Lars Ulrich

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.

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Known For

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

The Simpsons

Lars Ulrich (voice)

Classic Albums

Self - Drummer, Metallica

Classic Albums

Self

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Metallica Saved My Life	Self
2025	Metallica
2024	Heavy Metal Kingdom: The New Wave of British Heavy Metal	Self
2024	Metallica: Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2023	Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere	Self
2023	Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1	Himself
2023	Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2	Himself
2023	Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2	Self
2022	Metallica: Campo Argentino de Polo
2022	Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022	self
2022	Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert	Self
2022	Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022
2022	Metallica Live Hellfest 2022	self
2022	Metallica Download Festival Germany
2022	Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert	Self
2021	Metallica - Wherever We May Roam	drums
2021	Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes
2021	Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993
2021	Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992
2021	Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies
2021	Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991	Self
2021	Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit	Self
2021	Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1)	drums
2021	Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2)	drums
2021	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage	Self (archive footage)
2021	Bay Area Godfathers II	Self
2021	Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos	Self
2021	What Drives Us	Self
2021	Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018	Himself
2020	Building Happiness	Self
2020	Metallica: Live at Slane Castle	drums
2020	Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015	drums
2020	Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991)
2020	Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013	Himself
2020	Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019	Himself - Drums
2020	Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004	Himself
2020	Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000	Himself
2020	Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ	Himself
2020	Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction
2020	Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989	Drums
2020	Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration	Himself
2020	Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets	Self
2020	MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains	Self
2019	Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story	Self
2019	Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019
2019	Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2	Himself
2019	Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019	Lars Ulrich
2019	Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
2019	Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019
2017	Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017
2017	Radio Dreams	Himself
2017	Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017	Drums
2017	Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago	Self
2017	Sepultura Endurance	himself
2017	Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington	Self (archive footage)
2017	Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017
2017	Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017)
2017	Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017	drums
2016	Metallica: The Night Before
2016	Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley	Self - Drums
2016	Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos	Drum
2016	Metallica: Live from The House of Vans	Drums
2016	Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
2015	Mission to Lars	Himself
2015	Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015	Self - Drums
2015	Metallica: [2015] X Games	Self - Drums
2015	Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015	Self - Drums
2014	How Metallica Raised Hell in De Westereen
2014	Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never"	Self
2014	Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning	Himself
2014	Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014	Drums
2014	Metallica: Masters of Metal	Himself
2014	Metallica: Masters of Metal
2014	'Tallica Parking Lot	Lars Ulrich (voice)
2014	Metallica Live at Blizzcon	Himself
2014	Lennon or McCartney	Self
2014	Metallica: This Monster Lives	Himself
2014	Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II	Himself
2013	Sound City	Self
2013	Metallica: Through the Never	Himself
2013	Downloaded	Self (archive footage)
2013	Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica	Self - Drums
2013	Alice in Chains: AIC 23	Himself
2012	Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night)
2012	Metallica: Quebec Magnetic	Drums
2012	Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival	Self - Drums
2012	Metallica: Rock in Rio	Drums
2012	Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012	Self - Drums
2012	Beware of Mr. Baker	Self
2012	Hemingway & Gellhorn	Joris Ivens
2012	Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012	Self - Drums
2012	Metallica: The Black Album
2011	Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011	Drums
2011	Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event	Self
2011	An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2010	The Big Four: Live in Sofia	Drums
2010	Metallica: Fan Can 6	Drums
2010	Lemmy	Self
2010	Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder The Movie	Himself
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Self
2010	Metallica: Live at Sonisphere	Lars Ulrich
2010	Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set)	Self
2010	Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Sofia	Drums
2009	Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City	Drums
2009	Metallica: Français pour une nuit	Drums
2009	Iron Maiden: Flight 666	Self
2009	Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009	Drums
2009	Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009	Himself - Drums
2009	Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen	Drums
2008	METALLICA the Complete Story	Himself
2008	Metallica Touring Europe
2008	Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash	Self
2008	Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008	Himself
2008	Metallica: Making Magnetic
2008	Anvil! The Story of Anvil	Himself
2008	Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival	Self - Drums
2008	Metallica - Rock AM Ring	Self - Drums
2008	Global Metal	Himself
2007	Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007	Drums
2007	Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets
2007	Metallica - Live Earth	Himself
2006	Get Thrashed	Self
2006	Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004	Drummer
2006	Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006	Drums
2006	Metallica: Fan Can 5	Drums
2006	Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006	Drums
2006	The Darwin Awards	Self
2005	The Work of Director Anton Corbijn	Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said")
2004	Metallica: Some Kind of Monster	Self
2003	Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals	Himself
2003	Metallica: MTV Icon	Himself
2001	Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica	Self - Drums
2000	Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland	Self - Drums
1999	Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M	Self
1999	Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Self - Drums
1999	Metallica: Woodstock '99	Self
1999	Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M	Self - Drums
1999	Metallica: Making of S&M	Self - Drums
1998	Metallica: Cunning Stunts	Self
1998	Metallica: Live Covers	Self - Drums
1996	Metallica: Fan Can 1	Self
1995	Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret	Self - Drums
1994	Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994	Self - Drums
1994	Metallica: Woodstock '94
1993	Metallican Vid	Himself (Drums)
1993	Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992	Self - Drums
1993	Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland	Drums
1993	Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile	Drums
1993	Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico	Drums
1992	Metallica: A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica	Self
1992	Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands	Drums
1992	Metallica: Live at San Diego	Himself
1992	Metallica - ...And Justice For All	Self
1991	Metallica: Live Moscow - Monsters of Rock
1990	Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands
1989	Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY	Drums
1989	Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware	Self
1989	Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989	Drums
1989	Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre	Self
1989	2 of One	Himself (Drums/Intro & Outro)
1988	Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon	Self - Drums
1987	Metallica - Cliff 'Em All	Himself (Drummer)
1986	Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan	Drums
1986	Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY	Drums
1986	Metallica - Roskilde Festival	Drums
1986	Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan	Drums
1986	Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada	Self - Drums
1985	Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green	Drums
1985	Metallica: Ride The Lightning	Self
1985	Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival	Drums
1983	Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone	Drums
1983	Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983	Drums
1972	Deep Purple: Made In Japan	Self
	Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo	Self
	Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
	Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album	Self - Metallica
	Metallica: from the off	Self
	Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu	Himself
	Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
	Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
	Metallica: 40th Anniversary Shows（2021）

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Breinholts	Sig selv
2020	History 101	Self (archive footage)
2017	Carpool Karaoke: The Series	Self
2017	Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road	Self
2016	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	Self
2016	Join or Die with Craig Ferguson	Self
2016	Billions	Himself
2007	Seven Ages of Rock	Self
2005	De Wereld Draait Door	Self
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
1997	Classic Albums	Self - Drummer, Metallica
1997	Classic Albums	Self
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	Later... with Jools Holland	Self
1989	The Simpsons	Lars Ulrich (voice)
1989	MTV Rockumentary
1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest