Neil Finn

Neil Finn

Acting
1958-05-27
Te Awamutu, New Zealand

Biography

Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz with his brother Tim Finn, and the lead singer, guitarist, and a founding member of Crowded House. He has also been a member of Fleetwood Mac since 2018. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs".

Known For & Full Filmography32 Titles

#1Bluey

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes as Doctor (voice)

8.6 / 10
AnimationComedyFamily

Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.

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#2Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

7.3 / 10
ComedyTalk

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

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#3MTV Video Music Awards

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Self

7.8 / 10
Documentary

An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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#4Rove

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes as Self

7.5 / 10
Comedy

Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times.

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#5Take 5 with Zan Rowe

Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes as Self - Guest

3.0 / 10
Talk

You can learn a lot about someone from their mixtape. Icons in music and screen join Zan Rowe to delve deep into intimate moments in their lives, sharing songs that have made them who they are today.

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#6Live from the Artists Den

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes as Self

6.0 / 10
Documentary

A concert showcase that features music artists performing in unique settings, such as museums, temples and synagogues. The series also features interview segments with the artists.

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#7Crowded House: The Very Very Best of Crowded House

Movie - 2010, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

10.0 / 10
Music

Tracklist: 1. Mean To Me 2. Now We're Getting Somewhere 3. Don't Dream It's Over 4. World Where You Live 5. Something So Strong 6. Better Be Home Soon 7. When You Come 8. Into Temptation 9. Sister Madly 10. I Feel Possessed 11. Chocolate Cake 12. Fall At Your Feet 13. It's Only Natural 14. Weather With You 15. Four Seasons In One Day 16. Distant Sun 17. Nails In My Feet 18. Locked Out 19. Private Universe 20. Everything Is Good For You 21. Not The Girl You Think You Are 22. Instinct 23. Don't Stop Now 24. She Called Up 25. Better Be Home Soon (Live ARIA Awards 2005)

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#8Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes as Self

5.5 / 10
News

A 24-hour live music event to increase environmental awareness and reduce global warming worldwide.

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#9Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Live It Up is a feature documentary celebrating Mental as Anything, the art-school band whose irreverent humour, visual art and clever pop songs made them one of Australia's most distinctive cultural forces. Following the release of Nips Are Getting Bigger in 1979, the Mentals rose quickly from inner-city Sydney pubs to national fame, becoming masters at capturing Australian suburban life with warmth, wit and playfulness. While success came fast, they never treated it with reverence. Funny, warm and unexpectedly moving, Live It Up explores how Mental as Anything navigated fame, longevity and the pressures of the music industry while holding fast to their humour and creative spirit - revealing why their music continues to resonate today.

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#10Great Australian Concerts with Diesel

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

This 12-part series, hosted by Mark Lizotte, aka Diesel, revisits some brilliant Australian rock and pop concerts, exploring the intriguing stories behind them and what specifically made each show so special. By talking to people who were there; band members, tour managers, authors and musicians from other bands, Mark sheds light on the special circumstances that led to each of the concerts featured, becoming such extraordinary, memorable events. Through Mark’s terrific understanding of songwriting, performance and music history, the viewer is transported on a journey of musical discovery. Viewers get to hear recollections from people who were there, including the fascinating behind-the-scenes circumstances that combined to create these exceptional evenings. Each concert is unforgettable and unique due to a distinct set of circumstances, and Mark Lizotte helps us to re-experience these distinctive musical moments with insight and a healthy dose of curiosity, irreverence and wit.

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#11Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m as Self

9.0 / 10
Music

Legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood enlisted an all-star cast for a one-of-a-kind concert honouring the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder, Peter Green. The concert was held on 25th February 2020 at the London, Palladium. The bill included Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Jonny Lang, Andy Fairweather Low, John Mayall, Christine McVie, Zak Starkey, Steven Tyler, Bill Wyman, Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Neil Finn, Kirk Hammett and many more. Legendary producer Glyn Johns joined as the executive sound producer and the house band featured Fleetwood himself along with Rick Vito, Andy Fairweather Low, Dave Bronze and Ricky Peterson.

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#12Australian Chamber Orchestra's 50th Gala

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Music

Hosted by Jeremy Fernandez and Megan Burslem, this concert showcases why the Australian Chamber Orchestra is one of the most distinct, inventive and renowned ensembles on the world stage today.

