Born January 20, 1946 · Missoula, Montana, USA
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Twin Peaks | ||
| Executive producer | Twin Peaks | ||
| Creator | Twin Peaks | ||
| Director | Mulholland Dr. | 2001 | |
| Writer | Mulholland Dr. | 2001 | |
| Actor | The Fabelmans | 2022 | John Ford |
| Director | Dune | 1984 | |
| Writer | Dune | 1984 | |
| Director | The Elephant Man | 1980 | |
| Writer | The Elephant Man | 1980 | |
| Director | Blue Velvet | 1986 | |
| Writer | Blue Velvet | 1986 | |
| Actor | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | 1992 | |
| Director | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | 1992 | |
| Writer | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | 1992 | |
| Executive producer | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | 1992 | |
| Director | Eraserhead | 1977 | |
| Writer | Eraserhead | 1977 | |
| Producer | Eraserhead | 1977 | |
| Director | Lost Highway | 1997 | |
| Writer | Lost Highway | 1997 | |
| Actor | What Did Jack Do? | 2017 | |
| Writer | What Did Jack Do? | 2017 | |
| Director | What Did Jack Do? | 2017 | |
| Actor | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | 2014 | |
| Director | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | 2014 | |
| Writer | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | 2014 | |
| Director | Wild at Heart | 1990 | |
| Writer | Wild at Heart | 1990 | |
| Writer | Wild at Heart | 1990 | |
| Director | The Straight Story | 1999 | |
| Director | Inland Empire | 2006 | |
| Producer | Inland Empire | 2006 | |
| Writer | Inland Empire | 2006 | |
| Director | Mulholland Dr. | 1999 | |
| Writer | Mulholland Dr. | 1999 | |
| Producer | Mulholland Dr. | 1999 | |
| Actor | Lucky | 2017 | Howard |
| Actor | Girlfriend's Day | 2017 | Narrator (voice) |
| Actor | My Beautiful Broken Brain | 2014 | |
| Producer | My Beautiful Broken Brain | 2014 | |
| Actor | David Lynch: The Art Life | 2017 | Himself |
| Actor | DumbLand | Voices | |
| Producer | Crumb | 1994 | |
| Director | The Alphabet | 1968 | |
| Writer | The Alphabet | 1968 | |
| Producer | Surveillance | 2008 | |
| Actor | Side by Side | 2012 | Himself |
| Actor | MasterClass | ||
| Actor | MasterClass: David Lynch Teaches Creativity and Film | Himself | |
| Director | The Grandmother | 1970 | |
| Writer | The Grandmother | 1970 | |
| Producer | My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done | 2009 | |
| Actor | The Short Films of David Lynch | 2002 | |
| Director | The Short Films of David Lynch | 2002 | |
| Writer | The Short Films of David Lynch | 2002 | |
| Writer | The Short Films of David Lynch | 2002 | |
| Director | To Each His Own Cinema | 2007 | |
| Actor | A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks | 2017 | Himself |
| Director | Six Men Getting Sick | 1967 | |
| Actor | The Black Ghiandola | 2017 | Man In Black |
| Actor | Moby Doc | 2021 | David Lynch |
| Director | Premonition Following an Evil Deed | 1995 | |
| Director | The Cowboy and the Frenchman | 1988 | |
| Writer | The Cowboy and the Frenchman | 1988 | |
| Director | Lady Blue Shanghai | 2010 | |
| Writer | Lady Blue Shanghai | 2010 | |
| Director | Absurd Encounter with Fear | 1967 | |
| Actor | A Fall from Grace | William Tabb | |
| Director | Absurda | 2007 | |
| Director | Darkened Room | 2002 | |
| Writer | Darkened Room | 2002 | |
| Actor | Nadja | 1994 | |
| Producer | Nadja | 1994 | |
| Director | Lumière and Company | 1995 | |
| Actor | The Amputee | 1974 | |
| Director | The Amputee | 1974 | |
| Actor | Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream | 2006 | Himself |
| Director | Fire (PoZar) | 2015 | |
| Writer | Fire (PoZar) | 2015 | |
| Actor | Heart Beat | 1980 | Painter |
| Director | Fictitious Anacin Commercial | 1967 | |
| Actor | The Making of: Mulholland Drive | 2004 | Himself |
| Actor | Blue Velvet Revisited | 2016 | Himself |
| Actor | David Lynch Cooks Quinoa | 2007 | |
| Writer | David Lynch Cooks Quinoa | 2007 | |
| Director | David Lynch Cooks Quinoa | 2007 | |
| Producer | David Lynch Cooks Quinoa | 2007 |