Dave Mustaine

actor • soundtrack • composer

Dave Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American thrash metal band Megadeth. Before, he was the first lead guitarist and co-songwriter of the metal band Metallica until his departure in 1983.

Born: September 13, 1961 in La Mesa, California, USA (age 64)

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Known For

7.5

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Movies & TV Credits

50 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Avenged Sevenquads: Revenge of Hue Sevenfold Movie	—	Actor	Dave Mustaine	2025
Megadeth Crush the World Tour TV Special	—	Actor	Self	2024
Megadeth - Hellfest 2024 Movie	—	Actor	Self	2024
Megadeth - Live at Wacken Open Air 2023 Movie	—	Actor	Lead Vocals / Guitars	2023
Megadeth - They Only Come Out At Night: Live At Budokan 2023 Movie	—	Actor	Self	2023
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	2021
The History of Metal and Horror Movie	6.1	Actor	Self	2021
Flying V Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	2020
Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story Movie	5.6	Actor	Self	2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2019
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! Movie	3.5	Actor	The Mastermind (voice)	2017
Megadeth Bloodstock 2017 Movie	—	Actor	Lead Vocals/Guitar	2017
Megadeth: Live at Wacken Open Air 2017 Movie	—	Actor	Vocals, Guitars	2017
Megadeth: Hellfest 2016 Movie	—	Actor	Vocals, Guitars	2016
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation Movie	—	Actor	Self	2016
Megadeth: Countdown to Extinction - Live Movie	8.1	Actor	Vocals, Guitars	2013
Megadeth: [2012] Guitar Center Sessions Movie	—	Actor	Vox, Guitars	2012
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event Movie	—	Actor	Self	2011
Megadeth: [2011] SWU Festival Movie	—	Actor	Vox, Guitars	2011
Megadeth: Maquinaria Festival Movie	—	Actor	Guitars/Vocals	2011
The Big 4 TV Show	8.4	Actor	Vocals, guitars	2011
Megadeth - Rust in Peace Live Movie	7.3	Actor	Guitar/Vocals	2010
Megadeth - The Big Four - Live from Sofia, Bulgaria Movie	—	Actor	Guitars/Lead Vocals	2010
Megadeth Blood in the Water: Live in San Diego TV Special	9.1	Actor	Vocals, Guitars	2009
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash Movie	—	Actor	Self	2008
Megadeth: That One Night - Live in Buenos Aires Movie	8.1	Actor	Lead Vocals/Guitar	2007
Get Thrashed Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	2006
Megadeth: Arsenal Of Megadeth Movie	—	Actor	Vocal, guitar	2006
Hell's Kitchen TV Show	7.0	Actor	Self - Restaurant Patron(1 Episode)	2005
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2004
Duck Dodgers TV Show	7.5	Actor	Himself (voice)(2 Episodes)	2003
Megadeth: Rude Awakening Movie	8.2	Actor	Vocals, Guitars	2002
Megadeth: Monsters Of Rock 1998 Movie	—	Actor	Vocals, Guitar	1998
Classic Albums TV Show	8.2	Actor	Self - Megadeth(1 Episode)	1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks TV Show	7.6	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1996
The Drew Carey Show TV Show	6.8	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1995
Megadeth - Live at Hammersmith Odeon Movie	—	Actor	Self	1992
Megadeth: Rock in Rio 1991 Movie	—	Actor	Vox, Guitars	1991
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7 Movie	5.1	Actor	Self	1990
Megadeth: [1990] Rust in Detroit Movie	—	Actor	Vox, Guitars	1990
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 5 Movie	—	Actor	Himself	1990
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	1988
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All Movie	8.2	Actor	Himself	1987
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone Movie	—	Actor	Guitars	1983
Megadeth: Wacken Open Air 2023 Movie	—	Actor	—	—
Megadeth: A Secret Place Movie	—	Actor	—	—
Megadeth - Live at Resurrection Fest EG 2018 Movie	—	Actor	Lead Vocals/Guitar	—
Megadeth - Crush the World: Live at Buenos Aires 2024 (Night 1) Movie	—	Actor	Self	—
This Was My Life: Nick Menza's Metal Memories with Megadeth and Beyond Movie	8.9	Actor	—	—

Dave Mustaine

Known For

Get Thrashed

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Movies & TV Credits