Henry Rollins
Date of birth: 1961-02-13
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Henrietta Collins
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Heat
1995-12-15
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los
Dogtown and Z-Boys
2002-05-10
This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboard
Lost Highway
1997-01-15
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, g
The Legend of Cool Disco Dan
2012-01-01
"The Legend of Cool 'Disco' Dan" is the story of black Washington DC told from the perspective of Co
Feast
2005-10-14
When a motley crew of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern, they must band togeth
The Chase
1994-03-04
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he t
The New Guy
2002-05-10
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled
Scenes of the Crime
2002-05-11
A young man about to get married earns extra cash by driving a local mobster, but things go awry whe
Henry Rollins: Henry Rollins Goes To London
1995-01-01
Punk rock renaissance man Henry Rollins takes his spoken word tour to the United Kingdom in this per
Henry Rollins: Talking From The Box
1992-01-01
Henry Rollins is best known as the former frontman of the hardcore punk outfit Black Flag, as well a
Punk: Attitude
2005-07-04
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy.
Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park
2004-02-10
Two months of performances at the Hollywood nightclub Luna Park result in this dynamic collection of
Jack Frost
1998-11-15
A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowm
Henry Rollins: Shock and Awe
2005-01-01
Henry Rollins has more than ever to rant about in this performance from his recent Shock & Awe T
Johnny Mnemonic
1995-05-26
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely stor
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
2007-08-25
Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show whe
Henry Rollins: Up for It
2001-11-13
Caught at the end of a three month worldwide tour, "Up For It" show cases Henry Rollins and his very
Brainwave
2011-01-01
Documentary, Science and Nature Documentaries, Miscellaneous Documentaries - Launched in 2008, Brain
The Alibi
2006-01-12
Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to client
American Hardcore
2006-09-22
Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documen
Suck
2009-09-11
The film follows a petty rock band called the Winners, consisting of vocalist Joey Winner, bassist J
Henry Rollins Provoked: Live From Melbourne
2008-12-01
Filmed at Melbourne's atmospheric Comedy Theatre, Rollins' latest spoken word show, Provoked, delive
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000-12-12
The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Neo-Gotham's Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, needs answers as h
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011-04-09
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepa
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
2019-08-15
The first career-spanning documentary retrospective of Lydia Lunch's confrontational, acerbic and al
Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit
2008-01-15
The first ever Henry Rollins Spoken Word DVD filmed entirely in Australia! "I made my 26th trip to A
Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC
2006-03-25
A performance from Henry Rollins' Spoken Word Tour, featuring humorous, commentary on politics, pop
Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel
2007-01-01
Musician and talk show host Henry Rollins performs for two nights in Israel.
Deathdealer: A Documentary
2003-12-31
A short mockumentary about an unfulfilled door-to-door salesman named Vincent who is actually the An
Morgan's Ferry
2001-11-27
Three escaped convicts hide out in the home a reclusive woman as they wait to catch a ferry.
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
2012-06-06
Bad Brains are one of the most important and influential American bands still working today. They me
Henry Rollins: You Saw Me Up There
1998-01-01
Henry Rollins live at the El Ray Theatre, Los Angeles 1996.
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
2012-09-08
'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp', examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg S
Babylon's Burning
2007-07-15
If you don’t know about The Ruts, you should. A pivotal UK punk band, Henry Rollins frequently refe
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
2007-09-13
Yeah boy! With a career spanning over 20 years, Public Enemy have established themselves as one of t
The Right Side of My Brain
1984-04-09
Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern's first collaborative effort, The Right Side of My Brain, is a glimpse
The Obsessed: The Documentary
1994-09-09
Documentary on doom metal band The Obsessed. Featuring members of: White Zombie, Fugazi, Pantera, H
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
2009-04-17
On a cold night in Milwaukee high art meets pop culture as award winning choreographer Margo Sapping
In The House of Flies
2014-05-19
June 1988…Summer Was Never The Same. In the House of Flies tells the story of young lovers whose li
Reality 86'd
1991-09-01
Three bands and crew (a combined total of 13 individuals), 2 Dodge Ram extended cab vans, one equipm
Henry Rollins 50
2011-02-01
"The DVD is a live performance of me at the National Geographic Theater in Washington DC on February
Downloaded
2013-06-20
A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
1990-01-01
Punk icons Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins star in this cult drama about a pregnant pianist named Hedd
We Lost Our Human
2023-03-21
There's been a glitch — all the humans are gone! Can you help pampered pet siblings Pud and Ham jour
Jobriath A.D.
