ACTOR
Peter Gabriel
Known for John Carter · Silo · Dead Man Walking
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Feb 13, 1950
- Birthplace
- Chobham, Surrey, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts.
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Known For
MOVIE
John CarterThanks · 2012
★ 6.4
★ 6.4
TV
SiloPeter Gabriel · 2023
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
MOVIE
Dead Man WalkingThanks · 1995
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
MOVIE
Babe: Pig in the CityTheme Song Performance · 1998
★ 5.7
★ 5.7
TV
Miami ViceSongs · 1984
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
MOVIE
New York StoriesSelf · 1989
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
TV
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Musical Guest · 1993
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
Filmography
Movies
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72Self
1972
Genesis - LiveSelf
1973
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, ParisSelf
1973
Genesis - Live on Midnight SpecialSelf
1973
Genesis: Live at Shepperton StudiosSelf
1973
Genesis: Selling England by the PoundSelf
1973
Genesis - Melody 74Self
1974PG
Peter Gabriel - Chorus French TV 1978himself
1978
Kate Bush - BBC Christmas SpecialSelf
1979HV
Haus Vaterland
1983ST
Shock the MonkeyOriginal Music Composer
1983
BirdyOriginal Music Composer
1984
Good Morning, Mr. OrwellSelf
1984
Lorca and the OutlawsSinger at the Club
1984
The Making of Sun CitySelf
1985
Video AIDSelf
1985GF
Genesis: From the BeginningSelf (archive footage)
1986DP
Das phantastische Universum des H.R. GigerOriginal Music Composer
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third BallSelf
1987
Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos AiresSelf
1988
Human Rights Now 25th AnniversarySelf - Musician
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeSelf
1988PG
Peter Gabriel, Sting, & Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Now!Self - Musician
1988
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3Self
1988
The Freddy Krueger SpecialSelf
1988
The Last Temptation of ChristOriginal Music Composer
1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday ConcertSelf
1988
Dance of Hope
1989
New York StoriesSelf
1989
Guns: A Day in the Death of AmericaOriginal Music Composer
1990
One World, One VoiceSelf
1990
Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali KhanHimself
1990
Genesis: A HistorySelf
1991
Lest We ForgetMusic
1991
Peter Gabriel - POVSelf - Vocals, Keyboards
1991AR
A Real World Recorded
1992
Liquid SelvesMusic
1992
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"Self
1993
Inside the Wrong TrousersThanks
1993
Peter Gabriel - All About USSelf
1993UA
US and ThenHimself
1993FR
Food RocksSongs
1994
Peter Gabriel: Secret World LiveSelf - Lead Singer, Keyboards
1994Peter Gabriel: Secret World LiveWriter
1994
The Jodorowsky ConstellationSelf
1994
Dead Man WalkingThanks
1995
1996 VH1 Honorsself
1996R
ReconDetective John Grant
1996
Babe: Pig in the CityTheme Song Performance
1998FG
From Genesis to RevelationSelf
1998
The Paris Concert for Amnesty InternationalSelf
1998
VH1 Behind the Music: GenesisSelf (archive footage)
1999
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980self
2000
Genesis | SongbookSelf
2001
Rabbit-Proof FenceOriginal Music Composer
2002
ROLFE: A No-Budget DreamOriginal Music Composer
2002
Freedom BeatSelf
2003
Peter Gabriel: Growing Up LiveSelf
2003Peter Gabriel: Growing Up LiveExecutive Producer
2003
Peter Gabriel: Play (The Videos)
2004
Genesis Encore Cascais 75Self
2005
Genesis: The Video ShowSelf (archive footage)
2005
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975Self (archive footage)
2005
Peter Gabriel - Growing Up on Tour - A Family PortraitHimself
2005
Peter Gabriel: Still Growing Up, Live & UnwrappedHimself - Vocals, Keyboard
2005
The Work of Director Anton CorbijnSelf (segment "My Secret Place")
2005
Genesis: Total Rock ReviewSelf (archive footage)
2006
Genesis: Turning It on AgainSelf (archive footage)
2007
Genesis: Up Close and PersonalSelf (archive footage)
2007PG
Peter Gabriel - Live in Copenhagen 1983himself
2007
WALL·ESongs
2008
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I LoveSelf
2008
Peter Gabriel: Live in Velez Stadium Buenos Aireshimself
2009
Prog Rock at the BBCSelf
2009TR
The Real World of Peter GabrielSelf
2009
Peter Gabriel - Scratch My BackLead Vocal
2010
Peter Gabriel - Taking the PulseSelf
2010PG
Peter Gabriel - New Blood Trailer - Rhythm of the Heathimself
2011
Peter Gabriel: New Blood, Live in LondonHimself
2011
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic FieldsSelf
2011
Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and HipgnosisSelf
2011
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - SoSelf
2012
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own WordsSelf
2012
John CarterThanks
2012PG
Peter Gabriel - Live in Philadelphia 2012himself
2012
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's DaySelf (archive footage)
2013MR
Miracle Rising: South AfricaSelf
2013
Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987Self - Vocals / Keyboards
2013
For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y GabrielaHimself
2014
Genesis: Together and ApartSelf
2014
Peter Gabriel - Back to FrontSelf - Lead Vocals
2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
2014
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That HillSelf
2014
Words with GodsMusic
2014
Open Your EyesMusic
2015
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to PeopleSelf (archive footage)
2016
Birds Like UsOriginal Music Composer
2017
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017Self
2018
Africa RisingSelf - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Kate Bush: The Sound WitchSelf (archive footage)
2019
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in BritainSelf
2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the BandSelf
2020
Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull StorySelf
2021
Why Are We (Not) Creative?Self
2021
Peter Gabriel - I/OSelf
2023Peter Gabriel - I/OProducer
2023
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)Self
2023
Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in BrightonMusic
2023
ResynatorSelf
2024
Stevie Van Zandt: DiscipleSelf
2024
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)self
2025
When Bruce Springsteen Came to BritainSelf
2025SR
Sledgehammer RevealedSelf
2026
Behind the LabelsMusic
Peter Gabriel: Growing Up - Live & UnwrappedHimself
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: IllustratedRael (Narrator) / John (Voice) / Slippermen (Voice) / Doktor Dyper (Voice)
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: IllustratedMusic
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: IllustratedWriter
TW
The Worst Night of our LivesThe Watcher in the Skies
Television
The OscarsSelf · 1 eps
1953
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest · 1 eps
1975
The Secret Policeman's BallSelf · 15 eps
1976
The BRIT AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1977
The South Bank Show1 eps
1978
WoganSelf · 1 eps
1982
Miami ViceSongs
1984
Later... with Jools Holland2 eps
1992
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Musical Guest · 1 eps
1993
Classic AlbumsSelf · 1 eps
1997
ClickSelf · 2 eps
2000
Seven Ages of RockSelf · 7 eps
2007
Cachitos de hierro y cromoSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2013
Brian Pern: A Life in RockHimself · 1 eps
2014
SiloPeter Gabriel · 1 eps
2023Photos
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