Kirk Hammett
Kirk Lee Hammett is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stone's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 18, 1962Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
176Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USAAlso known as
Kirk Lee Hammett, Metallica![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/wMsYlpaoALVgtOColQ9Fl68mx0u.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pYms4cvrqlM4I8cjNrQCbSnPxkr.jpg)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lhGCIlWxiWSx35iRY1BBbe9PZVp.jpg)
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rkKZ6og6pS7TEbhCG0J6JFHXyFy.jpg)
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5BikZ4SMqdD6aShigvjQYLNtMTX.jpg)
Metallica: Français pour une nuit
Guitars![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qSzpgh7PhjDFz1Eg3oOgrqG7W8I.jpg)
Metallica: Cunning Stunts
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/alDylCVfCXTQRLqcf0qMnHCARWq.jpg)
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992
Self - Guitar![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b9CxkR46U2yFD9fXWd4KDaK16Yj.jpg)
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dON9W8qHbs7l8P52uykN22anejB.jpg)
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All
Himself (Guitarist)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/848UKbj3IEEuvgszJmSv0pZFC3r.jpg)
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
Lead Guitarist![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xj6YpG93RjzryMdue93rcbUHK4r.jpg)
Lemmy
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5szMvzcASzBr76VnOB9peeYjdKb.jpg)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011
Guitar![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/a9vC7fxiU02GT2MVm3wlbCVH4Yq.jpg)
Metallica: MTV Icon
Hmself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lXuab37Y0Y2aOoUohYPGCjL6FBE.jpg)
Metallica: Making Magnetic
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oYoazreYiHll4GAGZepQyxIv0JM.jpg)
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Self