
Kirk Hammett
Acting
1962-11-18San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Known For

8.0
The Simpsons
1989 · tv

6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · tv

7.7
Billions
2016 · tv

5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · tv

7.8
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · tv

6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · tv

7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · tv

7.6
Metalocalypse
2006 · tv

5.3
Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · tv

7.7
Classic Albums
1997 · tv

6.9
Metal Lords
2022 · movie

6.6
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
2023 · movie

7.5
Lemmy
2010 · movie

6.8
Metallica: Through the Never
2013 · movie

8.7
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019 · movie

7.1
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
2004 · movie

8.6
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999 · movie

5.5
The Darwin Awards
2007 · movie

8.2
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
2010 · movie

4.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · movie

The Music Biz
1995 · tv

6.2
Runt
2024 · movie

5.2
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · movie

9.7
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017 · movie

7.0
MTV Rockumentary
1989 · tv

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025 · movie

8.0
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
2009 · movie

6.5
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018 · movie

7.9
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992 · movie

4.5
The History of Metal and Horror
2021 · movie