Elvis Costello
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday25 August 1954 (72 years old)
Place of birthPaddington, London, England, UK
Known credits145
Biography
Referencing prodigies of rock lyricism may not bring Elvis Costello to mind for some, but he does deserve consideration. Through the course of over four decades, the former computer programmer has maintained a career as a singer-songwriter, giving the likes of Bob Dylan himself a reckoning. He was born Declan MacManus in London, England, on August 25, 1954. He took the moniker Elvis Costello in 1977, adopting his first name from Elvis Presley and the last part from the maiden name of his mother. Also in '77, Costello's debut album My Aim Is True was released, drawing connections to the new wa…
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
2026 · Self
Words + Music
2025 · Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self
Elvis Costello & WDR Big Band @ Leverkusener Jazztage 2025
2025
Alma Naidu @ Levekusener Jazztage 2025
2025
Record On: The Specials - A Message to You
2024 · Self
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison Forever
2022 · Self
Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
2021 · Self
This Is Pop
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain
2020 · Self
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
2020 · Self - Performer
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Self
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018 · Self - Performer
Pete the Cat
2017 · Pete's Dad (voice)
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017 · Self
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
2017 · Self
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Elvis Costello - Detour Live at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
2015 · Self
Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued
2014 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Musical Guest
Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
2013 · Self
Experience Montreux
2013 · Self
Elvis Costello & The Imposters: The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook
2012 · Self - Performer
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
2011 · Self
Hamburg Journal
2011 · self
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Love Shines
2010 · Self
Hard Rock Calling 2010
2010 · Self
Treme
2010 · Elvis Costello
A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!
2010 · Self - Singer
Live From Bonnaroo 2009
2009 · Self
Live from the Artists Den
2009 · Self
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
2008 · Self
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
2008 · Executive Producer
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
2008 · Self
Memento Mori
2008 · Self
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007 · Self
Delirious
2007 · Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song
2007 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007 · Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2007 · Self
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint: Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade
2006 · Self
Legends
2006 · Self
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