Henry Rollins
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.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
American Dad!
2005
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Adventure Time
2010
Adventure Time
2010
Sons of Anarchy
2008
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Legend of Korra
2012
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Hot Ones
2015
Californication
2007
The Patrick Star Show
2021
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
American Dad!
as Trucker (voice) · 2005
Hawaii Five-0
as Ray Beckett · 2010
Adventure Time
as Bob Rainicorn (voice) · 2010
Adventure Time
as Cookie (voice) · 2010
Sons of Anarchy
as AJ Weston · 2008
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge · 2009
The Legend of Korra
as Zaheer (voice) · 2012
The Drew Carey Show
as Mr. Jericho, Ass Kicker · 1995
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Californication
as Radio Show Host · 2007
The Patrick Star Show
as FitzPatrick (voice) · 2021
Uncle Grandpa
as Skeletony (voice) · 2013
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Robotman (voice) · 2008
Batman Beyond
as Mad Stan (voice) · 1999
Teen Titans
as Johnny Rancid (voice) · 2003
Later... with Jools Holland
· 1992
Z Nation
as Lt. Mueller · 2014
The Eric Andre Show
as Self · 2012
Heat
as Hugh Benny · 1995
Classic Albums
as Self - Musician, Author · 1997
Classic Albums
as Self - Musician / Author · 1997
The Word
· 1990
Stitchers
as Robert Barbiero · 2015
You're the Worst
as Self · 2014
Bad Boys II
as TNT Leader · 2003
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
as Self - Guest Judge · 2016
Con Man
as Stutter Dawes · 2015
Con Man
as Stutter Dawes (uncredited) · 2015
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
as Dale Murphy · 2007
Royal Crackers
as President (voice) · 2023
Deadly Class
as Jürgen Denke · 2019
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Tri-Klops (voice) · 2021
Lost Highway
as Guard Henry · 1997
Now Apocalypse
as Mitchell Kent · 2019
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
as Kilowog (voice) · 2011
Night Visions
as Host · 2001
Icons
· 2002
The New Guy
as Warden · 2002
Johnny Mnemonic
as Spider · 1995
Free Radio
as Self · 2008
Jackass: The Movie
as Self · 2002
The Henry Rollins Show
as Host · 2006
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self · 2007
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
as Bonk (voice) · 2000
The Chase
as Officer Dobbs (lead chase car driver) · 1994
Jack Frost
as Sid Gronic · 1998
Feast
as Coach · 2005
Punk
as Self · 2019
RuPaul Drives...
as Self - Guest · 2013
Alive from Off Center
as self · 1985
We Lost Our Human
as Bacon Witch / Bumblebee Dad (voice) · 2023
The Devil's Tomb
as Fulton · 2009
New-Gen
as Deadalus (voice)
He Never Died
as Jack · 2015
The Paul Reiser Show
as Henry · 2011
The Alibi
as Putty · 2006
Music
as Ebo's Neighbor · 2021
The Art of Punk
as Self · 2013
Scenes of the Crime
as Greg · 2002
VH1's 40 Most Awesomely Bad Metal Songs
as Self · 2004
10 Things You Don't Know About
as Self - Host · 2012
Suck
as Rockin' Roger · 2009
Dogtown and Z-Boys
as Self · 2002
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
as Self · 2025
Punk's Not Dead
as Self · 2007
West of Memphis
as Self – WM3 Supporter · 2012
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self · 2026
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
as Self · 1994
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
as Self · 2011
The Last Heist
as Bernard · 2016
Hendrie
as Self · 2024
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
· 1994
We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith
as Himself · 2012
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self · 2006
The Legend of 420
as Himself · 2017
A Band Called Death
as Self · 2013
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
as Himself · 1994
Henry's Film Corner
as Host · 2004
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
as himself · 2021
American Hardcore
as Self · 2006
The Obsessed: The Documentary
· 1994
Desperate But Not Serious
as Bartender · 2000
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self · 2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as Self · 2006
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
as Self · 2019
Classic Albums: The Doors
as Self · 2008
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
as Himself · 2018
Riot on the Dance Floor
as Self · 2014
The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997
· 2017
IDn4
as Self · 1991
The Tony Alva Story
as Self · 2019
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
as Self · 2007
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self · 2015
25 Years of Punk
as Self · 2001
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
as Self · 2012
Lemmy
as Self · 2010
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
as Audience · 2020
William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet
as Himself · 2009
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
as Himself · 2016
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Himself · 2007
Full Metal Challenge
· 2003
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
as Self · 2011
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self · 2009
Morgan's Ferry
as Monroe · 2001
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
as Self · 2011
A History of Radness
as Coach Carlucci · 2015
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
as Self · 2010
Louder Than Hell: Wacken The Movie
as Self · 2014
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self · 1994
Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.
