Billy Bragg

Biography

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1957-12-20 00:00:00

Birth Place

Barking, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Strummerville
• 

  Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand
• 

  Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
• 

  Where Are You, Jay Bennett?
• 

  Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
• 

  Way of the Morris

Credits

• actors (27 credits)

  • Strummerville

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Where Are You, Jay Bennett?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Beyond Barricades

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • A World Without Beethoven?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Big Meeting

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Urban Hymn

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Call Me Lucky

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Last Shop Standing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Way of the Morris

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Freedom Beat

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Internationale

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Let's rock-n-roll

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • From Russia with Rock

    himself

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Days Like These

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 30 (1992) ... Self actor actors
    1962

• sound (3 credits)

  • Walking and Talking

    music

    sound
    1996
  • Linger

    music

    sound
    1995
  • Safe

    original music composer

    sound
    1993