{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1154795/dave-vanian",
  "name": "Dave Vanian",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1154795/dave-vanian",
  "knownForDepartment": "Acting",
  "description": "Dave Vanian (born David Lett, 12 October 1956, Hemel Hempstead, England) is a rock musician, famous for being the lead singer of the punk rock band The Damned. The band formed in 1976 in London and Vanian is the only ever-present member of the group. They were the first of the British punk bands to release a single, an album, have a record hit the UK charts, and tour the United States.",
  "birthDate": "1956-10-12",
  "birthPlace": "Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK",
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yshcjTXZQI8YAHO0qhqcF6x8bv8.jpg",
  "lastVerified": "8 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 84929,
      "title": "Punk",
      "year": "2019",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gXeHnCQUnjQ5QmfUwkruvSGImis.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/84929/punk-2019"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 53344,
      "title": "Lemmy",
      "year": "2010",
      "role": "as Himself",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xj6YpG93RjzryMdue93rcbUHK4r.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/53344/lemmy-2010"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 36746,
      "title": "Punk's Not Dead",
      "year": "2007",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.109,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gcqqxXFBfRMo5hDsyUVtzU57zBc.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/36746/punk-s-not-dead-2007"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 19206,
      "title": "The Perfect Sleep",
      "year": "2009",
      "role": "Original Music Composer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.316,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zv46BDUwdMjnj4evC8q3j7j95VM.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/19206/the-perfect-sleep-2009"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 324316,
      "title": "The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead",
      "year": "2015",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4rYaJzmX8AltVQLEfF7nEB1VcZB.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/324316/the-damned-don-t-you-wish-that-we-were-dead-2015"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 509307,
      "title": "Punk Britannia at the BBC",
      "year": "2012",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dNEExdJAhbpo9UcSc09krmj8L9X.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/509307/punk-britannia-at-the-bbc-2012"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 324124,
      "title": "Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him",
      "year": "2009",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/324124/sid-by-those-who-really-knew-him-2009"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 763750,
      "title": "Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qJVBMPZrr5U8moM7SbSvMzQyDLb.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/763750/punk-and-new-wave-years-with-annie-nightingale-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1020549,
      "title": "The Damned: Tiki Nightmare (Live in London 2002)",
      "year": "2003",
      "role": "as Self - Vocals",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ptBXkEje4PwGpry4FoGg8RSP46K.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1020549/the-damned-tiki-nightmare-live-in-london-2002-2003"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 249273,
      "title": "The Damned: Final Damnation",
      "year": "1989",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/u0jRnd3GapQnLAXVRA02J95vtIW.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/249273/the-damned-final-damnation-1989"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 313202,
      "title": "Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5",
      "year": "2003",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8Hehe5OlYa3c9nF30HjCLtMC1px.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/313202/sonic-revolution-a-celebration-of-the-mc5-2003"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 172283,
      "title": "The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - 25th Tour",
      "year": "2006",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dQdOBgZTbXVbapv1ftlFN8za0U7.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/172283/the-damned-machine-gun-etiquette-25th-tour-2006"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1035689,
      "title": "The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London",
      "year": "2022",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/AnW1AZfeKbjcoqQWYZbrYWFUKu1.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1035689/the-damned-a-night-of-a-thousand-vampires-live-in-london-2022"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1368041,
      "title": "The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo",
      "year": "2024",
      "role": "as Vocals",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/n8w6GaUjhBDXcSU6I7q2JZBb84u.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1368041/the-damned-live-at-manchester-apollo-2024"
    }
  ]
}