William Michael Albert Broad (born November 30, 1955), better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a worldwide fan base.

Filmography

• 2026Billy Idol Should Be Dead — Self, Songs
• 2015Billy Idol - Live Austin City Limits Music Festival 2015
• Punk Britannia
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja — Spikey Hair Bot (voice)
• 2009Billy Idol: In Super Overdrive Live — Vocals
• Glenn Martin, DDS
• 2006The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests — Billy Idol
• 2005Billy Idol - Live at Rock am Ring 2005 — Vocals
• 2005The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live — The Ace Face / Cousin Kevin
• VH1 Storytellers
• Soundstage
• Viva La Bam
• 2002Billy Idol: VH1 Storytellers
• 2000Heavy Metal 2000 — Odin (voice)
• 1997Degeneration Punk
• 1996Mad Dog Time — Lee Turner
• 1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
• 1991The Doors — Cat
• 1990Billy Idol: Live at the Wembley Stadium — Vocal, Songwriter
• The Word
• 1989The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy — Cousin Kevin
• 1987Billy Idol - VITAL IDOL

Appearances as themselves (45)

• 2026Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self
• 2026Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me — Self
• 2026I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol — Self
• 2025A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music — Self - Performer
• 2025Ozzy: No Escape from Now — Self
• 20242024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2024DEVO — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Billy Idol: State Line — Self
• 2023Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC — Self
• 2019I Want My MTV — Self
• American Idol — Self - Performer
• 2018Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits — Self (archive footage)
• 2017New Wave: Dare to be Different — Self - Singer / Songwriter
• 2017Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers — Self
• 2016Night Flight: Born Again — Self
• Soundbreaking — Self
• 2015Classic Quadrophenia — Self
• Evening Urgant — Self
• Markus Lanz — Self
• 2008VH1 Rock Honors: The Who — Self
• 2007Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Punk's Not Dead — Self
• The One Show — Self
• 2006The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests — Self
• 2004Rockthology 2 — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8 — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Musical Guest
• 2003Punk: The Early Years — Self
• 200125 Years of Punk — Self
• 2000The Filth and the Fury — Self (archive footage)
• TV total — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• 1998The Wedding Singer — Himself
• Leute heute — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1991Hard 'N Heavy Volume 12 — Self
• 1988Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night — Self - Audience Member
• 1981D.O.A. — Self
• 1978The Punk Rock Movie — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• American Music Awards — Self - Musical Guest
• Top of the Pops — Self
• Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story — Self
• Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop — Self
• Heavy Metal 2000: Voice Talent Featurette — Self