Brian May

Career Overview

Brian May has 175 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Masters of the Universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Queen: Live in Budapest, Queen Rock Montreal, Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 175
Birth Date: 1947-07-19
Birth Place: Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

Masters of the Universe (1 titles)
Highlander (1 titles)
The Man Who Saved the World Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Roger Taylor (6 collaborations)
Freddie Mercury (5 collaborations)
John Deacon (4 collaborations)
Adam Lambert (2 collaborations)
Paul Gambaccini (2 collaborations)
Spike Edney (1 collaborations)
Helene Fischer (1 collaborations)
James Blunt (1 collaborations)
Josh Groban (1 collaborations)
Kerstin Ott (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (5 credits)
- Midnight Dreamers
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Rhapsody Over London
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2022
- Bohemian Rhapsody
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Queen - Heaven
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
sound (11 credits)
- Masters of the Universe
  music
  
  sound
  
  2026
- Bohemian Rhapsody
  music producer
  
  sound
  
  2018
- 51 Degrees North
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2015
- One Night in Hell
  music
  
  sound
  
  2014
- Angry Birds join Freddie For A Day!
  songs
  
  sound
  
  2012
- Furia
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  1999
- Queen: Made in Heaven
  music
  
  sound
  
  1997
- Highlander
  songs
  
  sound
  
  1986
- The Man Who Saved the World
  music
  
  sound
  
  1982
- We Will Rock You
  songs
  
  sound
  
  1982
- Flash Gordon
  music
  
  sound
  
  1980
actors (157 credits)
- Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- The Yardbirds - In Their Own Words
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- The Rory Gallagher Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Queen Rock Montreal
  Brian May (self)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Rock: the origin
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Rhapsody Over London
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- ABBA V Queen
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Platinum Party at the Palace
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Queen at the BBC
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Queen: The Band that Rocked the World
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World
  Self - Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- The Shadows At Sixty
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- 13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Day We Walked on the Moon
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Liam Gallagher: As It Was
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
  Self - Guitar Player Queen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Look and Sound of Queen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Queen : The American Dream
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Life After Flash
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Queen: Rock the World
  Self - Member Queen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Buddy Holly: Rave On
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Freedom : La Story de George Michael
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Queen: A Night in Bohemia
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
  Self - Queen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Ritchie Blackmore Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
  Self - Guitars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
  Self - Guitars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Joy of the Guitar Riff
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Queen: Will Rock You
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Sunflower Superjam 2012
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Queen: A Magic Year
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
  Self - Queen (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
  Self - Guest Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- My Chemical Romance: Reading Festival 2011
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Brian May's Brief History of 3D
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Queen: Days of Our Lives
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Story of the Yardbirds
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Queen: Rock Case Studies
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
  Self - Guest
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- VH1 Rock Honors
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Queen: On the Rock Trail
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Queen: Music Video Box Documentary
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
  Self - Guitar, Vocals
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Live Aid Against All Odds
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Live Aid
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
  Self (Vocals / Guitar)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
  Self - Queen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
  Self - Performer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Queen: Greatest Video Hits
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Inside the Rhapsody
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Killer Queen!
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- American Idol
  
  - 6 Finalists Compete (2012) ... Self actor actors
  
  2002
- Queen - Heaven
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Queen - Rock Montreal
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Queen: Is This the Real Life?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- The Queen Phenomenon
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Queen: Champions of the World
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Pavarotti & Friends
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
  Self - Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Queen: Days of Our Lives
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Queen: Greatest Flix II
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Guitar
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Queen: Live in Budapest
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Queen: Live in Japan 1982
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
  Guitars
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Live Aid
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Queen: Live Aid
  Self - Guitar, Vocals
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Queen: Live in Rio
  Self - Vocal, Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Red Hot Rock
  Self - Queen Guitarist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- MTV Video Music Awards
  
  - 2011 MTV Video Music Awards (2011) ... Self actor actors
  
  1984
- We Will Rock You
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- QUEEN - The Hot Space Box
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Queen: Live in Argentina
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Queen: Greatest Flix
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- The Queen Special
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Queen: Live in Tokyo
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Queen: Live At Budokan
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Live Killers
  Self - Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Queen: Definitive Houston
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- Queen: Live in Hyde Park
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Queen: A Night at the Odeon
  Self - Guitar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Queen: Queen I
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- Great Performances
  
  - Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration (2025) ... Self actor actors
  
  1971
writing (1 credits)
- Queen: Rock the World
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
crew (1 credits)
- Dancing with the Stars
  
  - Queen Night (2021) ... thanks crew
  
  2005

Content sources

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