Billy Bragg

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Billy Bragg

Acting 68 December 20, 1957

Barking, London, England, UK

Stephen William Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span po…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.8 2005 TV Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3 1993 TV Show
Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

6.1 1982 TV Show
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

7.1 1996 TV Show
Question Time

Question Time

5.9 1979 TV Show
Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits

6.3 1975 TV Show
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2.8 2022 TV Show
Q&A

Q&A

3.2 2008 TV Show
TFI Friday

TFI Friday

7.1 1996 TV Show
Call Me Lucky

Call Me Lucky

7.0 2015 Movie
Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

6.1 1996 Movie

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Stephen William Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is heavily centred on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2022
    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    TV show Self –Musician and political activist

  3. 2021
    Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

    Movie Self

  4. 2021
    Where Are You, Jay Bennett?

    Movie Self

  5. 2020
    Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

    Movie Self

  6. 2020
    Beyond Barricades

    Movie Himself

  7. 2020
    A World Without Beethoven?

    Movie Self

  8. 2019
    The Big Meeting

    Movie Self

  9. 2019
    Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth

    Movie Himself

  10. 2019
    Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

    Movie Himself

  11. 2018
    Rip It Up

    TV show Self

  12. 2017
    Popular Voices at the BBC

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  13. 2015
    Urban Hymn

    Movie Himself

  14. 2015
    Call Me Lucky

    Movie Self

  15. 2014
    A Curious Life

    Movie Self (voice)

  16. 2014
    Billy Bragg Live at the Union Chapel London

    Movie Himself

More credits
  1. 2013
    Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

    TV show Self

  2. 2013
    Billy Bragg: Tooth and Nail

    Movie

  3. 2012
    Last Shop Standing

    Movie Self

  4. 2012
    Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

    Movie Himself

  5. 2011
    Way of the Morris

    Movie Himself

  6. 2011
    Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

    Movie Self

  7. 2008
    Q&A

    TV show Self - Panellist

  8. 2008
    The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space

    Movie Himself

  9. 2007
    British Film Forever

    TV show

  10. 2006
    The Henry Rollins Show

    TV show

  11. 2006
    Folk Britannia

    TV show Self

  12. 2005
    Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand

    Movie Self

  13. 2005
    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    TV show Self

  14. 2003
    Freedom Beat

    Movie Self

  15. 2002
    Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song

    Movie Self

  16. 2001
    Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

    Movie Self

  17. 2000
    The Internationale

    Movie Self

  18. 1997
    The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

    Movie Self

  19. 1996
    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    TV show Self

  20. 1996
    Walking and Talking

    Movie Music

  21. 1996
    TFI Friday

    TV show

  22. 1995
    Linger

    Movie Music

  23. 1993
    Safe

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1993
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    TV show Self - Musical Guest