Biography
Rock fans knew Henry Rollins as the singer for punk pioneers Black Flag and later, the Rollins Band, but over the course of the last twenty-five years, Rollins has also been an author, independent publisher, spoken-word performer, record label head, outspoken activist, talk show host and guest, and from time to time, an actor in film and television. Unfortunately, many of Rollins' roles have played off his physical attributes - in particular …
Career Milestones
2009 | Had a recurring role as A.J. Weston, a white-supremacist gang leader, in the second season of FX's "Sons of Anarchy" |
2007 | Guest-stared on an episode of Showtime's "Californication," playing himself hosting a radio show |
2006 | Again joined the MTV cast for "Jackass Number Two" |
2005 | Co-starred in the horror film "Feast" |
2004 | Played the Angel of Death in "Deathdealer: A Documentary" |
2004 | Hosted the IFC talk show "The Henry Rollins Show" |
2004 | Hosted the weekly radio show "Harmony in My Head" on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 radio |
2003 | Appeared as a SWAT team leader in "Bad Boys 2" |
2002 | Joined the cast of MTV's extreme show for the feature film "Jackass The Movie" |
2002 | Played a prison warden in "The New Guy" |
2002 | Co-hosted the British television show "Full Metal Challenge" on TLC |
2001 | Provided commentary for the documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys" |
2001 | Appeared as the uncredited host of Fox's "Night Visions," a short-lived horror anthology series |
1999 | Appeared as an escaped convict in "Morgan's Ferry" |
1998 | Produced a Los Angeles hard rock band called Mother Superior and invited them to form a new incarnation of the Rollins Band; stopped performing together in 2003 |
1998 | Disbanded the original line-up of the Rollins band |
1997 | Played a foul-mouthed prison guard in David Lynch's "Lost Highway" |
1995 | Had supporting roles in "Johnny Mnemonic" and "Heat" |
1994 | Released Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag, a double-disc set of him reading from his Black Flag tour diary of the same name |
1994 | Played a police officer in his first Hollywood feature, "The Chase," starring Charlie Sheen |
1992 | Released the spoken-word album Human Butt through his own record label |
1991 | Signed a distribution deal with Imago Records and appeared at the first Lollapalooza festival |
1988 | Founded 2.13.61, Inc., an independent publishing house and record label, which released his spoken word albums, essays, and tour diaries |
1988 | Formed the Rollins Band, which released eleven albums while they were together |
1987 | Released two solo records, Hot Animal Machine and Drive by Shooting |
1985 | Released first spoken word album Short Walk On A Long Pier |
1985 | First film appearance without Black Flag was the short film "The Right Side of My Brain" by underground filmmaker Richard Kern |
1982 | Made film debut in "The Slog Movie," about the West Coast punk scene |
1981 | Fronted the California hardcore punk band Black Flag |
1980 | Briefly joined the Washington D.C. band State of Alert |