Ian MacKaye

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Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (born April 16, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well as The Evens.

He is a co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label.

A key figure in the development of hardcore punk and an enthusiastic promoter of an independent-minded, do it yourself punk ethic, MacKaye also works as a producer, and has produced releases by Q and Not U, John Frusciante, 7 Seconds, Nation of Ulysses, Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, and Rollins Band. Along with his seminal band Minor Threat, he is credited with coining the term "straight edge" to describe an ideology that eschews drug and alcohol abuse, though MacKaye has stated many times that he did not intend to turn it into a movement.

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Ian MacKaye is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Punk (2019), Breadcrumb Trail (2014), Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2026), Punk's Not Dead (2007), Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk (2017), Bad Reputation (2018), Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records (2018), Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012).

The recorded credits span 1983 to 2026, including 25 movies and 1 TV show. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.