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
Dreamland
(2019)
Hercules
Lost Highway
(1997)
Guard Henry
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
(2000)
Bonk (voice)
Jack Frost
(1998)
Sid Gronic
Johnny Mnemonic
(1995)
Spider
The Chase
(1994)
Officer Dobbs (lead chase car driver)
Jackass: The Movie
(2002)
Self
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
(2011)
Kilowog (voice)
The New Guy
(2002)
Warden
Feast
(2005)
Coach
The Devil's Tomb
(2009)
Fulton
He Never Died
(2015)
Jack
Music
(2021)
Ebo's Neighbor
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)
BLACK FLAG: Live '84
(1984)
The Right Side of My Brain
(1984)
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
(1989)
Himself
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
(1990)
Jackson
IDn4
(1991)
Reality 86'd
(1991)
Self
Henry Rollins: Talking From The Box
(1992)
Himself
No Age New York
(1993)
Himself
The Obsessed: The Documentary
(1994)
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
(1994)
Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
(1994)
Self
The Chase
(1994)
Officer Dobbs (lead chase car driver)
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
(1994)
Himself
Johnny Mnemonic
(1995)
Spider
Henry Rollins: Henry Rollins Goes To London
(1995)
Himself
Heat
(1995)
Hugh Benny
Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday
(1997)
Henry Rollins
Lost Highway
(1997)
Guard Henry
Pump With A Chump
(1998)
Self
Henry Rollins: You Saw Me Up There
(1998)
Himself
Jack Frost
(1998)
Sid Gronic
Henry Rollins: Live and Ripped in London
(1999)
Morgan's Ferry
(1999)
Monroe
Desperate But Not Serious
(2000)
Bartender
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
(2000)
Bonk (voice)
25 Years of Punk
(2001)
Self
Henry Rollins: Up for It
(2001)
Himself
Dogtown and Z-Boys
(2001)
Himself
Time Lapse
(2001)
Gaines
The Wesley Willis Experience
(2001)
Himself
Scenes of the Crime
(2002)
Greg
The New Guy
(2002)
Warden
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
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
(2005)
Self (segment "Liar")
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
(2005)
Himself
Henry Rollins: Shock and Awe
(2005)
Himself
Punk: Attitude
(2005)
Himself
Feast
(2005)
Coach
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
(2006)
Self
Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC
(2006)
Himself
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
(2006)
(voice)
American Hardcore
(2006)
himself
The Alibi
(2006)
Putty
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
(2006)
Gun Club Producer
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
(2006)
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
(2006)
Self
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
(2007)
Himself
Babylon's Burning
(2007)
Himself
Students of 'The Graduate'
(2007)
Self
Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel
(2007)
Himself
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
(2007)
Dale Murphy
Punk's Not Dead
(2007)
Self
Henry Rollins: San Francisco 1990
(2007)
Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit
(2008)
Himself
Henry Rollins Provoked: Live From Melbourne
(2008)
Henry Rollins
Classic Albums - The Doors
(2008)
Self
H for Hunger
(2009)
Narrator
The Devil's Tomb
(2009)
Fulton
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
(2009)
Himself
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
(2009)
Self
Suck
(2009)
Rockin' Roger
Under the Radar: Burma
(2010)
Himself
Lemmy
(2010)
Self
We Were Feared
(2010)
Himself
Born to Rage?
(2010)
Self
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
(2010)
Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
(2011)
Self
Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
Henry Rollins 50
(2011)
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
(2011)
Kilowog (voice)
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
(2011)
Self
Brainwave
(2011)
Snake Underworld with Henry Rollins
(2011)
Himself
We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith
(2012)
Himself
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
(2012)
Self
Clockwork Orange County
(2012)
Self - Black Flag
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
(2012)
Himself
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
(2012)
Self
The Legend of Cool Disco Dan
(2012)
Narrator
Jobriath A.D.
(2012)
Narrator
Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk
(2012)
A Band Called Death
(2013)
Self
Downloaded
(2013)
Himself
Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film
(2013)
Self
A Tribute To Ron Asheton
(2013)
Self
Morphine: Journey of Dreams
(2014)
Himself
Riot on the Dance Floor
(2014)
Wacken
(2014)
Self
In The House of Flies
(2014)
The Voice
The Dicks from Texas
(2014)
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
(2014)
Himself
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
(2015)
Himself
He Never Died
(2015)
Jack
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 Legend of 420
(2017)
Himself
The Outhouse The Film 1985-1997
(2017)
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
(2018)
Himself
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
(2018)
Himself
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
(2019)
Dreamland
(2019)
Hercules
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
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
(2021)
himself
Analog Love
(2021)
Himself
Music
(2021)
Ebo's Neighbor
We Lost Our Human
(2023)
Bacon Witch / Bumblebee Dad (voice)
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