Cast & creator
Mike Mills
Best known for The Simpsons, The Colbert Report, The South Bank Show
Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., his musical repertoire also includes keyboards and occasional lead vocals. He contributed to a majority of the band's musical compositions and is the only member to have had formal musical training. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Mills, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: R.E.M.
47
film credits
12
television credits
58
1974–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
Showing 59 of 59 credits
The Simpsons
Mike Mills (voice)
1989
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
The South Bank Show
1978
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Boston Public
Self
2000
Parkinson
Self
1998
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Parkinson
Self - Guest / Performer
2004
MTV Unplugged
Self
1989
Rockpalast
Self (bass vocal)
1974
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
2026
Man on the Moon
Original Music Composer
1999
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
2020
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
Self (archive footage)
2019
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Himself
1995
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Self
1991
Slacker Uprising
Self
2007
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
Self
2025
R.E.M. - Monster
Himself
2019
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
R.E.M.: Tourfilm
Himself
1990
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
Self
1996
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Bass
2004
R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Bass
2016
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Bass guitar, backing vocals, organ, piano, accordion, double bass
2017
R.E.M.: Succumbs
Self
1987
R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1984R.E.M.: This Film Is On
Himself
1991
Athens, GA Inside/Out
Himself
1987
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
R.E.M. by MTV
Himself
2014
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
Self
2024
R.E.M.: Parallel
Himself
1995
R.E.M.: Live
Bass/Keyboards
2007R.E.M.: This Way Up
Himself
1999
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
1996
R.E.M.: Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
Himself
2000
R.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
R.E.M.: New Adventures In Hi-Fi
Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
R.E.M. at the BBC
Self/Performer
2012
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
R.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
R.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
Himself
1999
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
Self
2014
R.E.M.
Himself
2002
R.E.M.: at Rockpalast
1985
Finster
2022
6 Days
2008
R.E.M.: REMTV
Bass Guitar
2014