Kirk Hammett
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-11-18 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Kirk Hammett
Biography
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
Acting
Metallica: from the off
as Self
(2025)
Metallica Saved My Life
as Self
(2025)
(2024)
(2023)
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
as Fan (voice)
(2023)
(2023)
(2023)
(2023)
(2022)
Metal Lords
as Kirk Hammett
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
as self
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
as guitars
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
(2020)
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
as lead guitar
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
as Kirk Hammett
(2019)
(2018)
(2017)
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
(2017)
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
as Himself
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
as Guitars
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
(2016)
(2016)
(2016)
(2016)
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
as Guitars
(2016)
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
as Self - Guitars
(2015)
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
as Self - Guitar
(2015)
Mission to Lars
as Himself
(2015)
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
as Self - Guitar
(2015)
Metallica: [2015] X Games
as Self - Guitar
(2014)
Metallica: Masters of Metal
as Himself
(2014)
(2014)
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
(2014)
'Tallica Parking Lot
as Kirk Hammett (voice)
(2014)
(2014)
Metallica: This Monster Lives
as Himself
(2014)
(2014)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
as Guitars
(2014)
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
as Himself
(2014)
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
as Himself
(2013)
Metallica: Through the Never
as Himself
(2013)
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
as Self - Guitars
(2013)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013
as Self - Guitars
(2012)
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
(2012)
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival
as Self - Guitar
(2012)
Metallica: Rock in Rio
as Guitars
(2012)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
as Self - Guitar
(2012)
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
as Self - Guitar
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
as Guitar
(2010)
(2010)
Lemmy
as Self
(2010)
(2010)
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
as Guitars
(2010)
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
as Kirk Hammett
(2010)
Metallica: Fan Can 6
as Guitars
(2010)
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Sofia
as Guitars
(2009)
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
(2009)
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
(2009)
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
as Himself - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
(2009)
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
as Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
(2009)
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
as Guitars
(2008)
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
as Self - Guitar
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
METALLICA the Complete Story
as Himself
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
as Self - Guitars
(2007)
(2007)
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
as Lead Guitar
(2007)
Metallica - Live Earth
as Himself
(2006)
The Darwin Awards
as Self
(2006)
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
as Guitars
(2006)
(2006)
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
as Lead Guitarist
(2006)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
as Guitars
(2006)
Metallica: Fan Can 5
as Guitars
(2005)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
(2004)
(2003)
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
as Himself
(2003)
Metallica: MTV Icon
as Hmself
(2001)
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
as Self - Guitar
(2000)
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
as Self - Guitar
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
Metallica: Making of S&M
as Self - Guitars
(1999)
Metallica: Woodstock '99
as Self
(1999)
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
as Self - Guitar
(1998)
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
as Self
(1998)
Metallica: Live Covers
as Self - Guitar
(1996)
Metallica: Fan Can 1
as Self
(1995)
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
as Self - Guitar
(1994)
(1994)
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
as Self - Guitar
(1993)
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
as Self - Guitar
(1993)
Metallican Vid
as Himself (Lead Guitar)
(1993)
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
as Guitars
(1993)
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
as Guitars
(1993)
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
as Guitars
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Metallica: Live at San Diego
as Himself
(1992)
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
as Guitars
(1991)
(1990)
(1989)
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Lead Guitar
(1989)
(1989)
2 of One
as Himself (Lead Guitar)
(1989)
(1989)
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
as Guitars
(1988)
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
as Self - Guitars
(1987)
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
as Himself (Guitarist)
(1986)
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
as Guitars
(1986)
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
as Lead Guitar
(1986)
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
as Guitars
(1986)
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
as Guitars
(1986)
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada
as Self - Guitar
(1985)
(1985)
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
as Lead Guitar
(1985)
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
as Guitars
(1983)
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
as Lead Guitar
Crew
(2017)
(2013)
Metallica: Through the Never
Writer, Original Music Composer
(2012)
(1999)