Julien Temple

Career Overview

Julien Temple has 72 screen credits in a career dating back to 1976. Signature works include Pandaemonium, Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, Earth Girls Are Easy. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 72
Birth Date: 1953-11-26
Birth Place: London, England, UK

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Steve Jones (2 collaborations)
Martin Scorsese (2 collaborations)
Siouxsie Sioux (2 collaborations)
David Bowie (2 collaborations)
Linus Roache (1 collaborations)
John Hannah (1 collaborations)
Samantha Morton (1 collaborations)
Emily Woof (1 collaborations)
Andrea Lowe (1 collaborations)
Dexter Fletcher (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (46 credits)
- Sexual Healing
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- I Am Curious Johnny
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Ibiza: The Silent Movie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- My Life Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Habaneros
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Keith Richards - The Origin of the Species
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- The Clash: New Year's Day '77
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Rio 50 Degrees: Carry on CaRIOca
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- London: The Modern Babylon
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Glastopia
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Oil City Confidential
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Madness: The Liberty of Norton Folgate
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- The Eternity Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Glastonbury
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Scissor Sisters: Return to Oz
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- David Bowie: Best of Bowie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Pandaemonium
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Sade: Life Promise Pride Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- blur | The Best Of
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- The Filth and the Fury
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Vigo
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Bullet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Earth Girls Are Easy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
- Aria
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Running Out of Luck
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Absolute Beginners
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Come Dancing with The Kinks
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Mantrap
  director
  
  directing
  
  1983
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- The Comic Strip
  director
  
  directing
  
  1981
- The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Biceps of Steel
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Punk Can Take It
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- Where is Your Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- The Tunnyng of Elinour Rummyng
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
actors (6 credits)
- I Am a Mutoid: A Glastonbury Hero
  Self (Archive Footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- The Public Image Is Rotten
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- London: The Modern Babylon
  Spoken Quotations (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
writing (11 credits)
- Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2020
- Ibiza: The Silent Movie
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
- London: The Modern Babylon
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- The Filth and the Fury
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2000
- Vigo
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Aria
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1987
- Running Out of Luck
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1987
- David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1984
- The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1980
- Biceps of Steel
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1980
- Punk Can Take It
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1979
production (6 credits)
- Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Ibiza: The Silent Movie
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- London: The Modern Babylon
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Glastopia
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Ray Davies: Imaginary Man
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
camera (2 credits)
- Glastopia
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2012
- Glastonbury
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2006
sound (1 credits)
- Absolute Beginners
  songs
  
  sound
  
  1986