Thurston Moore

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 25, 1958 (67 yrs)

place of birth

Coral Gables, Florida, USA

also known as

Sonic Youth

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Wizard of the Kremlin
6.5

The Wizard of the Kremlin

2026as Synthesizer Player
The Sparks Brothers
7.3

The Sparks Brothers

2021as Self
The Best Summer

The Best Summer

2026as Self
Broken English
7.0

Broken English

2026as Self
Pavements
6.8

Pavements

2025as Self (uncredited)
The Last Critic

The Last Critic

2026
Blank City
7.1

Blank City

2011as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2025as Self
Free Tibet
8.0

Free Tibet

1998as Self - Sonic Youth
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
4.0

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

1995as Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
7.7

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

2006as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
6.7

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

2019as Self - Sonic Youth
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2.0

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

2012as Self
25 Years of Punk
7.0

25 Years of Punk

2001as Self
Scala!!!
7.8

Scala!!!

2024as Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
7.3

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

2010as Self
Goo
5.7

Goo

1991as Self
365 Day Project
10.0

365 Day Project

2007as Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
7.0

Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

1995as Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert

Tibetan Freedom Concert

1996as Self
Changing Fashions

Changing Fashions

1993
Punk: Attitude
7.1

Punk: Attitude

2005as Himself
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
7.0

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

2015as Self
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
7.6

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

1994
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
6.6

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

2021as Self
1991: The Year Punk Broke
6.8

1991: The Year Punk Broke

1992as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
8.0

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009as Self
The Road to Ruane

The Road to Ruane

2024as Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
7.5

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

1994as Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
7.5

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

2011as Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
6.7

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

2005as Self
Pavement: Slow Century
7.6

Pavement: Slow Century

2002as Self
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
7.9

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

2019as Self
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
7.0

Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind

2005as Self
Submit to Me
5.1

Submit to Me

1986
Lou Believers

Lou Believers

1988as Himself
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
7.8

Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.

2021as himself
Sublapse Video Mag 1
8.0

Sublapse Video Mag 1

1986
Uncropped
8.3

Uncropped

2024as Self
Skeeno H.C. Rules

Skeeno H.C. Rules

1991
Kill Your Idols
7.5

Kill Your Idols

2004as Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
7.0

(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale

2004as Self
The Public Image Is Rotten
7.4

The Public Image Is Rotten

2017as Himself
Desolation Center
9.3

Desolation Center

2018
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

2014as Himself
Llik Your Idols
4.0

Llik Your Idols

2007as Himself
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over
7.0

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

2019as Self
I Need That Record!
6.4

I Need That Record!

2008as Himself
Thick Air
6.8

Thick Air

2020as Himself
Louder Than You Think
6.0

Louder Than You Think

2023as Self (archive footage)