Matt Berninger

Biography

Matthew Donald Berninger is an American singer-songwriter, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and Menomena and released the album Return to the Moon in November 2015. In 2020, Berninger released his solo debut album, Serpentine Prison.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

27

Birth Date

1971-02-13 00:00:00

Birth Place

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Known For

• 

  The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival
• 

  The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024
• 

  The National - Live at Bearsville Theater
• 

  The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre
• 

  The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019
• 

  The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019

Credits

• actors (21 credits)

  • The National - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The National - Live at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2024

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The National - Live at Bearsville Theater

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Matt Berninger

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The National: I Am Easy to Find, Live from New York's Beacon Theatre

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The National - Live From Pukkelpop 2019

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The National - Live From Ypsigrock 2019

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Other Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The National - Live at Elbphilharmonie 2017

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The National: Sounds from a Safe Harbour at Cork Opera House

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The National - Guilty Party: Basilica Hudson

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - David Letterman, The National (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - Senator Bernie Sanders, Caitriona Balfe, The National (2017) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2015
  • The National - Live at Sydney Opera House

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Groff, Matt Berninger (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Nick Kroll, Lily Collins, Matt Berninger (2020) ... Self actor actors

    - Russell Crowe, Joan Rivers, The National (2014) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Mistaken for Strangers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • A Lot of Sorrow

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • A Skin, A Night

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The National - Live at El Castell Embruixat

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Daily Show

    - June 18, 2025 - Matt Berninger (2025) ... Self actor actors
    1996

• writing (1 credits)

  • Cyrano

    lyricist

    writing
    2021

• production (2 credits)

  • Cyrano

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Mistaken for Strangers

    producer

    production
    2013

• sound (3 credits)

  • I Am Easy to Find

    music

    sound
    2019
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    songs

    sound
    2013
  • Out of a Forest

    music

    sound
    2010