Brian May
ActingBorn Jul 19, 1947
Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Known For
Rock: the origin
movie2023
Queen : Rare Live – A Concert Through Time and Space
movie1989
Queen: Greatest Flix I and II
movie1991
Queen : The American Dream
movie2017
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
movie2020
The BRIT Awards
tv1977
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
movie2025
Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Live
movie2014
Live Aid
movie2004
Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Future
movie2024
Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine
movie2009
Queen: Greatest Flix
movie1981
Filmography
2025Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversarymovie2025Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the Worldas Selftv2024Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetimeas Selfmovie2024The Yardbirds: In Their Own Wordsmovie2024Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebrationas Selfmovie2024Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Meas Selfmovie2024Queen: We Are the Champions – The Story of the Greatest Sports Anthem of All Timeas Selfmovie2024Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proudmovie2024The Rory Gallagher Storyas Selfmovie2024Rory Gallagher: Calling Cardas Selfmovie2024Jean-Michel Jarre - Starmus: Bridge from the Futuremovie2024Jean-Michel Jarre - Bridge from the Futuremovie202460 Songs: BBC Two at 60as Self (archive footage)movie2023Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciarias Selfmovie2023Rock: the originas Self (archive footage)movie2022Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Lifeas Selfmovie2022Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concertas Selfmovie2022Rhapsody Over Londonas Executive Producermovie2022ABBA V Queenas Self (archive footage)movie2022Platinum Party at the Palaceas Selfmovie2022Freddie Mercury: The Final Actas Selfmovie2021Queen at the BBCas Self (archive footage)movie2021Der Echte Freddie Mercury - Die Münchner Jahreas Selfmovie2020Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momenteas Self (archive footage)movie2020Queen: The Band that Rocked the Worldas Selfmovie2020Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The Worldas Self - Guitarmovie2020Queen + Adam Lambert: Tour Watch Partyas Selfmovie2020The Shadows At Sixtyas Selfmovie2020Reunited Apartas Selftv2020We are the Champions - 50 Jahre Queenas Selfmovie2020Queen + Adam Lambert: Fire Fight Australiaas Selfmovie2020Newscastas Selftv2019Queen + Adam Lambert - Great Lawn in Central Parkas Selfmovie201913 Moments That Made Freddie Mercury and Queenas Self (archive footage)movie2019The Day We Walked on the Moonas Selfmovie2019Liam Gallagher: As It Wasas Selfmovie2019The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Storyas Self - Guitar Player Queenmovie2019Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremonyas Selfmovie2019Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aidas Selfmovie2019The Look and Sound of Queenas Selfmovie2018Bohemian Rhapsodyas Songsmovie2018Freddie Mercury: The King of Queenas Self (archive footage)movie2017Queen : The American Dreamas Self (archive footage)movie2017QUEEN - News Of The World [40th Anniversary]as Selfmovie2017Life After Flashas Selfmovie2017Queen: Rock the Worldas Writermovie2017Buddy Holly: Rave Onas Selfmovie2016Freedom : La Story de George Michaelas Self (archive footage)movie2016Tangerine Dream: Sound from Another Worldas Selfmovie2016Queen & Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio (Lisboa)as Selfmovie2016Queen: A Night in Bohemiaas Self (archive footage)movie2015Queen: From Rags to Rhapsodyas Self - Queenmovie2015The Ritchie Blackmore Storyas Selfmovie2015Queen and Adam Lambert: Rock in Rio 2015as Self - Guitarsmovie201551 Degrees Northas Original Music Composermovie2014Queen + Adam Lambert: Rock Big Ben Liveas Self - Guitarsmovie2014Die Helene Fischer Show 2014as Selfmovie2014The Nation's Favourite Queen Songas Selfmovie2014One Night in Hellas Musicmovie2014Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashionas Selfmovie2014The Joy of the Guitar Riffas Selfmovie2014Brian May & Kerry Ellis - The Candlelight Concerts Live at Montreuxas Selfmovie2014Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentaryas Selfmovie2014Queen: Will Rock Youas Selfmovie2013Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeart Radio Music Festivalas Selfmovie2013The Sunflower Superjam 2012as Selfmovie2013Queen: Live at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010as Selfmovie2012London 2012 Olympic Gamesas Selftv2012Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretenderas Selfmovie2012Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86as Selfmovie2012Queen: A Magic Yearas Self (archive footage)movie2012Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraineas Selfmovie2012Foxes Live: Wild in the Cityas Selftv2012Evening Urgantas Selftv2012The Story of Musicalsas Selftv2011Story Of Queen: Mercury Risingas Self - Queen (uncredited)movie2011Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concertas Self - Guest Guitarmovie2011My Chemical Romance: Readingsmovie2011Brian May's Brief History of 3Das Self - Hostmovie2011Queen: Days of Our Livesas Selfmovie