Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts.

Filmography

• 2023Peter Gabriel - I/O — Self, Producer
• Silo — Peter Gabriel
• 2023Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton — Music
• 2017Birds Like Us — Original Music Composer
• 2015Open Your Eyes — Music
• 2014Words with Gods — Music
• 2012John Carter — Thanks
• 2010Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back — Lead Vocal
• 2008WALL·E — Songs
• 2005Peter Gabriel: Still Growing Up, Live & Unwrapped — Himself - Vocals, Keyboard
• 2004Peter Gabriel: Play (The Videos)
• 2003Peter Gabriel: Growing Up Live — Self, Executive Producer
• 2002ROLFE: A No-Budget Dream — Original Music Composer
• 2002Rabbit-Proof Fence — Original Music Composer
• 1998Babe: Pig in the City — Theme Song Performance
• 1996Recon — Detective John Grant
• 1995Dead Man Walking — Thanks
• 1994Food Rocks — Songs
• 1994Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live — Self - Lead Singer, Keyboards, Writer
• 1993Inside the Wrong Trousers — Thanks
• 1992A Real World Recorded
• Later... with Jools Holland
• 1992Liquid Selves — Music
• 1991Lest We Forget — Music
• 1991Peter Gabriel - POV — Self - Vocals, Keyboards
• 1990Guns: A Day in the Death of America — Original Music Composer
• 1989Dance of Hope
• 1988The Last Temptation of Christ — Original Music Composer
• 1987Das phantastische Universum des H.R. Giger — Original Music Composer
• 1984Birdy — Original Music Composer
• 1984Lorca and the Outlaws — Singer at the Club
• Miami Vice — Songs
• 1983Haus Vaterland
• 1983Shock the Monkey — Original Music Composer
• The South Bank Show
• Behind the Labels — Music
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated — Rael (Narrator) / John (Voice) / Slippermen (Voice) / Doktor Dyper (Voice), Music, Writer
• The Worst Night of our Lives — The Watcher in the Skies

Appearances as themselves (91)

• 2026Sledgehammer Revealed — Self
• 2025Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) — self
• 2025When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain — Self
• 2024Resynator — Self
• 2024Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple — Self
• 2023Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) — Self
• 2021Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story — Self
• 2021Why Are We (Not) Creative? — Self
• 2020Johnny Cash: The Man in Black in Britain — Self
• 2020Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band — Self
• 2019Africa Rising — Self - Musician (archive footage)
• 2019Kate Bush: The Sound Witch — Self (archive footage)
• 2018Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 — Self
• 2016Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People — Self (archive footage)
• Brian Pern: A Life in Rock — Himself
• 2014For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela — Himself
• 2014Genesis: Together and Apart — Self
• 2014Peter Gabriel - Back to Front — Self - Lead Vocals
• 2014Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2014The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill — Self
• Cachitos de hierro y cromo — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Miracle Rising: South Africa — Self
• 2013Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987 — Self - Vocals / Keyboards
• 2012Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So — Self
• 2012Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words — Self
• 2012Peter Gabriel - Live in Philadelphia 2012 — himself
• 2011Peter Gabriel - New Blood Trailer - Rhythm of the Heat — himself
• 2011Peter Gabriel: New Blood, Live in London — Himself
• 2011Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields — Self
• 2011Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis — Self
• 2010Peter Gabriel - Taking the Pulse — Self
• 2009Peter Gabriel: Live in Velez Stadium Buenos Aires — himself
• 2009Prog Rock at the BBC — Self
• 2009The Real World of Peter Gabriel — Self
• 2008Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love — Self
• 2007Genesis: Turning It on Again — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Genesis: Up Close and Personal — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Peter Gabriel - Live in Copenhagen 1983 — himself
• Seven Ages of Rock — Self
• 2006Genesis: Total Rock Review — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Genesis Encore Cascais 75 — Self
• 2005Genesis: The Video Show — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975 — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Peter Gabriel - Growing Up on Tour - A Family Portrait — Himself
• 2005The Work of Director Anton Corbijn — Self (segment "My Secret Place")
• 2003Freedom Beat — Self
• 2001Genesis | Songbook — Self
• Click — Self
• 2000Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980 — self
• 1999VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis — Self (archive footage)
• 1998From Genesis to Revelation — Self
• 1998The Paris Concert for Amnesty International — Self
• Classic Albums — Self
• 19961996 VH1 Honors — self
• 1994The Jodorowsky Constellation — Self
• 1993Daniel Lanois "Rocky World" — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest
• 1993Peter Gabriel - All About US — Self
• 1993US and Then — Himself
• 1991Genesis: A History — Self
• 1990One World, One Voice — Self
• 1990Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan — Himself
• 1989New York Stories — Self
• 1988Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos Aires — Self
• 1988Human Rights Now 25th Anniversary — Self - Musician
• 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute — Self
• 1988Peter Gabriel, Sting, & Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Now! — Self - Musician
• 1988Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 — Self
• 1988The Freddy Krueger Special — Self
• 1988The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert — Self
• 1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball — Self
• 1986Genesis: From the Beginning — Self (archive footage)
• 1985The Making of Sun City — Self
• 1985Video AID — Self
• 1984Good Morning, Mr. Orwell — Self
• Wogan — Self
• 1979Kate Bush - BBC Christmas Special — Self
• 1978Peter Gabriel - Chorus French TV 1978 — himself
• The BRIT Awards — Self
• The Secret Policeman's Ball — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• 1974Genesis - Melody 74 — Self
• 1973Genesis - Live — Self
• 1973Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris — Self
• 1973Genesis - Live on Midnight Special — Self
• 1973Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios — Self
• 1973Genesis: Selling England by the Pound — Self
• 1972Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72 — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• Peter Gabriel: Growing Up - Live & Unwrapped — Himself