Jason Newsted

Biography

Jason Newsted is a musician. He is best known as the former bassist for the American band Metallica. He joined Metallica in the year 1986 and quit the band in 2001.

Career Overview

Jason Newsted has 69 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Signature works include Metallica: Up Close and Personal, Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96. 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

69

Birth Date

1963-03-04 00:00:00

Birth Place

Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Known For

• Metallica: Up Close and Personal
• Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• 

  Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96
• 

  Metallica: Polar Beach Party
• 

  Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
• 

  Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

Frequent Collaborators

• James Hetfield (6 collaborations)
• Kirk Hammett (5 collaborations)
• Lars Ulrich (5 collaborations)
• Dave White (1 collaborations)
• Robert Trujillo (1 collaborations)
• Marianne Faithfull (1 collaborations)
• Mark Steger (1 collaborations)
• Jason Robards (1 collaborations)
• Michael Kamen (1 collaborations)
• Timothy Bottoms (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (69 credits)

  • Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Avenged Sevenquads: Revenge of Hue Sevenfold: Part 2

    Hue Sevenfold

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Metallica: Polar Beach Party

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • VOÏVOD: We Are Connected

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)

    bass (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)

    bass (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica: Wherever We May Roam

    bass

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Hired Gun

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Metallica: The Black Album

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Lemmy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • METALLICA the Complete Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Metallica: Up Close and Personal

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

    Bassist

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Gov't Mule: The Deepest End

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Metallica: Live in Baltimore

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Woodstock '99

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Metallica: Making of S&M

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Metallica: Woodstock '99

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Metallica: Cunning Stunts

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Metallica: Live Covers

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Metallica: Fan Can 1

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Metallica: Woodstock '94

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Metallican Vid

    Self - Bass Guitar

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Metallica: Mexico City, Mexico

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Metallica: Live at San Diego

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992

    Self - Bass Guitar

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Metallica - ...And Justice For All

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Metallica: Newark, Delaware

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY

    Bass

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • 2 of One

    Self (Bass/Backing Vocal)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada

    Self - Bass

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Metallica: Nagoya, Japan

    Bass guitar

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • MTV Video Music Awards

    - 13th Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1996) ... Self actor actors

    - 8th Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1991) ... Self actor actors
    1984
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Nathan Lane/Metallica (1997) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975