Kirk Hammett
Acting
BornNovember 18, 1962 · 63
FromSan Francisco, California, USA
GenderMale
187
Movies
15
TV Shows
6
Crew Credits
43
Years Active
★ 1
Popularity
Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
AKA Kirk Lee Hammett · Metallica
Known For
Top 8 by popularity
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
★ 6.12015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015★ 6.1
as Self - Musical Guest
Filmography
187 titles
2000Woodstock '99 ★ 5.5 Watch 
2022Metal Lordsas Self ★ 6.8 Watch 
2025Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bowas Self Watch 
2023Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstaras Fan (voice) ★ 6.6 Watch 
2013Metallica: Through the Neveras Self ★ 6.8 Watch 
2019Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2as Self ★ 8.7 Watch 
2007The Darwin Awardsas Self ★ 5.5 Watch 
2004Metallica: Some Kind of Monsteras Self ★ 7.1 Watch 
2024Runtas Runt ★ 6.2 Watch 
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonyas Self ★ 4.0 Watch 
1999Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&Mas Self ★ 8.7 Watch 
2001Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallicaas Self - Guitar ★ 6.3 Watch 
2022Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo Watch 
2017Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 ★ 10.0 Watch 
2014Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014as Guitars Watch 
2006Metallica Korea Watch 
2011Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011as Guitar ★ 7.1 Watch 
2006Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004as Lead Guitarist ★ 7.7 Watch 
2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stageas Self ★ 7.5 Watch 
1991Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock ★ 7.7 Watch 
1985Metallica: Ride The Lightningas Self ★ 10.0 Watch 
2015Metallica: Freeze 'Em Allas Self Watch 
2017Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alagoas Self ★ 5.4 Watch 
2012Metallica: The Black Album ★ 7.9 Watch 
2017Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017as Guitars ★ 8.0 Watch 
2025Metallica: Polar Beach Partyas Self Watch 
2021The History of Metal and Horroras Self ★ 5.0 Watch 
1993Metallican Vidas Self - Lead Guitar Watch Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1989Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatreas Self Watch 
2022Metallica Live Hellfest 2022as self Watch 
2026Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 2as Lead Guitar Watch 
—Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge Watch Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
2025Metallica: Poor Swedish Me '96as Self Watch Metallica - Live Earth
2019Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 ★ 8.0 Watch 
2021Metallica: Wherever We May Roamas guitars ★ 6.0 Watch 
2020MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chainsas Self ★ 9.0 Watch 
2003Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsalsas Self ★ 9.5 Watch Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
2020Metallica: Live at Slane Castleas lead guitar ★ 10.0 Watch 
1998Metallica: Cunning Stuntsas Self ★ 7.8 Watch 
2003Metallica: MTV Iconas Self ★ 7.5 Watch 
1992Metallica: Live at San Diegoas Self ★ 9.0 Watch 
1985Metallica: Day on the Greenas Guitars Watch 
2021Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies ★ 6.0 Watch 
1992Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallicaas Self ★ 7.8 Watch 
1992Metallica - ...And Justice For Allas Self ★ 10.0 Watch Metallica: Rock in Rio
2026Metallica: M72 Tour - Budapest, Day 1as Lead Guitar Watch Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
2016Metallica: Live from The House of Vansas Self - guitars ★ 10.0 Watch 
2008Metallica - Rock AM Ringas Self - Guitar ★ 10.0 Watch 
2021Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shitas Self ★ 8.0 Watch Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
2017Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Benningtonas Self (archive footage) ★ 9.6 Watch 
2010The Big Four: Live in Sofiaas Guitars ★ 8.3 Watch Metallica Live at Blizzcon
2012Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012as Self - Guitar ★ 10.0 Watch Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
2014Lennon or McCartneyas Self ★ 5.3 Watch 
1998Metallica: Live Coversas Self - Guitar ★ 10.0 Watch Metallica: [2015] X Games
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1as Self ★ 8.5 Watch Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
2017Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punkas Self ★ 7.5 Watch 
1998Metallica: Poor East Asian Me - Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Koreaas Self Watch 
2025Metallica: On the Air (Music Videos + TV Appearances)as Self Watch Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2021Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Macas Self ★ 9.0 Watch 
1989Metallica: Newark, Delawareas Self Watch 
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2as Self ★ 9.0 Watch 
19892 of Oneas Self (Lead Guitar) Watch Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
1999Metallica: Woodstock '99as Self Watch 
2010Metallica: Live at Sonisphereas Self ★ 8.5 Watch 
2025Metallica Saved My Lifeas Self Watch 
1994Metallica: Woodstock '94 Watch 
2010Lemmyas Self ★ 7.5 Watch 
2005The Work of Director Anton Corbijnas Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said") ★ 7.8 Watch 
2018Making Fun: The Story of Funkoas Self ★ 6.5 Watch 
1986Metallica: Nagoya, Japanas Guitars Watch 
2019Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Storyas Self ★ 7.3 Watch 
1989Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989as Lead Guitar ★ 8.6 Watch 
1986Metallica: Detroit, Michiganas Guitars Watch 
2020Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppetsas Self Watch 
2023Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiereas Self ★ 7.3 Watch Metallica Touring Europe
2022Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 ★ 8.0 Watch 
1992For Those About to Rock - Monsters In Moscow ★ 8.2 Watch 
2009VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Momentsas Self Watch 
2025Metallica: Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigansas Self Watch 
