Elvis Costello
Acting
1954-08-25 · Paddington, London, England, UK
Referencing prodigies of rock lyricism may not bring Elvis Costello to mind for some, but he does deserve consideration. Through the course of over four decades, the former computer programmer has maintained a career as a singer-songwriter, giving the likes of Bob Dylan himself a reckoning. He was born Declan MacManus in London, England, on August 25, 1954. He took the moniker Elvis Costello in 1977, adopting his first name from Elvis Presley and the last part from the maiden name of his mother. Also in '77, Costello's debut album My Aim Is True was released, drawing connections to the new wave and punk movement while showing musical variance. That year, Costello's band The Attractions was assembled. The group released a number of albums, including This Year's Model, Armed Forces, and Trust. 1986's Blood and Chocolate produced memorable, literate gems, such as "Tokyo Storm Warning" and "I Want You." After the Attractions' final show in 1996, caused by conflict between Costello and the band's bassist Bruce Thomas, two of the group's other members would become part of his new backing band, The Imposters. Costello has released over 30 albums.
Filmography
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
2026 · Movie
Words + Music
2025 · Series
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Alma Naidu @ Levekusener Jazztage 2025
2025 · Movie
Elvis Costello & WDR Big Band @ Leverkusener Jazztage 2025
2025 · Movie
Record On: The Specials - A Message to You
2024 · Movie
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023 · Movie
Roy Orbison Forever
2022 · Movie
Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
2021 · Movie
This Is Pop
2021 · Series
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
2020 · Movie
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020 · Movie
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Movie
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018 · Movie
Pete the Cat
2017 · Series
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017 · Movie
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
2017 · Movie
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Elvis Costello - Detour Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
2015 · Movie
Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
2014 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
2013 · Movie
Experience Montreux
2013 · Movie
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook
2012 · Movie
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
2011 · Movie
Hamburg Journal
2011 · Series
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011 · Movie
Love Shines
2010 · Movie
Hard Rock Calling 2010
2010 · Movie
Treme
2010 · Series
A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!
2010 · Movie
Live From Bonnaroo 2009
2009 · Movie
Live from the Artists Den
2009 · Series
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
2008 · Series
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
2008 · Movie
Memento Mori
2008 · Movie
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007 · Movie
Delirious
2007 · Movie
Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song
2007 · Movie
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2007 · Movie
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade
2006 · Movie
Legends
2006 · Series
The Harry Smith Project Live
2006 · Movie
Before the Music Dies
2006 · Movie
30 Rock
2006 · Series
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006 · Movie
Elvis Costello & Friends
2006 · Movie
Putting the River in Reverse
2006 · Movie
Grand Ole Opry Live
2006 · Movie
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
2006 · Movie
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
2006 · Movie
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005 · Movie
The Colbert Report
2005 · Series
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
2005 · Movie
Elvis Costello: The Right Spectacle - The Very Best of Elvis Costello
2005 · Movie
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005 · Movie
Off The Beaten Path: A Road Trip With Elvis & Pete
2005 · Movie
Live Aid
2004 · Movie
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004 · Movie
De-Lovely
2004 · Movie
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
2004 · Movie
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Club Date - Live in Memphis
2004 · Movie
Cold Mountain
2003 · Movie
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
2003 · Movie
I Love Your Work
2003 · Movie
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Series
Elvis Costello: North
2003 · Movie
The Shape of Things
2003 · Movie
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003 · Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Freedom Beat
2003 · Movie
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002 · Movie
One Million Stars Falling from the Sky
2002 · Series
CMT Crossroads
2002 · Series
A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David
2001 · Movie
Prison Song
2001 · Movie
Unleaded
2000 · Movie
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'
1999 · Movie
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Movie
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 · Movie
Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
1999 · Movie
200 Cigarettes
1999 · Movie
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999 · Movie
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998 · Movie
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998 · Movie
Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night
1998 · Movie
Spice World
1997 · Movie
Classic Albums
1997 · Series
Tony Bennett's New York
1996 · Movie
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
TFI Friday
1996 · Series
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Series
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Series
Lo + plus
1995 · Series
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994 · Movie
Dusty
1994 · Movie
Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
1994 · Movie
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1994 · Movie
Frasier
1993 · Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
Weird Nightmare
1993 · Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Rabbit Ears - Tom Thumb
1991 · Movie
G.B.H.
1991 · Series
Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters
1991 · Movie
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
MTV Unplugged
1989 · Series
Paul McCartney: Put It There
1989 · Movie
Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater
1989 · Movie
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988 · Movie
Red Shoes In the Land of the Midnight Sun: Elvis Costello & The Confederates Live in Tokyo
1987 · Movie
Straight to Hell
1987 · Movie
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
1986 · Movie
Club Paradise
1986 · Movie
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
1986 · Movie
No Surrender
1985 · Movie
Live Aid
1985 · Movie
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
1984 · Movie
The Last Chance Dance
1984 · Movie
Scully
1984 · Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · Series
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
George Jones: With a Little Help from His Friends
1981 · Movie
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981 · Movie
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Live in Montreaux
1980 · Movie
Americathon
1979 · Movie
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978 · Series
Elvis Costello and The Attractions: Live at The Capitol Theatre
1978 · Movie
If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth a Fuck
1978 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Austin City Limits
1975 · Series
Top of the Pops
1964 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Little Red Robin Hood
Movie
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Movie
Elvis Costello & the Attractions live in Boston & Detroit 1978
Movie