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#13Crowded House: Live From the Island

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m as Neil Finn

8.8 / 10

Filmed in front of a live audience in March 2021 in Auckland, Aotearoa, “Live From The Island” was one of New Zealand’s first full capacity sold-out arena performances since the onset of COVID, and Crowded House's first concert since 2011. Neil Finn said, “We were truly blessed to be able to play 12 real live gigs in NZ, the band together after a year of lockdown, sensing the occasion and playing as if everything was brand new and full of wonder. We can’t wait to share this beautifully captured performance from Auckland with our fans around the world in anticipation of being on the stage for them in person once again.” The band, comprised of Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, Liam Finn and Elroy Finn, showcase tracks from their new record Dreamers Are Waiting, including singles Whatever You Want, To The Island and Playing With Fire alongside their legendary catalogue – Something So Strong, Don’t Dream It’s Over, Mean To Me, World Where You Live, and more.

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#14House Proud

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

When he was told he’d be interviewing rock stars Neil Finn and Nick Seymour, Charles Wooley was expecting stories about sex, drugs and rock and roll. Instead he got cops, rabbis and missing money. But Neil and Nick’s beloved Australian – and Kiwi – band Crowded House has always been a little bit different. It seems like only yesterday they first sang their way into our heads and hearts, but in fact they’ve been writing and performing their hit songs for 30 years. So to celebrate the milestone, Neil and Nick took Charles on a nostalgic journey back to where it all started.

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#15Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

7.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

Christine McVie is undoubtedly the longest-serving female band member of any of the enduring rock ‘n’ roll acts that emerged from the 1960s. While she has never fronted Fleetwood Mac, preferring to align herself with ‘the boys’ in the rhythm section whom she first joined 50 years ago, Christine is their most successful singer-songwriter. Her hits include ‘Over My Head’, ‘Don’t Stop’ and ‘Everywhere’. After massive global success in both the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Christine left the band in the late 1990s, quitting California and living in semi-retirement in Kent, only to rejoin the band in 2013. In this 90-minute film, this most English of singers finally gets to take centre-stage and tell both her story and the saga of Fleetwood Mac from her point of view.

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#16Crowded House - Live At The Sydney State Theatre

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Music

Crowded House perform some of their classic songs from their first album along with their latest album release. Their performance of "Sister Madly" was also used as their released video clip.

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#17Crowded House - Farewell to the World

Movie - 1996, 2h 15m as Self

5.8 / 10
Music

On November 24, 1996, Crowded House performed their last ever concert to a crowd of more than 120,000 people on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.

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#18Sound Relief - MCG

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Self (Crowded House)

8.8 / 10
Music

Saturday 7 February 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday. On this day the worst bushfires in the history of Australia caused devastation across Victoria like never seen before. The effect this terrible tragedy had was felt not only here, but worldwide. Almost simultaneously Queensland was undergoing its own tragedy, with the state experiencing widespread flooding. In response to our nation's greatest ever natural disasters, Australia's music community, along with some of the biggest music names internationally, banded together for two stadium benefit concerts that ran simultaneously in both Melbourne and Sydney under the unified banner SOUND RELIEF.

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#19Split Enz: Spellbound

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
MusicDocumentary

Sam Neill narrates this documentary plotting the career of one of Aotearoa's most successful bands: from formation by Mike Chunn, Phil Judd and Tim Finn at Auckland University in 1971 to their demise in 1984, when Neil Finn walked away. The major players talk freely about good times and bad — art rock, the wayward genius of Judd (including a rare interview), Noel Crombie’s spoon playing and costume design, hard times in England and the punk backlash, the big pop hits after Neil joined, Tim’s solo album, an obsession with paper darts, and the pre-gig ritual of One For One.

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#20Live at the Chapel

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Music

Over the years a series of remarkable shows have been played out at a small renovated chapel in the heart of Melbourne’s shopping precinct. Live at the Chapel captures that special-venue energy — where every thrashed chord, broken string, splash of sweat and murmured aside is visible and audible. The DVD features a dynamic lineup of international and Australian artists delivering live performances in front of an intimate crowd, bringing the raw excitement of live rock and pop to home-viewing.

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#21Crowded House: Live at Sydney Opera House

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Music

Twenty years after bidding farewell to 100,000 people lining the Sydney Opera House foreshore, Crowded House return with an encore performance to celebrate their 30th anniversary and induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame. From humble beginnings in Melbourne to chart-topping international success following the release of their ground-breaking debut self-titled album, Crowded House has remained an Australian cultural institution, with over ten million albums sold across the globe. Now, celebrate the legendary group with another incredible live event that sees the band perform all their biggest hits over a full two-hour show, including ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’, ‘Fall At Your Feet’, ‘Weather With You’, ‘Better Be Home Soon’ and many more.

