David Byrne

Songs. Born 14 May 1952 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK.

Titles on Fi1m2 acting · 4 crew

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

14 May 1952, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Active

1986–present

Ask DiscoverWhich David Byrne film should I start with?What is David Byrne best at?

The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

77Fi1m

74Critics

We rate David’s work 4 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $192m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1986–present

Genres

Action1
Adventure1
Comedy1
Crime1
Documentary1
Drama1

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestSomething Wild1986

70WorstMusk2026

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

201980s

51990s

122000s

112010s

62020s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated2023Best Original Song · This Is a Life
Won1988Best Original Score · The Last Emperor

Other awards1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated2024Tony Award for Best Original Score: Tony Award for Best Original Score · Here Lies Love
Won2008Webby Lifetime Achievement Award: Webby Lifetime Achievement Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.