Lars Ulrich, R (Order of the Dannebrog) is a Danish musician, songwriter, record producer, and podcaster. He is best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. The son of tennis player Torben Ulrich and grandson of tennis player Einer Ulrich, he also played tennis in his youth and moved to Los Angeles at age 16 to train professionally. However, rather than playing tennis, Ulrich began playing drums. After publishing an advertisement in The Recycler, Ulrich met vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and formed Metallica. Along with Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs. He was the face of the band during the Napster controversy. Later in his career, Ulrich began hosting the It's Electric podcast, in which he speaks with other prominent musicians.
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Known For
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(2012)
Joris Ivens
Get Him to the Greek
(2010)
Self
Sound City
(2013)
Self
Metallica: Through the Never
(2013)
Himself
Lennon or McCartney
(2014)
Self
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
(2004)
Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
(2009)
Himself
Lemmy
(2010)
Self
Downloaded
(2013)
Himself (Archive Footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
(1972)
Self
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone
(1983)
Drums
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983
(1983)
Drums
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival
(1985)
Drums
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green
(1985)
Drums
Metallica: Ride The Lightning
(1985)
Self
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan
(1986)
Drums
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan
(1986)
Drums
Metallica - Roskilde Festival
(1986)
Drums
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY
(1986)
Drums
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
(1987)
Himself (Drummer)
Metallica: [1988] London, England
(1988)
Drums
2 of One
(1989)
Himself (Drums/Intro & Outro)
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre
(1989)
Self
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY
(1989)
Drums
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
(1990)
Metallica - Live at Tushino
(1991)
Drummer
Metallica: Live at Monsters of Rock 1991
(1991)
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands
(1992)
Drums
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
(1992)
Self
Metallica: Live at San Diego
(1992)
Himself
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
(1992)
Self
Metallican Vid
(1993)
Himself (Drums)
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
(1993)
Drums
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile
(1993)
Drums
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico
(1993)
Drums
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
(1993)
Self - Drums
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland
(1993)
Drums
Metallica: Woodstock '94
(1994)
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994
(1994)
Self - Drums
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret
(1995)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Fan Can 1
(1996)
Self
Metallica: Live Covers
(1998)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
(1998)
Self
Metallica: Woodstock '99
(1999)
Self
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
(1999)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Making of S&M
(1999)
Self - Drums
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
(1999)
Self
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(1999)
Self - Drums
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland
(2000)
Self - Drums
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
(2001)
Self - Drums
Metallica: MTV Icon
(2003)
Himself
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals
(2003)
Metallica: St-Anger
(2003)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
(2004)
Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
(2005)
Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006
(2006)
Drums
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
(2006)
Drummer
Get Thrashed
(2006)
Self
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006
(2006)
Drums
Metallica: Fan Can 5
(2006)
Drums
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007
(2007)
Drums
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
(2007)
Metallica - Live Earth
(2007)
Himself
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash
(2008)
Self
Global Metal
(2008)
Himself
Metallica: Making Magnetic
(2008)
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008
(2008)
Himself
Metallica - Rock AM Ring
(2008)
Self - Drums
METALLICA the Complete Story
(2008)
Himself
Metallica Touring Europe
(2008)
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival
(2008)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009
(2009)
Himself - Drums
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009
(2009)
Drums
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen
(2009)
Drums
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
(2009)
Himself
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
(2009)
Drums
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
(2009)
Self
Get Him to the Greek
(2010)
Self
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)
(2010)
Self
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere
(2010)
Lars Ulrich
Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder The Movie
(2010)
Himself
Lemmy
(2010)
Self
Metallica: Fan Can 6
(2010)
Drums
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
(2010)
Drums
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
(2011)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
(2011)
Drums
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
(2011)
Self
Metallica: Rock in Rio
(2012)
Drums
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(2012)
Joris Ivens
Metallica: Orion Music Festival
(2012)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
(2012)
Self
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012
(2012)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012
(2012)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
(2012)
Metallica: The Black Album
(2012)
Beware of Mr. Baker
(2012)
Self
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica
(2013)
Drums
Metallica: Through the Never
(2013)
Himself
Downloaded
(2013)
Himself (Archive Footage)
Sound City
(2013)
Self
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
(2013)
Himself
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013
(2013)
Drums
Lennon or McCartney
(2014)
Self
Metallica: This Monster Lives
(2014)
Himself
How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
(2014)
Metallica: Masters of Metal
(2014)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014
(2014)
Drums
'Tallica Parking Lot
(2014)
Lars Ulrich (voice)
Metallica Live at Blizzcon
(2014)
Himself
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"
(2014)
Self
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning
(2014)
Himself
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
(2014)
Himself
Metallica: Glastonbury Festival
(2014)
Metallica: [2015] X Games
(2015)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015
(2015)
Self - Drums
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015
(2015)
Self - Drums
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival
(2015)
Drums
Mission to Lars
(2015)
Himself
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
(2016)
Radio Dreams
(2016)
Himself
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos
(2016)
Drum
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley
(2016)
Self - Drums
Metallica: The Night Before
(2016)
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans
(2016)
Drums
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
(2017)
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
(2017)
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
(2017)
Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017
(2017)
drums
Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
(2017)
Self
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
(2017)
Drums
Sepultura Endurance
(2017)
himself
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
(2019)
Self
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019
(2019)
Lars Ulrich
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
(2019)
Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M²
(2019)
Himself
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
(2019)
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
(2019)
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
(2020)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
(2020)
drums
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle
(2020)
drums
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007
(2020)
Himself
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008
(2020)
Himself
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
(2020)
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014
(2020)
Himself
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets
(2020)
Self
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989
(2020)
Drums
Building Happiness
(2020)
Self
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997
(2020)
Himself
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019
(2020)
Himself - Drums
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017
(2020)
Himself
Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos
(2021)
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
(2021)
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam
(2021)
drums
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
(2021)
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018
(2021)
Himself
What Drives Us
(2021)
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
(2021)
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991
(2021)
Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)
(2021)
drums
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit
(2021)
Self
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
(2021)
Bay Area Godfathers II
(2021)
Self
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)
(2021)
drums
Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set
(2021)
Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
(2022)
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
(2022)
Self
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022
(2022)
self
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022
(2022)
self
Metallica Download Festival Germany
(2022)
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert
(2022)
Self
Metallica Campo Argentino de Polo
(2022)
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere
(2023)
Self
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2
(2023)
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1
(2023)
Himself
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2
(2023)
Self
Heavy metal kingdom - La nouvelle vague rock britannique
(2024)
Self
Writing
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
(1999)
Writer
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
(2012)
Writer
Metallica: Through the Never
(2013)
Writer
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017
(2017)
Writer
Production