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#22Seven Worlds Collide: Neil Finn & Friends Live at the St. James

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

Neil Finn brings together some of his musician friends from around the globe for an awesome series of concerts at the St. James theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Includes performances with Johnny Marr, Eddie Vedder and Radiohead's Ed O'brien and Philip Selway. Along with kiwi artists Tim Finn and Betchadupa.

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#23Crowded House: Live From The Artists Den

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Music

Recorded on July 19, 2007 at Masonic Hall Grand Lodge, New York, NY. Setlist: 1. Locked Out - 2. Don’t Stop Now - 3. Distant Sun - 4. Silent House - 5. Fall At Your Feet - 6. She Called Up - 7. Mean To Me - 8. Something So Strong - 9. Better Be Home Soon - 10. Don’t Dream It’s Over - 11. When You Come - 12. Recurring Dream

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#24The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m as Himself

8.2 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

The story of lyrical genius, Martin Phillipps and his band, The Chills, is a cautionary tale, a triumph over tragedy, and a statement about the meaning of music in our lives.

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#25Crowded House: Time On Earth

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10

Bonus DVD that came with CD release. Live Real World Session - 3 Tracks Interview Photo Gallery

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#26Crowded House: Live in Aukland

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Music

Crowded House captured live during the Get Woodfaced Tour of 1991 from the Power Station in Aukland, NZ. Highlights include "Weather With You", "Fall at Your Feet" and "Something So Strong".

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#27Crowded House: Intriguer Bonus DVD

Movie - 2010, 2h 15m as vocals, guitars, piano

6.0 / 10

DVD that came with release of Intriguer CD. Includes live performances and music videos. Intriguer is the sixth studio album by alternative rock group Crowded House, released on 13 June 2010. It is the band's followup to the group's 2007 reunion album Time on Earth, and the first to feature all four current band members, including multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart and drummer Matt Sherrod, on all tracks. Upstairs at Home: 1. Either Side of the World /2. Amsterdam /3. Saturday Sun /4. Twice If You're Lucky /5.Elephants /6. Falling Dove /7. Isolation /8. Archer's Arrows | Live at the Auckland Town Hall: 1. Either Side of the World /2. Isolation /3. Saturday Sun

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#28Back To The 80's - Live In Concert

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage)

8.8 / 10
Music

1 Tina Turner - Addicted To Love | 2 Toto - Rosanna | 3 Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking | 4 Spandau Ballet - True | 5 Cock Robin - The Promise You Made | 6 Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here | 7 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World | 8 The Nits - Nescio | 9 Culture Club - Victims | 10 Golden Earring - Twilight Zone | 11 The Stranglers - Always The Sun | 12 Alice Cooper - Poison | 13 Europe - The Final Countdown | 14 Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart | 15 Lever | 42 - Love Games | 16 Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove | 17 Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin/I Will Survive | 18 Scorpions - Wind Of Change | 19 Crowded House - Sister Madly | 20 Sinead O'Connor - Troy

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#29Crowded House: Woodface

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10

"The story of the making of Woodface is about brothers - the good and the bad, and what happens when you tinker with a band's chemistry. Neil and Tim Finn and fellow Crowded House bass player Nick Seymour discuss the highs and lows of the year it took to make Woodface. Along the way, Neil Finn revisits the master tapes, uncovering secrets that have laid hidden for a decade. He also spontaneously performs a number of Woodface songs exclusively for this documentary. Other interviews include Jimmy Barnes, Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil), Reg Mombassa and Pete O'Doherty (Mental as Anything). The DVD contains extended interviews with Neil Finn and Nick Seymour."

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#30Neil Finn: Sessions at West 54th

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Music

On his own, Neil Finn continues to purvey remarkable songcraft, music that's subtly irresistible. In performance, with Finn's ace band featuring his teenaged son, Liam, on guitar and drums, his music is yet more immediate, even more intense.

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#31Split Enz

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Music

This is the Split Enz at their most complete, from start to finish, through all their different incarnations. Split Enz, the DVD, showcases one of the most important and influential bands to come out of New Zealand in the last 30 years. Featuring all 18 of their music videos clips and unique live performances - including 1977’s BBC Sight and Sound and Enz with a Bang.

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#32ARIA Hall of Fame - Crowded House

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10

Crowded House's induction into the Australian Recording Industry Hall of Fame. Includes tributes by Missy Higgins and Bernard Fanning.

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