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James Hetfield(I)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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James Hetfield at an event for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
Trailer 1
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Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 (2019)
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His parents were divorced, and at a young age, he lost his mother to cancer. He grew up hunting, playing guitar, and was an ordinary quiet kid. Lars Ulrich put out an ad in 1981 in a newspaper asking somebody to jam out and listen to rock music with him and he replied. Lars Ulrich and James hooked up, and started the band, Metallica.
BornAugust 3, 1963
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BornAugust 3, 1963
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    • 1 nomination

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Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Metallica, and Jason Newsted
James Hetfield and Metallica
Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Stephen Colbert, James Hetfield, Metallica, and Robert Trujillo in The Colbert Report (2005)
Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Metallica, and Robert Trujillo in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
James Hetfield and Metallica in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, and Metallica in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
James Hetfield in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
James Hetfield in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
James Hetfield in Metallica Through the Never (2013)
Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Metallica, Robert Trujillo, and Phil Towle in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Known for:

Metallica Through the Never (2013)
Metallica Through the Never
7.1
  • Self
  • 2013
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible II
6.1
  • Soundtrack("I Disappear", as Hetfield)
  • 2000
Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Four Horsemen")
  • 2016
Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland (2009)
Zombieland
7.6
  • Soundtrack("For Whom the Bell Tolls")
  • 2009

Credits

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Actor

  • The Thicket
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Metallica: 72 Seasons
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2023
  • Metallica: If Darkness Had a Son
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2023
  • Metallica: Screaming Suicide
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2023
  • Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert (2022)
    Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Metallica: Lux Æterna (2022)
    Metallica: Lux Æterna
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment, Zac Efron, Jim Parsons, Angela Sarafyan, Kaya Scodelario, and Lily Collins in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
    • Officer Bob Hayward
    • 2019
  • James Hetfield in Metallica: Now That We're Dead - Version 2 (2017)
    Metallica: Now That We're Dead - Version 2
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • James Hetfield in Metallica: Am I Savage? (2016)
    Metallica: Am I Savage?
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Metallica: Lords of Summer (2016)
    Metallica: Lords of Summer
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, and Metallica in Metallica: Halo on Fire (2016)
    Metallica: Halo on Fire
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Kirk Hammett in Metallica: Now That We're Dead (2016)
    Metallica: Now That We're Dead
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Metallica: ManUNkind (2016)
    Metallica: ManUNkind
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Metallica: Dream No More (2016)
    Metallica: Dream No More
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Skylanders Academy (2016)
    Skylanders Academy
    • Wolfgang (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Metallica: Moth Into Flame (2016)
    Metallica: Moth Into Flame
    • James Hetfield
    • Music Video
    • 2016

Composer

  • Metallica: 72 Seasons
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2023
  • Ha*Ash: The Unforgiven (2021)
    Ha*Ash: The Unforgiven
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Miley Cyrus in Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith: Nothing Else Matters (2021)
    Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith: Nothing Else Matters
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Sad But True by Steve'n'Seagulls
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • James Hetfield in Metallica: Now That We're Dead - Version 2 (2017)
    Metallica: Now That We're Dead - Version 2
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • James Hetfield in Metallica: Am I Savage? (2016)
    Metallica: Am I Savage?
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Metallica: Here Comes Revenge (2016)
    Metallica: Here Comes Revenge
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Lemmy in Metallica: Murder One (2016)
    Metallica: Murder One
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Metallica: Lords of Summer (2016)
    Metallica: Lords of Summer
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, and Metallica in Metallica: Halo on Fire (2016)
    Metallica: Halo on Fire
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Kirk Hammett in Metallica: Now That We're Dead (2016)
    Metallica: Now That We're Dead
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Breeda Wool in Metallica: Confusion (2016)
    Metallica: Confusion
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Metallica: Moth Into Flame (2016)
    Metallica: Moth Into Flame
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Mozart Heroes (2015)
    Mozart Heroes
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Nothing Else Matters by Steve'n'Seagulls
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2015

Music Department

  • Metallica: All Nightmare Long (2008)
    Metallica: All Nightmare Long
    • musician: rhythm guitar
    • Music Video
    • 2008
  • Metallica: Whiskey in the Jar (1999)
    Metallica: Whiskey in the Jar
    • record producer
    • Music Video
    • 1999
  • Metallica: The Memory Remains (1997)
    Metallica: The Memory Remains
    • musician: rhythm guitar
    • record producer
    • vocals
    • Music Video
    • 1997
  • Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego (1993)
    Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego
    • producer: live music
    • Video
    • 1993
  • Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle (1993)
    Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle
    • live music producer (as Hetfield)
    • Video
    • 1993
  • Metallica: Sad But True (1992)
    Metallica: Sad But True
    • lead vocals
    • musician: rhythm guitar
    • record producer
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Metallica: Wherever I May Roam (1992)
    Metallica: Wherever I May Roam
    • record producer
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Metallica: Nothing Else Matters (1992)
    Metallica: Nothing Else Matters
    • record producer
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • James Hetfield in Metallica: The Unforgiven (1991)
    Metallica: The Unforgiven
    • record producer
    • Music Video
    • 1991

Videos12

Metallica Through the Never
Clip 1:19
Metallica Through the Never
Metallica Through the Never
Clip 1:47
Metallica Through the Never
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Clip 1:31
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Clip 1:40
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Trailer #2
Trailer 1:57
Trailer #2
Teaser Trailer
Trailer 1:11
Teaser Trailer
Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2
Trailer 0:31
Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2
Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2
Trailer 1:51
Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Trailer 2:41
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Trailer 2:27
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
The Hunt
Trailer 0:34
The Hunt
Sad Hill Unearthed
Trailer 2:59
Sad Hill Unearthed

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • MySpace - Metallica
    • Official Site - Metallica
  • Alternative names
    • Hetfield
  • Height
    • 6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
  • Born
    • August 3, 1963
    • Downey, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Francesca HetfieldAugust 17, 1997 - present (filed for divorce, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Album?: "...And Justice for All".
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Metallica's hit 1991 song "Enter Sandman" was inspired by fears and nightmares Hetfield had as a child.
  • Quotes
    [at the end of concerts] Thank you, friends!
  • Trademarks
      ESP guitars
  • Nicknames
    • Het
    • Jaymz
    • The Het
    • Papa Het
    • Mighty Het

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