Lars Ulrich
Actor
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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Filmography
Metallica: Through the Never
as Self 2013
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
as Self 2008
Sound City
as Self 2013
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
as Self 2004
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Joris Ivens 2012
The Darwin Awards
as Self 2007
Lemmy
as Self 2010
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
as Self 2019
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
as Self 2009
Downloaded
as Self (archive footage) 2013
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage) 2021
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
as Self 1999
Global Metal
as Himself 2008
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
as Drums 2010
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Lars Ulrich 2025
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989
as Drums 1989