Boy George

Biography

George Alan O'Dowd, known professionally as Boy George, is an English musician, songwriter and DJ who rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club. He is also a solo artist and is the former lead singer of the band Jesus Loves You.

Career Overview

Boy George has 76 screen credits in a career dating back to 1979. Signature works include Culture Club: Greatest Hits, Smash! The Culture Club Story, Boy George & Culture Club. 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

76

Birth Date

1961-06-14 00:00:00

Birth Place

Eltham, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Culture Club: Greatest Hits
• Smash! The Culture Club Story
• 

  Boy George & Culture Club
• 

  Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story
• 

  Boy George & Culture Club - Berlin Live
• 

  Culture Club - Live at Wembley World Tour 2016

Frequent Collaborators

• Roy Hay (4 collaborations)
• Mikey Craig (4 collaborations)
• Jon Moss (4 collaborations)
• Stephen Jones (2 collaborations)
• Helen Terry (1 collaborations)
• Brigitte Bardot (1 collaborations)
• Mitchell Froom (1 collaborations)
• Scarlett Cannon (1 collaborations)
• Greg Craig (1 collaborations)
• Dinah O'Dowd (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (72 credits)

  • Culture Club: Greatest Hits

    Boy George

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Smash! The Culture Club Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Boy George & Culture Club

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Christmas Karma

    The Ghost of Christmas Future

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • KPOPPED

    - Boy George. TLC. STAYC. (2025) ... Self actor actors
    2025
  • The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Arthur's Whisky

    Boy George

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • WHAM!

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Let the Canary Sing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Blitzed: The 80's Blitz Kids Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party

    Self - Music

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Sherri

    - Boy George (2024) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2022
  • An Audience with Adele

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Kim Wilde: Pop Don't Stop - Greatest Hits

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Larry's Garage

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Mark Ronson: From the Heart

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK

    - Makeover Challenge (2022) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
    2019
  • Boy George & Culture Club - Berlin Live

    Self - Singer

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Studio 54

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Culture Club - Live at Wembley World Tour 2016

    Self - Singer

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Boy George's 1970s: Save Me From Suburbia

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Soul Boys of the Western World

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Secrets Of Burlesque

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Keegan-Michael Key, Boy George, Billy Durney & Matt Pittman (2024) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Taylor Swift, Boy George, Derek Waters (2014) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Lou Reed - Remembered

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Gogglebox

    - Episode 5: Celebrity Special for SU2C (2015) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Lady Gaga: Out Of Control

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Svengali

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    - Patti LaBelle & Boy George (2019) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Dorit Kemsley; Boy George (2019) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Dorit Kemsley & Boy George (2017) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Marisa Tomei & Boy George (2014) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2009
  • Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Graham Norton Show

    - Sarah Snook, Miriam Margolyes, Greta Lee, Boy George and CMAT (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Boy George (2018) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    - Family First (2016) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Twice Upon a Time

    Battar crooner

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Madness of Boy George

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Blitz Kids - Whatever Happened to the Gender Benders

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    - Episode 1 (2006) ... Self actor actors
    2005
  • George Michael: A Different Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Back To The 80's - Live In Concert

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Kinky Gerlinky

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Culture Club Live At The Royal Albert Hall 20th Anniversary Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Party in the Park 1999

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Legend of Leigh Bowery

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

    - Grot Yoga (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - Boiling Point: The Return (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - Speak Uneasy (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - Partners in Grime (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - The Watery Grave (2022) ... Self actor actors
    2002
  • The New Romantics: A Fine Romance

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Chemical Generation

    Self - Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • After Stonewall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Wolves of Kromer

    The Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The View

    - O'Donnell/George (2003) ... Self actor actors
    1997
  • RuPaul's Christmas Ball

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Boy Next Door: A Profile of Boy George

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Dorothée : Le cadeau de la rentrée

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Sacrée soirée

    - Episode 31 (1991) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 20 (1991) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 28 (1988) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 12 (1988) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 2 (1988) ... Self actor actors
    1987
  • Le monde est à vous

    - Episode 15 (1991) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 35 (1988) ... Self actor actors
    1987
  • Fast Forward

    Dancer in Club (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Max Headroom Show

    - Episode 6 - Boy George (1985) ... Self actor actors
    1985
  • 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Culture Club: A Kiss Across the Ocean

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The A-Team

    - Cowboy George (1986) ... Boy George actor actors
    1983
  • Wogan

    - Series 7, Show 133 (1987) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • Champs-Elysées

    - Episode 1 (1988) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 16 (1987) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 32 (1984) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 32 (1983) ... Self - Culture Club actor actors

    - Episode 15 (1983) ... Self - Culture Club actor actors
    1982
  • Steppin' Out

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Eurovision Song Contest

    - Semi Final 1 (2026) ... Self - San Marino's Contestant actor actors
    1956

• production (1 credits)

  • Untitled Boy George Biopic

    executive producer

    production
    2026

• sound (2 credits)

  • Culture Club - Live at Wembley World Tour 2016

    musician

    sound
    2017
  • Felidae

    theme song performance

    sound
    1994

• writing (1 credits)

  • Taboo

    musical

    writing
    2003