---
name: "Elvis Costello"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elvis-costello"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "25 August 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T09:32:16.629511+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Elvis Costello

Composer. Born 25 August 1954 in Paddington, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 25 August 1954, Paddington, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1991–2010
- **Also known as:** Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE, Napoleon Dynamite, The Imposter , 엘비스 코스텔로 , D.P. Costello, Declan Costello, Elvis MacManus, Howard Coward, Declan MacManus
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 crew
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (2), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Costello, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206939, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004845/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47990

## Biography

Elvis Costello is an English singer-songwriter and musician, also credited under his birth name Declan Patrick MacManus. Born in Paddington, London, on 25 August 1954, he adopted the stage name Elvis Costello in 1977.

Costello has released over thirty studio albums and is known for collaborations with his bands The Attractions and The Imposters. His film and television work includes composing the soundtrack for the 1991 Channel 4 series *G.B.H.* with Richard Harvey, as well as appearances as himself in series such as *The Simpsons*, *Frasier*, *30 Rock* and *Two and a Half Men*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, elviscostello.info.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *Treme* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Elvis Costello — [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Spice World* (1997), Fi1m 62, as Elvis Costello — [page](https://film.one/film/spice-world.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *G.B.H.* (1991), Fi1m 85, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/g-b-h.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alma Naidu @ Levekusener Jazztage 2025* (2025), Acting
- *Elvis Costello & WDR Big Band @ Leverkusener Jazztage 2025* (2025), Acting
- *Pete the Cat* (2017), series, as Pete's Dad (voice)
- *Treme* (2010), series, as Elvis Costello — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/treme.md)
- *Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...* (2008), series, Executive Producer
- *Delirious* (2007), as Elvis Costello
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Elvis Costello — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006), as Elvis Costello
- *Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut* (2005), as Guest
- *De-Lovely* (2004), as Musical Performer - "Let's Misbehave"
- *Cold Mountain* (2003), Songs
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Elvis Costello
- *The Shape of Things* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *One Million Stars Falling from the Sky* (2002), series, Theme Song Performance
- *Prison Song* (2001), as Public Defender / Teacher
- *Unleaded* (2000), as Elvis Costello, Songs
- *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* (1999), as Elvis Costello
- *Spice World* (1997), as Elvis Costello — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/spice-world.md)
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Acting
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), series, as Elvis Costello
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Ben — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Elvis Costello — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *Rabbit Ears -  Tom Thumb* (1991), Music
- *G.B.H.* (1991), series, Music — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/g-b-h.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Elvis Costello (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater* (1989), Acting
- *Straight to Hell* (1987), as Hives The Butler
- *Club Paradise* (1986), Theme Song Performance
- *No Surrender* (1985), as Rosco De Ville
- *The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel* (1984), as Stone Deaf A & R Man
- *The Last Chance Dance* (1984), Songs
- *Scully* (1984), series, as Henry Scully
- *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), series, as Stone Deaf A & R Man
- *Americathon* (1979), as The Earl of Manchester
- *Little Red Robin Hood*, Music
- *Elvis Costello & the Attractions live in Boston & Detroit 1978*, Acting

## Gallery

- ![Doing "Country Darkness", which was perfect given the setting (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/167068/gallery-c0ea11aea901.jpg) Doing "Country Darkness", which was perfect given the setting (2007) — Jeff Turner from Raleigh, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Elvis_Costello_%28480666272%29.jpg/1280px-Elvis_Costello_%28480666272%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![He came out and fired off about 5 or 6 solo acoustic songs (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/167068/gallery-7c5575d8e9fc.jpg) He came out and fired off about 5 or 6 solo acoustic songs (2007) — Jeff Turner from Raleigh, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Elvis_Costello_%28480666268%29.jpg/1280px-Elvis_Costello_%28480666268%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elvis Costello](https://film.one/media/person/167068/gallery-acf445c5dcba.jpg) Elvis Costello — Robman94, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Elvis_Costello_2012.JPG/1280px-Elvis_Costello_2012.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elvis Costello performing at the Memorial Park Concert in Omaha on Aug. 28, 2021. Please credit Matt A.J. if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/167068/gallery-ed90f2f5d5bc.jpg) Elvis Costello performing at the Memorial Park Concert in Omaha on Aug. 28, 2021. Please credit Matt A.J. if used elsewhere. — Matt Johnson from Omaha, Nebraska, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Elvis_Costello_%2851408598177%29.jpg/1280px-Elvis_Costello_%2851408598177%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elvis Costello performing at the Memorial Park Concert in Omaha on Aug. 28, 2021. Please credit Matt A.J. if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/167068/gallery-bc9010b32758.jpg) Elvis Costello performing at the Memorial Park Concert in Omaha on Aug. 28, 2021. Please credit Matt A.J. if used elsewhere. — Matt Johnson from Omaha, Nebraska, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Elvis_Costello_%2851408597032%29.jpg/1280px-Elvis_Costello_%2851408597032%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elvis Costello performing at the Memorial Park Concert in Omaha on Aug. 28, 2021. Please credit Matt A.J. if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/167068/gallery-2ca4187920e9.jpg) Elvis Costello performing at the Memorial Park Concert in Omaha on Aug. 28, 2021. Please credit Matt A.J. if used elsewhere. — Matt Johnson from Omaha, Nebraska, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Elvis_Costello_%2851408599017%29.jpg/1280px-Elvis_Costello_%2851408599017%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Original Song (nominated), for *The Scarlet Tide*

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting 2019: Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting (won)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2003: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (won)
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist 1979: Grammy Award for Best New Artist (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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