Nick Cave
Nick Cave is known for Wind River (2017), Hell or High Water (2016), The Road (2009).
Biography
Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.
Questions about Nick Cave
How many Nick Cave films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 65 films with Nick Cave, from 1987 to 2026.
What is the best rated Nick Cave film?
The best rated Nick Cave film in the catalogue is Memoir of a Snail (2024), rated 8.1.
What was the first Nick Cave film?
The first Nick Cave film in the catalogue is Wings of Desire, from 1987.
Who has Nick Cave worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Nick Cave shares the most credits with Warren Ellis (16 films), Brad Pitt (5 films) and Andrew Dominik (4 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2022) · Officer of the Order of Australia (2017) · Ivor Novello Awards (2014) · ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album (2013) · ARIA Award for Best Independent Release (2013) · ARIA Award for Best Male Artist (2001) · ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album (1997) · APRA Music Awards (1996) · ARIA Award for Single of the Year (1996) · ARIA Award for Best Pop Release (1996) · Libera Award for Best Live Act
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
Known for
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7.4 Wind River
2017
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7.3 Hell or High Water
2016
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7.0 The Road
2009
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7.1 Lawless
2012
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7.1 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
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5.9 Blonde
2022
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7.8 Wings of Desire
1987
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5.6 War Machine
2017
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8.1 Memoir of a Snail
2024
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6.7 Back to Black
2024
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7.0 The Proposition
2005
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6.9 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
Trivia
- Also works as
- singer · composer · novelist · writer · librettist · screenwriter · pianist · singer-songwriter · songwriter · film director · musician
- Studied at
- Caulfield Grammar School · Wangaratta High School
- Notable works
- The Sick Bag Song · The Death of Bunny Munro · And the Ass Saw the Angel
- Spouse
- Vivián Karnéiro · Susie Bick
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
122 films — 65 in the catalogue
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7.6 Broken English
2026 · Self
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7.0 Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
2025 · Narrator
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6.0 Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
2025 · Self
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5.0 The Extraordinary Miss Flower
2025 · Self
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9.0 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
2025 · Self
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert
2025 · Self
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The Making of Wild God
2024 · Nick Cave
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8.1
Memoir of a Snail
2024 · Bill Clarke (voice)
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But We Had Music
2024 · (Voice)
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Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
2023 · Self
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Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock
2023 · Self
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5.9 Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
2023 · Self
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7.6 AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023 · Self
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6.0 Kylie at the BBC
2022 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
2022
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7.2 This Much I Know to Be True
2022 · Self
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6.9
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 · H.G. Wells
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5.8 Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
2021 · Self
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7.0 Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021 · Self
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Фили. История одного лейбла
2020 · Self
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8.1 Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
2020 · Self
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5.7 Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 πίνακες, 17 χρόνια μετά
2020 · Self
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2.0 The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal
2020 · Mr. Invisible
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Die Liebe frisst das Leben
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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7.2 The Creative Brain
2019 · Self
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7.5 Why Are We Creative?
2018 · Self
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7.0 Fuse
2018 · Truck Driver (voice)
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8.0 Distant Sky
2018 · Self
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7.0 L7: Pretend We're Dead
2017 · Self (archive footage)
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Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2017 · Self
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Snowman
2017 · Narrator
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Boredom
2017 · Self
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Do You Pray?
2017 · Narrator
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4.4 The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
2016 · Self
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7.8 One More Time with Feeling
2016 · Self
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Stranded
2015 · Self
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7.4 Prophet's Prey
2015 · Narrator
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7.7 B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
2015 · Self
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Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
2015 · Self
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8.6 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits
2014 · Self
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5.0 Goth at the BBC
2014 · Self
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7.1 20,000 Days on Earth
2014 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre
2013 · Self
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7.5 Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011 · Self
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10.0 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
2009 · Self
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On/Off: Mark Stewart
2009
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6.5 All Tomorrow's Parties
2009 · Self
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7.4 The Cat Piano
2009 · Narrator
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Blixa Bargeld
2008 · Self
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6.5 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008
2008 · Self
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Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues
2008 · Self
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9.0 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions
2008 · Self
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6.0 Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party
2008 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
2008 · Self
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10.0 365 Day Project
2007 · Self
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7.3 Pixote In Memoriam
2007 · Self
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7.1
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 · Bowery Saloon Singer
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5.9 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House
2007 · Self
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7.0 The Dirty Three
2007 · Self
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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2007 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour
2007 · Self - vocals, piano
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6.4 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
2006 · Self
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The Harry Smith Project Live
2006 · Self
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7.6 The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005 · Self
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Seele Brennt
2005 · Nick Cave
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7.8 The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005 · Self (segment "Straight to You")
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
2004 · Self
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4.8 The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn
2003 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Nocturama
2003 · Self
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Listen With Pain
2001 · Self
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10.0 Listen with Pain: 20 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten
2001
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part
2001 · Self
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6.4 If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
2001 · Self
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8.0 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos
1998 · Self
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The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
1997 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Boatman's Call
1997 · Self
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8.0 Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
1997 · Jerry
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Baby Trouble Hole
1996 · Singer
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads
1996 · Self
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7.5 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994 · Self
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Die Haut - Sweat
1994 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love In
1994 · Self
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8.0 September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1994 · Self
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7.0 Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
1994 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Henry's Dream
1992 · Self
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7.0 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso
1992 · Self
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The Song
1991 · Self
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IDn4
1991 · Self
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5.2 Johnny Suede
1991 · Freak Storm
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6.5 The Road to God Knows Where
1990 · Self
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IDn3
1990 · Self
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IDn2
1990 · Entry
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son
1990 · Self
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6.8 Dandy
1988
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey
1988 · Self
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5.8 Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
1988 · Maynard
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7.8
Wings of Desire
1987 · Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
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Kings of Independence
1987 · Self
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6.0 Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land
1987 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial
1986 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against the Pricks
1986 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead
1985 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity
1984 · Self
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996
no date · self
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)
no date · Self
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Before They Were Gods
no date · (voice)
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6.7
Back to Black
2024
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6.1 The New Boy
2023
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5.9
Blonde
2022
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7.4
Wind River
2017
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5.6
War Machine
2017
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7.3
Hell or High Water
2016
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7.4 West of Memphis
2012
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6.7 A Few Hours of Spring
2012
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7.1
Lawless
2012
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7.0
The Road
2009
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6.7 The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
2008
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7.0
The Proposition
2005
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4.3 To Have and to Hold
1996
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7.9 The Velvet Queen
2021
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5.6 Kings
2017
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6.8 Far from Men
2015
Series and TV shows
9 titles
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8.7
Kylie
2026 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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5.9
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025 · Executive producer · 6 ep.
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5.9
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025 · Original music · 6 ep.
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5.9
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025 · Novel · 6 ep.
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8.0
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · Original music · 10 ep.
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6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Guest
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7.4
The Blues
2003 · Appearance
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7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Musical guest
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7.0
The Oscars
1953 · Appearance
People data: TMDb.
Cast
