not available2021
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 as Not available2021
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 as Not available2020
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) as Not available2020
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 as Himself2020
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction as Not available2020
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 as Himself2020
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as guitars2019
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 as Not available2019
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 as Not available2019
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 as Kirk Hammett2017
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) as Not available2016
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley as Self - Guitars2015
Metallica: [2015] X Games as Self - Guitar2014
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 as Guitars2014
Metallica Live at Blizzcon as Himself2012
Metallica: Rock in Rio as Guitars2012
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) as Not available2011
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event as Self2009
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals2009
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals2008
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash as Self2008
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival as Self - Guitars2000
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland as Self - Guitar1999
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria as Self - Guitar1995
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret as Self - Guitar1993
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico as Guitars1993
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland as Guitars1992
Metallica: Live at San Diego as Himself1989
Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware as Self1989
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY as Guitars1987
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All as Himself (Guitarist)1986
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan as Guitars1986
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY as Guitars1986
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada as Self - Guitar1986
Metallica - Roskilde Festival as Lead Guitar1986
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan as Guitars1985
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival as Lead Guitar1985
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green as Guitars1985
Metallica: Ride The Lightning as Self1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical GuestNaN
Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 as Not availableNaN
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo as SelfCrew
2024
On the Roam Theme Song Performance2017
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017 Writer2013
Metallica: Through the Never Writer2013
Metallica: Through the Never Original Music Composer2012
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic Writer1999
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M Writer