2012-06-15
Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's
Born to Rage?
2010-12-14
Why does our modern world remain so violent? Explorer's Inside the Warrior Gene examines the work of
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
2006-06-29
A biographical study of seminal punk blues singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band the Gun Club.
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025-03-12
Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes a
Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film
2013-04-20
The impact of photography on rock culture through the images of acclaimed photographers.
Music
2021-01-14
Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-si
Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess
2011-03-10
Henry Rollins narrates Lilly Scourtis Ayers' no-holds-barred profile of volatile Bay Area punk legen
The Devil's Tomb
2009-05-26
Captain Mack leads an elite military unit on a search for a missing scientist, and comes face-to-fac
Time Lapse
2001-11-27
Clayton Pierce is an agent working under deep cover. Although he is a top agent, he is questioning h
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006-05-22
A documentary about the life of Johnny Cash and the making of Walk the Line (2005).
He Never Died
2015-12-18
Jack is a solitary man with a mysterious past. His strange habits will soon become stranger when his
Punk's Not Dead
2007-07-27
On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty undergro
Desperate But Not Serious
2000-10-31
Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception
IDn4
1991-11-13
I am so endlessly alone. Whats my illusions, whats my odds, and illusions have to be killed, I don't
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
2015-04-11
"Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)" examines the early DIY punk scene in the
Louder Than Hell: Wacken The Movie
2014-12-24
Wacken Open Air is the biggest 3-day-rock- and metal-festival in the world. It's three days of raw e
Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday
1997-01-01
A short film by Albert Watson from 1997 starring Henry Rollins as himself, doing his spoken word bit
Hendrie
2024-03-15
Documentary on the legendary talk-radio comic legend Phil Hendrie, who influenced a legion of great
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
2016-06-27
Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the audiotape won't die. Rock v
The Last Heist
2016-06-17
A bank heist descends into violent chaos when one of the hostages turns out to be a serial killer. T
No Age New York
1993-01-01
A scattershot documentary about punk rock film makers in New York, with contributions from Lydia Lun
Gutterdämmerung
2016-05-06
The "Devil's Evil Guitar" has been removed from the world by the supreme being, and rock and roll is
Morphine: Journey of Dreams
2014-10-25
The band Morphine blazed like a comet across the global music scene in the 1990s with its innovative
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012-07-17
The greatest untold story in Rock and Roll history as revealed by the musicians,artists and people t
West of Memphis
2012-11-22
The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to brin
H for Hunger
2009-10-10
Hunger is a real and growing problem in the 21st century, where hundreds of millions of people go to
Under the Radar: Burma
2010-01-01
While traveling undercover throughout Burma, Henry Rollins exposes the country's repressive military
Bad Boys II
2003-07-18
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011-10-27
From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of
Henry Rollins: San Francisco 1990
2007-01-01
Henry Rollins performs in San Francisco.
Henry Rollins: Live and Ripped in London
1999-11-23
Actor and former lead singer of Black Flag, Henry Rollins, performs during his spoken-word tour befo
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
2011-05-09
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind visually documents the explosion of Grunge, the
The Hardcore Collection
2012-02-21
This DVD features 13 provocative short films by Richard Kern. Color & B&W film shorts with Lydia Lun
We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith
2012-06-01
A documentary about the life and career of UK singer-songwriter and Adverts frontman, TV Smith.
Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two
1983-08-01
White Flag : Flipside, Not Alright, Communication Breakdown G.B.H. : Gimme Fire, Wild Thing, I Am T
Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1
1 Social Distortion– Under My Thumb 2 Social Distortion– 1945 3 Social Distortion– Playpen 4 The
A House on a Hill
2003-11-14
A once-successful architect (Philip Baker Hall) has become a grumpy loner, but a young couple plead
The Slog Movie
1982-09-01
A raw and unparalleled DIY documentary about the West Coast Punk scene made by a group of young fans
Riot on the Dance Floor
2014-04-27
Through an oral history format of in-depth interviews and archival footage, RIOT ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
1994-01-01
An anthropologist on a sea voyage to Alaska is bitten by a beautiful vampire while aboard the ship.
