Kurt Cobain

Career Overview

Kurt Cobain has 65 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Signature works include Cobain: Montage of Heck, I Hate Myself and I Want to Die, Nirvana: Live at the Paramount. 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

65

Birth Date

1967-02-20

Birth Place

Aberdeen, Washington, USA

Known For

• 

  Cobain: Montage of Heck
• 

  I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
• 

  Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
• 

  Kurt Cobain: About a Son
• Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
• 

  All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On

Frequent Collaborators

• Krist Novoselic (5 collaborations)
• Dave Grohl (5 collaborations)
• Courtney Love (2 collaborations)
• Tracey Marander (2 collaborations)
• Frances Bean Cobain (1 collaborations)
• Pat Smear (1 collaborations)
• Dale Crover (1 collaborations)
• Buzz Osborne (1 collaborations)
• Eric Erlandson (1 collaborations)
• Jennifer Finch (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (60 credits)

  • Bloody Pearl

    Poster no quarto

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • I Hate Myself and I Want to Die

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Teacher

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Foo Fighters: One Less Hero

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • When Nirvana Came to Britain

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The UnXplained

    - Mysterious Curses (2020) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
    2019
  • 27: Gone Too Soon

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Kurt Everywhere

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Soaked in Bleach

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Cobain: Montage of Heck

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Hit So Hard

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

    Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Nirvana: Live On Air

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Nirvana: Live at Reading

    Self - Vocals, Guitar

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Welcome to My Castle!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Kurt Cobain: About a Son

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Devil and Daniel Johnston

    Self (Archival footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

    Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Nirvana: With the Lights Out

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • VH1 News Special: Grunge

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • 25 Years of Punk

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Kurt & Courtney

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Hype!

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

    Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • RuPaul's Christmas Ball

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • MTV Unplugged: Nirvana

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

    Self - Vocals, Guitar

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Nirvana: Live and Loud

    Self - Vocals, Guitar

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal

    Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • 1991: The Year Punk Broke

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991

    Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Nirvana: Astoria Theater London

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Nirvana: Live in Dallas

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Sub Pop Video Network Program 1

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

    Kurt Cobain

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990

    Self - Vocals, Guitar

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Nirvana: Rockin’ T.P., Santa Fe 1989

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • MTV Video Music Awards

    - 9th Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1992) ... Self actor actors
    1984

• sound (3 credits)

  • Hippo

    music

    sound
    2024
  • Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

    songs

    sound
    1993
  • Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

    vocals

    sound
    1991

• writing (2 credits)

  • Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

    author

    writing
    2011
  • Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

    lyricist

    writing
    1991