Cast & creator
John Lydon
Best known for The Daily Show, Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the late-1970s British punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead singer of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009. Lydon's outspoken persona, rebellious image and fashion style led to his being asked to become the singer of the Sex Pistols by their manager, Malcolm McLaren. With the Sex Pistols, he penned singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.," "God Save the Queen", "Pretty Vacant" and "Holidays in the Sun", the content of which precipitated what one commentator described as the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. The band scandalised much of the media, and Lydon was seen as a figurehead of the burgeoning punk movement. Because of their controversial lyrics and disrepute at the time, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music. [source: Wikipedia]
Also known as: Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols
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film credits
26
television credits
95
1977–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (99)
Showing 99 of 99 credits
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Musical Guest
1992
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006The One Show
Self
2006
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
The Masked Singer
Self
2019The Masked Singer
Jester
2019
Question Time
Self - Panellist
1979
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
The Word
1990
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Meat Sweats (voice)
2018
Classic Albums
Self - Vocals
1997Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly
Self (archive footage)
2026
Song to Song
John Lydon
2017
Punk
Self
2019
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
2020
Piers Morgan Uncensored
Self
2022Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998
Punk Britannia
2012
The London Weekend Show
Self
The Filth and the Fury
Self
2000
Punk's Not Dead
Self
2007
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Self (voice)
2014
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self (archive footage)
2003
25 Years of Punk
Self (archive footage)
2001
Sons of Norway
Johnny Rotten
2011
The Independent
Baruce
2000
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Collaborator
1980
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Self
2009
The Public Image Is Rotten
Himself
2017
Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago
Self
2017
1976: Summer of... Heat
Self
2006
Acceleration Punk
Self
1977
Beware of Mr. Baker
Self
2012
Blood on the Turntable
2004
The Punk Rock Movie
Self
1978
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
Self (archive footage)
2018
Sex Pistols: The Whole Story
Self
2011
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Clash: Westway To The World
1999
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
2016
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Self (archive footage)
1983
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Self - Vocals
2002
Copkiller
Leo Smith
1983
Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols
John Lydon
2013
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Self - Host
1998
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
2016
Sex Pistols: Buried Alive
Self
1988
Rebel Dread
Self
2022
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Self
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
Self (archive footage)
2009
Sex Pistols: There'll Always Be an England
Self
2008
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Self
2012Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Writer
2012
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
Self - Performer
2014
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Self
1980
The Sex Pistols: In their own words
Self
2007
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn
Self
1978
The Year Of Punk
1978
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Self
2017
D.O.A.
Self
1981
Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
Self - Vocals
2013
Sex Pistols: Decade... A Look Back (Unlimited Supply)
Self
1989
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
Johnny Rotton
1996
Joy Division - Under Review
Himself
2006
Joy Division
2009
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
Self
2006
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
Self - Vocals
1996
Sex Pistols: The Filthy Lucre Tour - Live in Japan
Self - Vocals
1996
Punk Britannia at the BBC
Self
2012
Malcolm McLaren: Artful Dodger
Self
Anarchy Movie '85
Self
1985
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
1986Public Image Ltd. : Videos
Writer
1986
Flip - Sorry
2002
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2005
There Is a PiL in Heaven
2012There Is a PiL in Heaven
Producer
2012
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
Himself
1983Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
Writer
1983Sex Pistols Live - Phoenix Festival
Berlin Wall and the Sex Pistols
1978The Sex Pistols: Music Video Box Documentary
2005
Public Image Ltd: Live at Enmore Theatre in Sydney
2013
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Self
2014Dancing Barefoot
Self (archive footage)
1995Johnny Rotten's Tour of London
Sex Pistols - Anthems
Sex Pistols - The Long Lost Videos
The Public Image Is Rotten: Songs From The Heart
2018