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994-08-16
Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the
Clockwork Orange County
2012-07-04
Many objected to leather-jacket, spike-hair kids with tattoos. But, that did not dissuade a generati
Jackass: The Movie
2002-10-25
Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big s
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
2005-02-25
A feature-length documentary chronicling early '80s punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginni
Black Flag: TV Party Target Video
1983-01-01
TV Party Music Video - (Live @ Target SF 1981) Rise Above - Thirsty & Miserable -Depression - Ameri
The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997
2017-10-14
In the mid-1980s outside this college town, home of the Kansas Jayhawks, punk rock history was being
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
2014-10-15
Dandelion Records and DVD's present Probably the nearest you will ever get to an official documentar
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005-09-13
Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and
The Legend of 420
2017-12-01
This ifilm is a new documentary that explores the controversial use of marijuana and the evolution o
A History of Radness
2015-06-26
Siblings Jack and Tessie's journey from their less-than-cool middle school beginnings to the start o
The Dicks from Texas
2014-12-31
A punk band from Texas whose music and persona was extreme and political and the supporters who've f
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
1994-01-01
A 1993 portrait of rock singer and poet Nick Cave, a versatile artist who gained importance over the
Students of 'The Graduate'
2007-09-11
This short documentary from 2007 features filmmakers, critics and historians discussing the cinemati
Dreamland
2019-04-13
On the night of the strangest wedding in cinema history, a grotesque gang boss hires a stonecold kil
Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk
2012-09-03
From the beginning, LA punk band the Circle Jerks were rooted in controversy. Formed by ex members o
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011-04-24
Featuring never before seen footage uncovered from the archives and interviews with Paul McCartney,
Paradise Lost?
2015-07-26
After discovering that John Milton is buried within London's Barbican grounds, Iain Forsyth & Jane P
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
2018-08-10
Henry Rollins waxes at a high rate of speed about the brilliance of RuPaul, meeting David Bowie, his
25 Years of Punk
2001-04-19
Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006-07-18
Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into
Lemmy
2010-03-15
Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on musi
A Tribute To Ron Asheton
2013-06-18
Live performance by Iggy and the Stooges in tribute to their former guitarist Ron Asheton. Recorded
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006-10-03
An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."
Snake Underworld with Henry Rollins
2011-04-29
Henry Rollins. Rock icon. Social Commentator. Snake Charmer? He has been fascinated by snakes since
Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest
1981-06-01
Locals formed vigilante groups to fight it, Police used legal force to repress it, City officials wa
We Were Feared
2010-04-25
We Were Feared chronicles the rise and fall of the Cuckoo's Nest punk rock club. Hailed as the birth
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989-01-01
Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The fil
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009-04-24
An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
2018-03-04
Rock music and rock photography are synonymous for the wild antics of their rockstars with one commo
Classic Albums: The Doors
2008-04-22
A future classic was unleashed in January 1967 as the Doors released their eponymously titled debut
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2010-06-28
The story of how the classic album "Paranoid" was made, with stories from band members to those who
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
2019-06-29
An in-depth exploration of a seminal moment in DC music history (circa 1976 to 1984) and the rise of
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
2002-09-29
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this film, based on the TV
BLACK FLAG Live in Berlin
1983-02-18
Filmed for television at the legendary SO36 Club in Berlin, 1983.
Analog Love
2021-08-17
Do you remember sharing your feelings with someone through a “mix tape?” Analog Love is a joyful loo
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020-08-03
If it were necessary to describe the history of independent rock music in Russia in one word, then t
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
2021-10-01
The American indie rock band “Dinosaur Jr.” is a radical group with an unmistakeable sound. The film
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020-10-31
A reconstituted Mr. Bungle assembles in the Eureka public library to perform their unique brand of m
The Wesley Willis Experience
2001-05-17
A short documentary about the unique and esoteric Chicago artist/musician Wesley Willis.
Pump With A Chump
1998-03-18
Henry Rollins gives a wimpy guy (Manny Chevrolet) a workout lesson in this award winning short comed
Moneybag Head
2020-09-17
Dennis is searching for human connection despite having a head that looks like a literal bag of mone
The Tony Alva Story
2019-05-09
62-years-old Alva, the oldest professional, skateboarder in the world, is considered by many to be t
A Band Called Death
2013-06-27
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by
WINO: The Documentary
2023-05-13
WINO: The Documentary is the story of doom rock legend Scott 'Wino' Weinrich, known for his many inf
Uma Retrospectiva Definitiva de Ween
2025-07-16
Johnny Mnemonic: In Black & White
2022-08-16
In a 2021 where society is atrophying from excessive online activity, Johnny Mnemonic (Keanu Reeves)
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994-11-15
Originally conceived by Kurt Cobain, Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a video document of Nirvana’s rise