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 · Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- 2024 · Hendrie as Self
- 2023 · WINO: The Documentary as
- 2023 · Royal Crackers as President (voice)
- 2023 · We Lost Our Human as Bacon Witch / Bumblebee Dad (voice)
- 2022 · Johnny Mnemonic: In Black & White as Spider
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Tri-Klops (voice)
- 2021 · Music as Ebo's Neighbor
- 2020 · Moneybag Head as Homeless Man
- 2020 · FeeLee. History of a Single Label as Self
- 2019 · Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Dreamland as Hercules
- 2019 · Punk as Self
- 2019 · Now Apocalypse as Mitchell Kent
- 2019 · Deadly Class as Jürgen Denke
- 2018 · Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal. as Himself
- 2017 · The Legend of 420 as Himself
- 2017 · The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997 as
- 2016 · The Boulet Brothers' Dragula as Self - Guest Judge
- 2016 · Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
- 2016 · The Last Heist as Bernard
- 2016 · Gutterdämmerung as Priest Svengali
- 2015 · He Never Died as Jack
- 2015 · Con Man as Stutter Dawes
- 2015 · Con Man as Stutter Dawes (uncredited)
- 2015 · Paradise Lost? as God (voice)
- 2015 · A History of Radness as Coach Carlucci
- 2015 · Stitchers as Robert Barbiero
- 2015 · Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · The Dicks from Texas as
- 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 · RuPaul Drives... as Self - Guest
- 2013 · A Band Called Death as Self
- 2013 · A Tribute To Ron Asheton as Self
- 2013 · The Art of Punk as Self
- 2013 · Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film 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 · Clockwork Orange County as Self - Black Flag
- 2012 · Bad Brains: A Band in DC as Self
- 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 Legend of Cool Disco Dan as Narrator
- 2011 · Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
- 2011 · Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind as Self
- 2011 · God Bless Ozzy Osbourne as Self
- 2011 · The Paul Reiser Show as Henry
- 2011 · Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as Kilowog (voice)
- 2011 · Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess as Narrator (voice)
- 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
- 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 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Robotman (voice)
- 2008 · Henry Rollins: Uncut as
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as AJ Weston
- 2008 · Classic Albums: The Doors as Self
- 2008 · Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit as Himself
- 2007 · Students of 'The Graduate' 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 · Babylon's Burning as Himself
- 2007 · Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- 2006 · The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self
- 2006 · American Hardcore as himself
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as Host
- 2006 · The Alibi as Putty
- 2005 · Feast as Coach
- 2005 · The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segment "Liar")
- 2005 · Punk: Attitude as Himself
- 2005 · American Dad! as Trucker (voice)
- 2004 · Henry's Film Corner as Host
- 2003 · A House on a Hill as Arthur
- 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 · Morgan's Ferry as Monroe
- 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
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self - Musician, Author
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self - Musician / Author
- 1997 · Lost Highway as Guard Henry
- 1995 · Heat as Hugh Benny
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Jericho, Ass Kicker
- 1995 · Johnny Mnemonic as Spider
- 1994 · The Obsessed: The Documentary as
- 1994 · Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1994 · The Chase as Officer Dobbs (lead chase car driver)
- 1994 · Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey as Himself
- 1993 · No Age New York as Himself
- 1991 · IDn4 as Self
- 1989 · Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets as Self
- 1985 · Alive from Off Center as self
- 1984 · The Right Side of My Brain as
- 1983 · BLACK FLAG Live in Berlin 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
- Future · Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1 as
- 2025 · Uma Retrospectiva Definitiva de Ween as Self
- 2021 · Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as himself
- 2021 · Analog Love as Himself
- 2020 · Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home as Audience
- 2019 · Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement as Self
- 2019 · The Tony Alva Story as Self
- 2018 · In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story as Himself
- 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 · Downloaded as Self
- 2012 · Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk as
- 2012 · Jobriath A.D. as Narrator
- 2012 · We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith as Himself
- 2012 · The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Snake Underworld with Henry Rollins as Himself
- 2011 · Henry Rollins 50 as
- 2011 · Brainwave as Self
- 2010 · Born to Rage? as Self
- 2010 · Under the Radar: Burma as Himself
- 2009 · H for Hunger as Narrator
- 2009 · William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet as Himself
- 2008 · Henry Rollins Provoked: Live From Melbourne as Henry Rollins
- 2007 · Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome as Self
- 2007 · Henry Rollins: San Francisco 1990 as
- 2007 · Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel as Himself
- 2006 · Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club as Gun Club Producer
- 2006 · Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC as Himself
- 2005 · We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Himself
- 2005 · Henry Rollins: Shock and Awe as Himself
- 2004 · Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park as Himself
- 2003 · Deathdealer: A Documentary as Vincent
- 2001 · Henry Rollins: Up for It as Himself
- 1998 · Pump With A Chump as Self
- 1998 · Henry Rollins: You Saw Me Up There as Himself
- 1997 · Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday as Henry Rollins
- 1995 · Henry Rollins: Henry Rollins Goes To London as Himself
- 1994 · Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! as
- 1994 · Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait as Self
- 1992 · Henry Rollins: Talking From The Box as Himself
- 1991 · Reality 86'd as Self
- 1990 · Kiss Napoleon Goodbye as Jackson
- 1983 · Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest