Kerry King

Biography

Kerry Ray King is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer.

Career Overview

Kerry King has 43 screen credits in a career dating back to 1985. Signature works include Slayer - Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, Slayer: Thrash Metal Heroes, Slayer: The Repentless Killogy. 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

43

Birth Date

1964-06-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Slayer - Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London
• 

  Slayer: Thrash Metal Heroes
• 

  Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
• 

  Slayer: Repentless
• Slayer: [2014] Voodoo Music Festival
• 

  Slayer: Rock in Rio 2013

Frequent Collaborators

• Tom Araya (6 collaborations)
• Gary Holt (4 collaborations)
• Paul Bostaph (4 collaborations)
• Jeff Hanneman (2 collaborations)
• Dave Lombardo (2 collaborations)
• Katelyn Brooke (1 collaborations)
• Paul Chomicki (1 collaborations)
• Micah Fitzgerald (1 collaborations)
• Ryan Gibson (1 collaborations)
• Tyler Mane (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (42 credits)

  • Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • WrestleMania 41: Sunday

    Kerry King

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Studio 666

    Krug

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Flying V

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Slayer: The Repentless Killogy

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Mission to Lars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Slayer: Repentless

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Slayer: Repentless (Live At Wacken Open Air 2014)

    Self - Guitar

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Slayer: [2014] Voodoo Music Festival

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Slayer: Rock in Rio 2013

    Self - Guitar

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Snake Underworld with Henry Rollins

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Big Four: Live in Sofia

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Slayer - The Big Four - Live from Sofia, Bulgaria

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Slayer - Live at Sonisphere

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Slayer: Rock Am Ring

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Assorted Atrocities: The Exodus Documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Slayer - Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Global Metal

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Get Thrashed

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Slayer: Rock Am Ring

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Slayer: Still Reigning

    Self - Guitar

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Slayer: S**t Your Never Seen!

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Slayer: War at the Warfield

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Sarah Silverman, Greg Grunberg, Slayer (2007) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2003
  • Slayer: Live in Montreux

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Slayer: Hultsfred Festival - Hultsfred, Sweden 2002/06/14

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Slayer: Las Vegas, Nevada

    Guitar

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Slayer: Thrash Metal Heroes

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Slayer: Live Intrusion

    Self - Guitars

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Slayer: Monsters of Rock Chile

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Pantera: Cowboys from Hell

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Run

    Video Manager

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Slayer: Live at Fryhuset - Stockholm, Sweden - 9/8/1988

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Slayer - Horizon Garage/Calvary Cemetary Documentary

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Slayer: Live at Heavy Sound Festival - Poperinge, Belgium 1985/05/26

    Guitars

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Combat Tour Live: The Ultimate Revenge

    actor

    actors
    1985

• sound (1 credits)

  • Heathens

    songs

    sound
    1996