Cast & creator
Rufus Wainwright
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Conan
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian American singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.
Also known as: Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright, Rufus M. Wainwright
57
film credits
27
television credits
69
1988–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (84)
Showing 84 of 84 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Conan
Self - Musical Guest
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Frasier
Jeremy (voice)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
BoJack Horseman
Drinking Bird / The Overtones (voice)
2014
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Self
2019
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self
2020
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Glastonbury
Self
1997
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Theme Song Performance
2026Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
self - guest
2004
The Culture Show
Self
2004
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
The Aviator
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
2004
Canada's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2020
Visible: Out on Television
Self
2020
Live from the Artists Den
Self
2009
Le Grand spectacle de la Fête nationale à Montréal
Self
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Royalties
Jacob Jewel
2020
Days of Darkness
Le jeune prince / Le prince chantant
2007
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Self
2022
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self - Performer
2023
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Self - Performer
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Original Music Composer
2016
Prima Donna
Music
2020
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Singer
1988Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Songs
1988
Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)
Self
2023
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Self
2026
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Self
2006
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
2016
George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
Self
2023
Imagine… Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now
Self - Interviewee
2024
Canadian Hits at the BBC
Self
2021
Heights
Jeremy
2005
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
Himself
2002
Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep
Self
2024Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep
Music Arranger
2024Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem Featuring Meryl Streep
Compositor
2024
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
Self
2019
Heart: Live in Atlantic City
Self
2019
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig
Self
2006
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle
Himself
2013Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle
Writer
2013
Agnus Dei
Music
2021
The Return of Tommy Tricker
"Joy in My Heart" Singer (uncredited)
1994The Return of Tommy Tricker
Songs
1994
Silver Bullets
2011
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
Self
2013
Boléro, le refrain du monde
Self
2019
It's Dorothy!
Self
2025
Bolero: A Global Hit
Self
2019
The Runaway Bunny
Singer
2021Dinner with the Band
Self
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Writer
2009
Kiki and Herb Reloaded
Self
2005
A Not So Silent Night
Self
2008
Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family
Self
2003
Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!
2007
Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore
Himself
2004Rufus Wainwright: Live at the FiIlmore
Music
2004Making Eyes
2010Making Eyes
Music
2010Decades - Rock Live!
Self
Rufus Wainwright - Live from the Artists Den
2014
Rufus Wainwright: Unfollow the Rules
Himself
2020
Prima Donna
Music
2015
Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Live from the London Palladium
2007The McGarrigle Hour
self
1999
Hadrian
Writer
2020Hadrian
Original Music Composer
2020
Rufus Wainwright - Austin City Limits
Self
2020
Rufus Wainwright - All I Want
Himself
2005
One Man Guy
Self
1993