Paul Weller
Acting • Born 1958-05-25
Biography
John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler. The band gained significant critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom, and were the most influential band of the mod revival of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Following the dissolution of the Jam at the end of 1982, Weller formed the Style Council with Mick Talbot, where he explored a wide variety of other musical styles, including pop, jazz, soul, hip hop, folk and classical. Although initially successful, the band's popularity declined in the late 1980s, leading them to break up in 1989. Weller began a solo career in the early 1990s, slowly re-establishing his commercial standing across his first four solo albums, Paul Weller (1992), Wild Wood (1993), Stanley Road (1995) and Heavy Soul (1997). Although Weller has received international critical recognition as a singer, lyricist and guitarist, he is most famous in his native country, as his songwriting is rooted in English society. Many of his songs with the Jam had lyrics about working class life. He was the principal figure of the 1970s and 1980s mod revival, often referred to as the Modfather, and an influence on many subsequent British alternative rock and Britpop artists, such as Oasis. He has received four Brit Awards, including Best British Male three times, and the 2006 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Weller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
81 credits
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Movie • 1980
Self
Madness: The Get up!
Movie • 2021
Self
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Movie • 1983
Self
Live Eighties
Movie • 2004
Self
Paul Weller: Live at Sydney Opera House
Movie • 2021
Self - Musician
Days Like These
Movie • 1986
Self
Help! War Child
Movie • 1995
Self
Steve Marriott: Astoria Memorial Concert
Movie • 2001
Guitar and vocals
Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow
Movie • 2006
Himself
Paul Weller: As Is Now
Movie • 2006
Paul Weller: Live at Braehead
Movie • 2003
Paul Weller: Studio 150
Movie • 2004
Paul Weller: Find the Torch, Burn the Plans
Movie • 2010
Paul Weller: Just a Dream
Movie • 2009
Paul Weller: Modern Classics on Film
Movie • 2004
Paul Weller: Stanley Road
Movie • 2005
Paul Weller: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2000
Himself - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Last Shop Standing
Movie • 2012
Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Movie • 2012
Self
The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2000
Self - Guitar / Vocals
Hard Rock Calling 2013
Movie • 2013
Himself
Paul Weller - One
Movie
Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions
Movie • 2008
self
Paul Weller: Two Classic Performances
Movie • 2003
Himself
One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert
Movie • 2004
Self
Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi
Movie • 2007
Himself
Celebrating Jon Lord
Movie • 2014
Vocals
Blitz
Movie • 2024
Gerald
Stereophonics: Word Got Around
Movie • 1998
Self
The Jam: Follies
Movie • 1979
Self
Acceleration Punk
Movie • 1977
Self
The Style Council - Sight & Sound In Concert
Movie
Recomposing Earth
Movie • 2024
Self
The Jam: About The Young Idea
Movie • 2015
Himself
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Movie • 2017
Self
The Complete Jam
Movie • 2003
Self
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
Movie • 2011
Self
The Jam: The Making of All Mod Cons
Movie • 2006
Himself
The Kinks - Echoes of a World
Movie • 2018
Paul Weller: Other Aspects - Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Movie • 2019
Himself
The Jam: A Time and a Place
Movie • 2003
Amazon Presents Paul Weller LIVE, at The Great Escape
Movie • 2015
Himself
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie • 2005
Self
Punk in London
Movie • 1977
Self
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Movie • 2020
Self
The Jam: Live at Rockpalast
Movie • 1980
The Jam: 1977
Movie • 2017
Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2014
Self
The Style Council: Live at Full House Rock Show
Movie • 2006
Paul Weller: In the Crowd / Live in Japan
Movie • 2011
Paul Weller: Hit Parade
Movie • 2006
Paul Weller: At The BBC
Movie • 2008
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
Movie • 2006
Self
JerUSAlem
Movie • 1986
Self
The Jam - Live At Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England 1982
Movie • 1982
Amy Winehouse: At the BBC - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Paul Weller & The BBC Symphony Orchestra: Live from the Barbican
Movie • 2021
Amy Winehouse Tribute
Movie • 2011
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Movie • 2024
Self
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Dogs The Story
Movie • 2024
Paul Weller - Live In Hyde Park
Movie
Self
Together for Palestine
Movie • 2025
Self
Soul Boys of the Western World
Movie • 2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self - Performer
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
De Wereld Draait Door
TV • 2005
Self
Three of a Kind
TV • 1981
Self - The Style Council (uncredited)
Sherlock
TV • 2010
The Viking
Punk Britannia
TV • 2012
Ideal
TV • 2005
Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self
The Culture Show
TV • 2004
Self
BBC Electric Proms
TV • 2006
Himself
The Black Barn Sessions
TV • 2019
Self
Rockpalast
TV • 1974
Riverside
TV • 1982
Self
Fridays
TV • 1980
Self - Musical Guest