Brian May
Acting • Born 1947-07-19
Biography
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Filmography
176 credits
Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium
Movie • 1986
Guitars
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014
Movie • 2014
Self
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Movie • 2022
Self
Queen at the BBC
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Zucchero | Zu and co.: Live at Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2004
Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
Movie • 2005
Self
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Movie • 1993
Self
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Movie • 2022
Self
Queen - We Are The Champions - Final Live In Japan 1985
Movie • 1992
Self
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Movie • 2011
Self - Guest Guitar
Motörhead: 25 & Alive Boneshaker
Movie • 2001
Self
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
Movie • 2012
Self
Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahre
Movie • 2021
Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night
Movie • 1991
Self - Guitar
Platinum Party at the Palace
Movie • 2022
Self
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
Movie • 2023
Self
Rhapsody Over London
Movie • 2022
Self
Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreux
Movie • 2014
Self
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
Movie • 2011
Self - Host
ABBA V Queen
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Movie • 2022
Self
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Movie • 2011
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
Movie • 2014
Self - Guitars
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
Movie • 2019
Self
Rock: the origin
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Return of the Champions
Movie • 2005
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Queen: Rock Case Studies
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: Hyde Park
Movie • 2006
Self - Guest
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Movie • 2002
Self - Performer
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Movie • 1991
Self
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
Movie • 1974
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Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
Movie • 2006
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We Will Rock You
Movie • 1982
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The Brian May Band - Live at the Brixton Academy
Movie • 1994
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Story Of Queen: Mercury Rising
Movie • 2011
Self - Queen (uncredited)
Queen: Greatest Flix II
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Guitar
Movie • 1991
Self
Queen: Live at Earl's Court Arena
Movie • 1977
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Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015
Movie • 2015
Self - Guitars
My Chemical Romance: Readings
Movie • 2011
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
Movie • 2004
Self (Vocals / Guitar)
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Movie • 2012
Self
Queen: The Band that Rocked the World
Movie • 2020
Self
Queen: Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Guitar, Vocals
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
Movie • 2024
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Movie • 2014
Self
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Movie • 1992
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Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festival
Movie • 2013
Self
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
Movie • 2024
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Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Movie • 2024
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Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody
Movie • 2015
Self - Queen
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
Movie • 2003
Self - Queen
VH1 Rock Honors
Movie • 2006
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Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Time
Movie • 2024
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Red Hot Rock
Movie • 1984
Self - Queen Guitarist
Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud
Movie • 2024
Paul Rodgers And Friends - Live At Montreux
Movie • 1994
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
Movie • 2024
Self
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
Movie • 2000
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Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
Movie • 1989
Self (archive footage)
The Queen Phenomenon
Movie • 1995
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
Movie • 2002
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Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Movie • 2006
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Live Killers
Movie • 1979
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Queen: A Magic Year
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
Movie • 1989
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Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
Movie • 1987
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Queen: Greatest Flix
Movie • 1981
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live in Argentina
Movie • 1981
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Queen: Bohemian Champions - Interviews
Movie • 2006
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The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
Movie • 2004
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Queen: Live in Japan 1982
Movie • 1986
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Queen: Music Video Box Documentary
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live at the Museum Square Amsterdam
Movie • 2002
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Queen: A Night in Bohemia
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Greatest Video Hits
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Super Live In Japan
Movie • 2006
Self
Queen: Live in Hyde Park
Movie • 1976
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Killer Queen!
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine
Movie • 2012
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Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live In Rio
Movie • 1985
Self - Vocal, Guitar
Queen: Live in Tokyo
Movie • 1979
Self
Queen: On the Rock Trail
Movie • 2006
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Queen: A Night at the Odeon
Movie • 1975
Self - Guitar
Queen: Definitive Houston
Movie • 1977
Self
Queen: Champions of the World
Movie • 1995
Self
Queen: Will Rock You
Movie • 2014
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Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010
Movie • 2013
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Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
Movie • 2009
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Queen Under Review: 1973-1980
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Brian May - Live in Barcelona 1993
Movie • 1993
Self
Queen: Rock the World
Movie • 2017
Self - Member Queen
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Movie • 2017
Self
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
Movie • 2011
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Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Life After Flash
Movie • 2017
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Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)
Movie • 2016
Self
Inside the Rhapsody
Movie • 2002
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Queen: An Evening At The Concert Hall
Movie • 1977
Self
Queen : The American Dream
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Queen: Live At Budokan
Movie • 1979
Self
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Movie • 2019
Self - Guitar Player Queen
Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Boom
Movie • 2011
Self
The Day We Walked on the Moon
Movie • 2019
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The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Movie • 2013
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Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another World
Movie • 2016
Self
Pavarotti & Friends
Movie • 1992
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13 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queen
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
The Queen Special
Movie • 1980
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie • 2005
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The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
Movie • 2005
Self
We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queen
Movie • 2020
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Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary
Movie • 2014
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Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Party
Movie • 2020
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2019
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Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Movie • 2002
Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australia
Movie • 2020
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Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Park
Movie • 2019
Self
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
Movie • 1990
Self
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World
Movie • 2020
Self - Guitar
Live Aid
Movie • 2004
Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 2
Movie • 1987
Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
Movie • 1987
Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
Movie • 1987
Self
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Movie • 1981
Self
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
Movie • 2014
Self
QUEEN - The Hot Space Box
Movie • 1982
Self
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QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]
Movie • 2017
Self
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
Movie • 2024
Queen: We Are The Champions - Live In Europe
Movie • 2007
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
Movie • 2024
Self
The Rory Gallagher Story
Movie • 2024
Self
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Queen - Heaven
Movie • 2001
Self
The Very Best of Freddie Mercury and Queen
Movie • 2006
Self
The Story of the Yardbirds
Movie • 2008
Self
Top of the Pops, 1964 to 1975 - Big Hits
Movie • 2011
Self
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
Movie • 2003
Self - Performer
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Movie • 2019
Self
The Look and Sound of Queen
Movie • 2019
Self
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid
Movie • 2007
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Movie • 2015
Self
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
Movie • 2014
Self
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Movie • 1992
Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
Movie • 1986
Self - Performer
Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Future
Movie • 2024
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
Movie • 2025
Domenica In
TV • 1976
Self
Foxes Live: Wild in the City
TV • 2012
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV • 2007
Self
Daytime Live
TV • 1987
Self
The Michael Ball Show
TV • 2010
Self
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Evening Urgant
TV • 2012
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
TV • 1951
Queem + Adam Lambert
Question Time
TV • 1979
Self - Panellist
ECHO-Verleihung
TV • 1992
Self
Numéro un
TV • 1975
Self - Queen
Young Music Show
TV • 1978
Newscast
TV • 2020
Self
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
Téléthon
TV • 1987
Self
London 2012 Olympic Games
TV • 2012
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
TV • 2025
Self
The Story of Musicals
TV • 2012
Self
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
TV • 2010
The BRIT Awards
TV • 1977
Self