2014Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"as Self ★ 10.0 Watch 
2013Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarcticaas Self - Guitars ★ 7.5 Watch 
2017Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) ★ 8.0 Watch 
2014Metallica: Masters of Metalas Self ★ 7.2 Watch Metallica: from the off
2024Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auctionas Self ★ 5.5 Watch 
2021Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes ★ 8.0 Watch 
2009Metallica: Français pour une nuitas Self - Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals ★ 8.0 Watch 
2020Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals ★ 10.0 Watch 
2010Metallica: Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)as Self ★ 6.0 Watch 
2007Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets Watch 
2007Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007as Lead Guitar ★ 2.0 Watch 
2009Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico Cityas Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals ★ 7.9 Watch 
1985Metallica: Metal Hammer Festivalas Lead Guitar Watch Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
2015Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015as Self - Guitar ★ 7.5 Watch Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
2021Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018as Self Watch 
2012Metallica: Quebec Magneticas Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals ★ 8.1 Watch 
2021Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 ★ 6.0 Watch 
2006Heavy Metal: Louder Than Lifeas Self ★ 6.8 Watch 
2009Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagenas Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals Watch 
1994Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994as Self - Guitar Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017as Self Watch 
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows Live at Chase Center 2021 Watch 
2012Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festivalas Self - Guitar ★ 8.2 Watch 
2023Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2as Self Watch 
2008Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrashas Self ★ 7.0 Watch Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2008METALLICA the Complete Storyas Self Watch 
2014How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen Watch 
2014Metallica: This Monster Livesas Self ★ 5.8 Watch 
2022Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concertas Self ★ 4.8 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004as Self Watch 
2019Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 ★ 10.0 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983as Self ★ 10.0 Watch 
—Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartuas Self Watch 
2016Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct ★ 10.0 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007as Self Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013as Self ★ 7.0 Watch 
2017The New York Hardcore Chronicles Filmas Self Watch 
1999Metallica: Making of S&Mas Self - Guitars Watch 
1999Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&Mas Self - Guitars ★ 7.0 Watch 
1992Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992as Self - Guitar ★ 8.6 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)as Self Watch 
2020Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction ★ 8.3 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006as Cast Watch 
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)as guitars ★ 8.0 Watch Metallica: Live in Baltimore
1987Metallica: Cliff 'Em Allas Self - Guitarist ★ 7.7 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014as Self Watch 
1996Metallica: Fan Can 1as Self Watch 
2021Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)as guitars ★ 7.0 Watch 
2017Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017as guitar Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999as Self Watch 
2015Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015as Self Watch 
1989Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989as Lead Guitar Watch Metallica: Fan Can 5
Metallica: Fan Can 6
2020Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQas Self Watch 
2010Metallica: The Big 4 Live in Sofiaas Guitars Watch 
2021Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 ★ 6.0 Watch 
2015Mission to Larsas Self ★ 5.7 Watch ![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1EgjQW1qQqbq9b6sCa39qua7VCy.jpg)
—Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore] Watch 
2022Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022as self Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000as Self Watch 
2019Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 ★ 8.5 Watch Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
2009Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009as Self - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals ★ 10.0 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015as guitars Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012as Self Watch 
2016Metallica: The Night Before ★ 10.0 Watch 'Tallica Parking Lot
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
—Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Osloas Self Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008as Self Watch Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
2021Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991as Self Watch 
1993Metallica: Mexico City, Mexicoas Guitars Watch 
2020Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011as Self Watch 
—Cheesy Home Video Watch 
2022Metallica Download Festival Germany Watch 
—Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden Watch Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
1983Metallica: Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983as Lead Guitar ★ 8.5 Watch 
2020Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997as Self Watch Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1986Metallica - Roskilde Festivalas Lead Guitar Watch Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
2008Metallica: Making Magnetic ★ 9.0 Watch