Henry Rollins (born Henry Lawrence Garfield; February 13, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, publisher, actor, radio DJ, and activist.
After performing for the short-lived Washington D.C.-based band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore punk band Black Flag from August 1981 until early 1986. Following the band's breakup, Rollins soon established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups until 2003 and during 2006.
Since Black Flag, Rollins has embarked on projects covering a variety of media. He has hosted numerous radio shows, such as Harmony in My Head on Indie 103, and television shows such as The Henry Rollins Show, MTV's 120 Minutes, and Jackass. He had a recurring dramatic role as a white supremacist in the second season of Sons of Anarchy and has also had roles in several films. Rollins has also campaigned for various political causes in the United States, including promoting marriage equality for LGBT couples, World Hunger Relief, and an end to war in particular, and tours overseas with the United Service Organizations to entertain American troops.
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Known For
Heat
(1995)
Hugh Benny
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
(2007)
Dale Murphy
Bad Boys II
(2003)
TNT Leader
Lost Highway
(1997)
Guard Henry
Johnny Mnemonic
(1995)
Spider
Dreamland
(2019)
Hercules
Feast
(2005)
Coach
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
(2000)
Bonk (voice)
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
(2011)
Kilowog (voice)
Jack Frost
(1998)
Sid Gronic
The New Guy
(2002)
Warden
The Devil's Tomb
(2009)
Fulton
Jackass: The Movie
(2002)
Self
He Never Died
(2015)
Jack
Music
(2021)
Ebo's Neighbor
The Chase
(1994)
Officer Dobbs (lead chase car driver)
Full Filmography
Acting
Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest
(1981)
Himself
The Slog Movie
(1982)
Black Flag: TV Party Target Video
(1983)
Self
BLACK FLAG Live in Berlin
(1983)
The Right Side of My Brain
(1984)
BLACK FLAG: Live '84
(1984)
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
(1989)
Himself
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
(1990)
Jackson
Reality 86'd
(1991)
Self
IDn4
(1991)
Henry Rollins: Talking From The Box
(1992)
Himself
No Age New York
(1993)
Himself
The Chase
(1994)
Officer Dobbs (lead chase car driver)
The Obsessed: The Documentary
(1994)
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
(1994)
Himself
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
(1994)
Self
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
(1994)
Self
Heat
(1995)
Hugh Benny
Henry Rollins: Henry Rollins Goes To London
(1995)
Himself
Johnny Mnemonic
(1995)
Spider
Lost Highway
(1997)
Guard Henry
Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday
(1997)
Henry Rollins
Jack Frost
(1998)
Sid Gronic
Henry Rollins: You Saw Me Up There
(1998)
Himself
Pump With A Chump
(1998)
Self
Morgan's Ferry
(1999)
Monroe
Henry Rollins: Live and Ripped in London
(1999)
Desperate But Not Serious
(2000)
Bartender
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
(2000)
Bonk (voice)
Dogtown and Z-Boys
(2001)
Himself
Henry Rollins: Up for It
(2001)
Himself
Time Lapse
(2001)
Gaines
25 Years of Punk
(2001)
Self
The Wesley Willis Experience
(2001)
Himself
The New Guy
(2002)
Warden
Scenes of the Crime
(2002)
Greg
Jackass: The Movie
(2002)
Self
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
(2002)
himself
Deathdealer: A Documentary
(2003)
Vincent
Bad Boys II
(2003)
TNT Leader
A House on a Hill
(2003)
Arthur
Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park
(2004)
Himself
Feast
(2005)
Coach
Punk: Attitude
(2005)
Himself
Henry Rollins: Shock and Awe
(2005)
Himself
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
(2005)
Himself
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
(2005)
Self (segment "Liar")
The Alibi
(2006)
Putty
American Hardcore
(2006)
himself
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
(2006)
(voice)
Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC
(2006)
Himself
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
(2006)
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
(2006)
Self
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
(2006)
Gun Club Producer
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
(2006)
Self
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
(2007)
Dale Murphy
Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel
(2007)
Himself
Babylon's Burning
(2007)
Himself
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
(2007)
Himself
Henry Rollins: San Francisco 1990
(2007)
Students of 'The Graduate'
(2007)
Self
Punk's Not Dead
(2007)
Self
Henry Rollins Provoked: Live From Melbourne
(2008)
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit
(2008)
Himself
Classic Albums - The Doors
(2008)
Self
Suck
(2009)
Rockin' Roger
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
(2009)
Himself
The Devil's Tomb
(2009)
Fulton
H for Hunger
(2009)
Narrator
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
(2009)
Self
Under the Radar: Burma
(2010)
Himself
Lemmy
(2010)
Self
We Were Feared
(2010)
Himself
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
(2010)
Self
Born to Rage?
(2010)
Self
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
(2011)
Kilowog (voice)
Henry Rollins 50
(2011)
Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
(2011)
Self
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
(2011)
Self
Snake Underworld with Henry Rollins
(2011)
Himself
Brainwave
(2011)
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
(2012)
Himself
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
(2012)
Self
Clockwork Orange County
(2012)
Self - Black Flag
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
(2012)
Self
We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith
(2012)
Himself
Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk
(2012)
Jobriath A.D.
(2012)
Narrator
The Legend of Cool Disco Dan
(2012)
Narrator
Downloaded
(2013)
Himself
Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film
(2013)
Self
A Tribute To Ron Asheton
(2013)
Self
A Band Called Death
(2013)
Self
In The House of Flies
(2014)
The Voice
Wacken
(2014)
Self
Morphine: Journey of Dreams
(2014)
Himself
Riot on the Dance Floor
(2014)
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
(2014)
Himself
The Dicks from Texas
(2014)
He Never Died
(2015)
Jack
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
(2015)
Himself
A History of Radness
(2015)
Coach Carlucci
Paradise Lost?
(2015)
God (voice)
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
(2016)
Himself
Gutterdämmerung
(2016)
Priest Svengali
The Last Heist
(2016)
Bernard
The Outhouse The Film 1985-1997
(2017)
The Legend of 420
(2017)
Himself
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
(2018)
Himself
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
(2018)
Himself
Dreamland
(2019)
Hercules
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
(2019)
The Tony Alva Story
(2019)
Himself
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
(2020)
Self
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
(2020)
Audience
Moneybag Head
(2020)
Homeless Man
Analog Love
(2021)
Himself
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
(2021)
himself
Music
(2021)
Ebo's Neighbor
We Lost Our Human
(2023)
Bacon Witch / Bumblebee Dad (voice)
The Butthole Surfers Movie
(2023)
Self
Hendrie
(2024)
Self
Writing
Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers
(1994)
Writer
Henry Rollins: Henry Rollins Goes To London
(1995)
Writer
Henry Rollins: Up for It
(2001)
Writer
Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park
(2004)
Writer
Henry Rollins: Shock and Awe
(2005)
Writer
Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC
(2006)
Writer
Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit
(2008)
Writer
Crew