as Himself · 2018
A House on a Hill
as Arthur · 2003
Students of 'The Graduate'
as Self · 2007
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
as Self · 2012
In The House of Flies
as The Voice · 2014
Downloaded
as Self · 2013
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
as Self · 2002
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
as Self · 1989
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
as Self · 2012
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Self · 2005
No Age New York
as Himself · 1993
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segment "Liar") · 2005
Brainwave
as Self · 2011
Henry Rollins: Live and Ripped in London
· 1999
Time Lapse
as Gaines · 2001
Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park
as Himself · 2004
Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two
· 1983
Jobriath A.D.
as Narrator · 2012
The Dicks from Texas
· 2014
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Snake Underworld with Henry Rollins
as Himself · 2011
Gutterdämmerung
as Priest Svengali · 2016
BLACK FLAG Live in Berlin
· 1983
Born to Rage?
as Self · 2010
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
as Gun Club Producer · 2006
Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit
as Himself · 2008
Babylon's Burning
as Himself · 2007
Henry Rollins: You Saw Me Up There
as Himself · 1998
Analog Love
as Himself · 2021
Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess
as Narrator (voice) · 2011
WINO: The Documentary
· 2023
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
as Jackson · 1990
Morphine: Journey of Dreams
as Himself · 2014
Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film
as Self · 2013
A Tribute To Ron Asheton
as Self · 2013
Flipside Video Fanzine Number 1
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as Himself · 2014
Circle Jerks: My Career as a Jerk
· 2012
Dreamland
as Hercules · 2019
The Wesley Willis Experience
as Self · 2001
Punk: Attitude
as Himself · 2005
The Legend of Cool Disco Dan
as Narrator · 2012
The Hardcore Collection
· 2000
Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC
as Himself · 2006
Paradise Lost?
as God (voice) · 2015
Under the Radar: Burma
as Himself · 2010
The Slog Movie
as Self · 1982
Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest
as Himself · 1981
We Were Feared
as Self · 2010
Uma Retrospectiva Definitiva de Ween
as Self · 2025
H for Hunger
as Narrator · 2009
Clockwork Orange County
as Self - Black Flag · 2012
Animal Underworld
· 2012
Henry Rollins: Shock and Awe
as Himself · 2005
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
as Self · 2020
Reality 86'd
as Self · 1991
Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power
as Self · 2010
Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel
as Himself · 2007
Pump With A Chump
as Self · 1998
Henry Rollins 50
· 2011
Deathdealer: A Documentary
as Vincent · 2003
Black Flag: Live
· 1984
Henry Rollins: Talking From The Box
as Himself · 1992
Henry Rollins: Uncut
· 2008
Black Flag: TV Party Target Video
as Self · 1983
Moneybag Head
as Homeless Man · 2020
Henry Rollins: Up for It
as Himself · 2001
Henry Rollins: San Francisco 1990
· 2007
Henry Rollins: Henry Rollins Goes To London
as Himself · 1995
Henry Rollins Provoked: Live From Melbourne
as Henry Rollins · 2008
Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday
as Henry Rollins · 1997
The Right Side of My Brain
· 1984
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage) · 2012