Henry Rollins
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos as Self
- 2024 · Hendrie as Self
- 2021 · Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as himself
- 2020 · FeeLee. History of a Single Label as Self
- 2019 · Punk as Self
- 2017 · The Legend of 420 as Himself
- 2016 · Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
- 2015 · Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
- 2014 · The Dicks from Texas as
- 2014 · Louder Than Hell: Wacken The Movie as Self
- 2014 · Morphine: Journey of Dreams as Himself
- 2014 · In The House of Flies as The Voice
- 2013 · RuPaul Drives... as Self - Guest
- 2013 · A Tribute To Ron Asheton as Self
- 2013 · Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film as Self
- 2012 · Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk as
- 2012 · Clockwork Orange County as Self - Black Flag
- 2012 · Bad Brains: A Band in DC as Self
- 2012 · We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith as Himself
- 2012 · The Legend of Cool Disco Dan as Narrator
- 2011 · Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind as Self
- 2011 · The Paul Reiser Show as Henry
- 2011 · Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet as Himself
- 2008 · Classic Albums: The Doors as Self
- 2008 · Free Radio as Self
- 2007 · Babylon's Burning as Himself
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as Host
- 2006 · The Alibi as Putty
- 2005 · Henry Rollins: Shock and Awe as Himself
- 2003 · Deathdealer: A Documentary as Vincent
- 2003 · A House on a Hill as Arthur
- 2001 · Morgan's Ferry as Monroe
- 1994 · The Obsessed: The Documentary as
- 1994 · Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey as Himself
- 1994 · Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait as Self
- 1993 · No Age New York as Himself
- 1990 · Kiss Napoleon Goodbye as Jackson
- 1989 · Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets as Self
- 1983 · BLACK FLAG Live in Berlin as
- Future · Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1 as
- 2025 · Uma Retrospectiva Definitiva de Ween as Self
- 2025 · Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- 2023 · WINO: The Documentary as
- 2023 · Royal Crackers as President (voice)
- 2023 · We Lost Our Human as Bacon Witch / Bumblebee Dad (voice)
- 2021 · Analog Love as Himself
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Tri-Klops (voice)
- 2021 · Music as Ebo's Neighbor
- 2020 · Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home as Audience
- 2020 · Moneybag Head as Homeless Man
- 2019 · Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement as Self
- 2019 · The Tony Alva Story as Self
- 2019 · Dreamland as Hercules
- 2019 · Now Apocalypse as Mitchell Kent
- 2019 · Deadly Class as Jürgen Denke
- 2018 · Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal. as Himself
- 2018 · In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story as Himself
- 2017 · The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997 as
- 2016 · The Boulet Brothers' Dragula as Self - Guest Judge
- 2016 · The Last Heist as Bernard
- 2016 · Gutterdämmerung as Priest Svengali
- 2015 · He Never Died as Jack
- 2015 · Con Man as Stutter Dawes (uncredited)
- 2015 · Con Man as Stutter Dawes
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Paradise Lost? as God (voice)
- 2015 · A History of Radness as Coach Carlucci
- 2015 · Stitchers as Robert Barbiero
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline as Himself
- 2014 · Z Nation as Lt. Mueller
- 2014 · Riot on the Dance Floor as
- 2013 · Uncle Grandpa as Skeletony (voice)
- 2013 · A Band Called Death as Self
- 2013 · Downloaded as Self
- 2013 · The Art of Punk as Self
- 2012 · West of Memphis as Self – WM3 Supporter
- 2012 · Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp as Self
- 2012 · Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story as Self
- 2012 · Jobriath A.D. as Narrator
- 2012 · Animal Underworld as
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Zaheer (voice)
- 2012 · 10 Things You Don't Know About as Self - Host
- 2012 · The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
- 2011 · Snake Underworld with Henry Rollins as Himself
- 2011 · God Bless Ozzy Osbourne as Self
- 2011 · Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as Kilowog (voice)
- 2011 · Henry Rollins 50 as
- 2011 · Brainwave as Self
- 2010 · Born to Rage? as Self
- 2010 · Hawaii Five-0 as Ray Beckett
- 2010 · Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid as Self
- 2010 · We Were Feared as Himself
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Bob Rainicorn
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Cookie (voice)
- 2010 · Lemmy as Self
- 2010 · Under the Radar: Burma as Himself
- 2009 · H for Hunger as Narrator
- 2009 · Suck as Rockin' Roger
- 2009 · The Devil's Tomb as Fulton
- 2009 · Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 · Henry Rollins Provoked: Live From Melbourne as Henry Rollins
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Robotman (voice)
- 2008 · Henry Rollins: Uncut as
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as AJ Weston
- 2008 · Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit as Himself
- 2007 · Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome as Self
- 2007 · Wrong Turn 2: Dead End as Dale Murphy
- 2007 · Californication as Radio Show Host
- 2007 · Punk's Not Dead as Self
- 2007 · Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- 2007 · Students of 'The Graduate' as Self
- 2007 · Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel as Himself
- 2007 · Henry Rollins: San Francisco 1990 as
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · American Hardcore as Self
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club as Gun Club Producer
- 2006 · Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
- 2006 · Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC as Himself
- 2005 · Feast as Coach
- 2005 · The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segment "Liar")
- 2005 · Punk: Attitude as Himself
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself
- 2005 · American Dad! as Trucker (voice)
- 2004 · Henry's Film Corner as Host
- 2004 · Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park as Himself
- 2003 · Teen Titans as Johnny Rancid (voice)
- 2003 · Bad Boys II as TNT Leader
- 2003 · Full Metal Challenge as
- 2002 · Jackass: The Movie as Self
- 2002 · The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' as Self
- 2002 · Scenes of the Crime as Greg
- 2002 · The New Guy as Warden
- 2002 · Dogtown and Z-Boys as Self
- 2002 · Icons as
- 2001 · Time Lapse as Gaines
- 2001 · Henry Rollins: Up for It as Himself
- 2001 · Night Visions as Host
- 2001 · The Wesley Willis Experience as Himself
- 2001 · 25 Years of Punk as Self
- 2000 · Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker as Bonk (voice)
- 2000 · Desperate But Not Serious as Bartender
- 1999 · Henry Rollins: Live and Ripped in London as
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Mad Stan (voice)
- 1998 · Jack Frost as Sid Gronic
- 1998 · Pump With A Chump as Self
- 1998 · Henry Rollins: You Saw Me Up There as Himself
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self - Musician, Author
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self - Musician / Author
- 1997 · Lost Highway as Guard Henry
- 1997 · Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday as Henry Rollins
- 1995 · Heat as Hugh Benny
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Jericho, Ass Kicker
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Spider
- 1995 · Henry Rollins: Henry Rollins Goes To London as Himself
- 1994 · Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! as
- 1994 · Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994 · The Chase as Officer Dobbs (lead chase car driver)
- 1992 · Henry Rollins: Talking From The Box as Himself
- 1991 · IDn4 as Self
- 1991 · Reality 86'd as Self
- 1985 · Alive from Off Center as self
- 1984 · The Right Side of My Brain as
- 1983 · Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two as
- 1983 · Black Flag: TV Party Target Video as Self
- 1982 · The Slog Movie as Self
- 1981 · Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest as Himself
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest