Portrait of Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich

Acting

Biography

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. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

Born: December 26, 1963

Place of Birth: Gentofte, Denmark

Filmography

2024
Breinholts

as Sig selv

2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

as Self (archive footage)

2021
2020
History 101

as Self (archive footage)

2017
2017
Radio Dreams

as Himself

2016
Billions

as Himself

2015
Mission to Lars

as Himself

2015
2013
Downloaded

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Sound City

as Self

2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn

as Joris Ivens

2012
2010
Lemmy

as Self

2008
Global Metal

as Himself

2008
2006
2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

as Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")

2003
1999
1997
Classic Albums

as Self - Drummer, Metallica

1997
1993
Metallican Vid

as Himself (Drums)

1989
The Simpsons

as Lars Ulrich (voice)

1989
2 of One

as Himself (Drums/Intro & Outro)

1987
Metallica: Cliff 'Em All

as Himself (Drummer)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest