Dave Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African-American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. He performs mainly with acoustic guitar and favors rhythm rather than solos in his playing.

Filmography

• 2025Dave Matthews Band: Freedom Mortgage Pavilion - July 26, 2025 — Musician
• 2024Dave Matthews Band - Live in Lisbon, Portugal
• 2024Ordinary Angels — Producer
• 2021Enormous: The Gorge Story
• 2019Dave Matthews Band: Coral Sky Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL - 7/27/19
• 2019Dave Matthews Band: Wells Fargo Arena - Des Moines, IA - 5/14/19
• 2019Dave Matthews Band: Xfinity Theatre - Hartford, CT - 6/22/19
• Pete the Cat — Papi (voice)
• 2016Dave Matthews Band: The Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA - 9/4/16
• 2015Dave Matthews Band: Live Trax 36 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
• 2014Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Farm Aid Live
• 2014Dave Matthews Band Live From Jacksonville Arena
• 2011Just Go with It — Ian Maxtone Jones
• 2009Dave Matthews Band - Across The Pond
• 2009Dave Matthews Band - Austin City Limits
• 2009Dave Matthews Band: Live from the Beacon Theatre — Singer
• 2008Dave Matthews Band: Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge - Bristow, VA - 6/28/08
• 2008Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk — Music
• 2008Lake City — Red
• 2008You Don't Mess with the Zohan — James T. O'Skanlon
• 2007Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Radio City — Guitar, Vocals
• 2007Dave Matthews Band: Live at Piedmont Park — Dave Matthews
• 2007Dave Matthews Band: Sound Advice Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL - 9/14/07
• 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry — Salesman
• 2006Dave Matthews Band: UMB Bank Pavilion - Maryland Heights, MO - 5/30/06
• 2005Because of Winn-Dixie — Otis
• 2005Dave Matthews Band: Weekend On The Rocks — Dave Matthews
• 2005Santana: In Concert — Self - Guitar, Vocals
• VH1 Storytellers
• 2004Dave Matthews Band: The Gorge — Dave Matthews
• House — Patrick Obyedkov
• 2003Dave Matthews Band: The Central Park Concert — Dave Matthews
• 2003Where the Red Fern Grows — Will Coleman
• 2002Dave Matthews Band: Live at Folsom Field — Dave Matthews
• 2002Dave Matthews Band: The Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA - 9/8/02
• 2001Dave Matthews Band: The Videos 1994-2001 — Dave Matthews
• 1999Dave Matthews Band: Listener Supported — Dave Matthews
• The Simpsons — Lloyd (voice)
• Blue Man Group: Sing Along
• Dave Matthews Band: Comcast Theatre — Vocal
• Kokua Festival 2008

Appearances as themselves (35)

• The Adam Ray Show — Self - Guest
• 20242024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 20232023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2023Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short — Self
• 2022Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon — Self
• 2020Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 — Self
• 2018Semente da Música Brasileira — Self
• 2017Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest, Self -Musical Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest
• 2013Life According to Sam — Self
• 2012Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton — Self
• 2012Dave Matthews Band: Away From the World — Himself
• 2011A Child's Garden of Poetry — Self (voice)
• 2011A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young — Self
• 2010Hope for Haiti Now — Self
• 2009Hard Rock Calling 2009 — Self
• 2009Larger than Life in 3D — Himself
• NPR Tiny Desk Concerts — Self
• 2006Before the Music Dies — Self - Musician
• 2005Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert — Self
• 2003Go Further — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• CMT Crossroads — Self
• 2002Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America — Himself
• 2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! — Self
• 2001America | A Tribute to Heroes — Self - Performer
• 2000Santana: Supernatural Live — Self
• 1999A Tribute to Johnny Cash — Self
• 1997The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98 — Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Musical Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars — Himself