Thurston Moore

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.

Thurston Moore is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 34 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Last Critic (2026), The Best Summer (2026), Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012), Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival (2011), Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011), Welcome to My Castle! (2007), The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006), Record Player: Christian Marclay (2000).

The recorded credits span 1992 to 2026, including 22 movies and 12 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.