Damon Albarn

Biography

Damon Albarn, OBE (born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the British rock band blur as well as co-founder, vocalist, instrumentalist and principal songwriter of the virtual band Gorillaz.

Career Overview

Damon Albarn has 117 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work is anchored in the Trainspotting universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God, Starshaped, Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary. 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: 117
Birth Date: 1968-03-23 00:00:00
Birth Place: Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Trainspotting (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Graham Coxon (3 collaborations)
Alex James (3 collaborations)
Dave Rowntree (3 collaborations)
Anoushka Shankar (2 collaborations)
Asha Puthli (2 collaborations)
Tariq Trotter (2 collaborations)
Seye Adelekan (2 collaborations)
Yasiin Bey (2 collaborations)
Phil Daniels (2 collaborations)
Ajay Prasanna (1 collaborations)

Credits

sound (17 credits)
- Artificial
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2026
- Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
  
  songs
  
  sound
  
  2026
- blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
  
  songs
  
  sound
  
  2024
- Silent Running
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2023
- The Kid Who Would Be King
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2019
- National Theatre Live: wonder.land
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2017
- Ong Ong
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2015
- Lucy
  
  songs
  
  sound
  
  2014
- blur: Parklive
  
  songs
  
  sound
  
  2012
- Broken
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2012
- The Boy in the Oak
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2012
- Journey to the East
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2008
- Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
  
  songs
  
  sound
  
  2006
- 101 Reykjavik
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2000
- Ordinary Decent Criminal
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2000
- Ravenous
  
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  1999
- Trainspotting
  
  songs
  
  sound
  
  1996
actors (90 credits)
- Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Gorillaz: Live at Rock Werchter 2026
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Blur - Live at Movistar Arena
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Gorillaz - Journey to The Mountain
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
  2D (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Together for Palestine
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Gorillaz Live (YouTube Music Nights)
  Lead Vocals/Keys/Guitar/Melodica
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- blur: To the End
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Record On: The Specials - A Message to You
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- blur | In Concert BBC Radio 2
  Self [blur]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Blur at the BBC
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Blur Presents The Ballad of Darren
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Silent Running
  2D (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Gorillaz | Flow Festival 2022
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Damon Albarn @ ARTE Concert Festival 2021
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Damon Albarn | A Modern British Tale
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Glastonbury Festival Presents Live at Worthy Farm
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Africa Express Presents: EGOLI
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- The BRITs at 40
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert)
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Gorillaz: The Now Now Live from Tokyo
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Gorillaz at Zénith 2017
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Gorillaz: Demon Dayz Festival
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Gorillaz: Demon Dayz Festival
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Along for the Ride
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Discreet Françoise Hardy
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Blur: The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Blur: New World Towers
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Ong Ong
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- 808
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- blur at the Zénith, Paris
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- The Viking of Sixth Avenue
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Damon Albarn: Montreux Jazz Festival
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- We Are Many
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Britpop at the BBC
  Self [blur]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Fantastic Man
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Oasis vs. Blur | Duel at the Peak of Britpop
  Self [blur] (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  
  - Taraji P. Henson, Steve Zahn, Damon Albarn (2021) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  - Mike Myers, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Damon Albarn (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  2014
- blur: Parklive
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Jools Holland: London Calling
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Gorillaz - Single Collection 2001-2011
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Gorillaz Live at Glastonbury
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Making of Plastic Beach
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Blur: Live at Hyde Park
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Blur: No Distance Left to Run
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Blur: Glastonbury 2009
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Bananaz
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Imagine... Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Anna and the Moods
  Anna's Father (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Graham Norton Show
  
  - Episode 18 (2026) ... Self - Performer actor actors
  
  2007
- Gorillaz | Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
  Self - Vocals [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- John Peel's Record Box
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Screaming Masterpiece
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- How Do You Like Iceland?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Live Forever
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
  
  - Carey Mulligan, Maude Apatow, Gorillaz featuring Sparks (2026) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  2003
- Gorillaz | Phase One: Celebrity Take Down
  Self [Gorillaz]
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Charts of Darkness
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- 19-2000
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Top of the Pops: The True Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- blur | The Best Of
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Blur: The Singles Night - Live at Wembley Arena
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Blur: Live 13 & Bonus Footage
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Face
  Jason
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Tibetan Freedom Concert
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Help! War Child
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- B-Roads
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Queen: Champions of the World
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Blur: Live on MTV Most Wanted
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Starshaped
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - March 7 - Ryan Gosling (2026) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
  
  1975
- Top of the Pops
  
  - 25th April 2003 (2003) ... Self actor actors
  
  - December 15, 1994 (1994) ... Self - Host actor actors
  
  1964
crew (3 credits)
- Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
  
  creator
  
  crew
  
  2026
- Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
  
  creator
  
  crew
  
  2021
- Le vol du Boli
  
  compositor
  
  crew
  
  2020
production (5 credits)
- Silent Running
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Blur: Showtime - Live At Alexandra Palace
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1994
- Starshaped
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1993
directing (1 credits)
- Journey to the East
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
writing (1 credits)
- Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006