Acting

Mike McCready

153 titles148 movies · 5 series

Michael David McCready (born April 5, 1966) is an American musician who serves as the lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam, a band he co-founded. He has also been a member of the side project bands Flight to Mars, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season and The Rockfords. McCready was born in Pensacola, Florida, USA, but his family moved to Seattle shortly after his birth. As a child, his parents played Hendrix and Santana, while his friends listened to KISS and Aerosmith; McCready would frequently play bongo drums. At the age of 11, McCready purchased his first guitar and began taking lessons—aiming to imitate Gene Simmons of KISS, by sticking his tongue out. Shadow split up soon afterwards, and McCready lost interest in guitar for some time, before finally joining another band called Love Chile. A high school friend, Stone Gossard, heard the band, appreciated McCready's work, and asked if he wanted to join a band he was forming. The two worked together and recruited bassist Jeff Ament. Together with drummer Dave Krusen (who would later be replaced by Matt Chamberlain, then Dave Abbruzzese, then Jack Irons, and currently Matt Cameron) and Eddie Vedder, the group formed the band Pearl Jam (originally known as Mookie Blaylock). It was during this time that McCready took a central role in the Temple of the Dog project, combining members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. Mikes first recording studio experience was recording the Temple of the Dog album, including an epic 4-minute-plus solo for "Reach Down." According to drummer Matt Cameron, McCready's headphone monitors flew off halfway through the recording of the solo, and he played the rest without being able to hear the backing track. McCready still considers this track to be his greatest achievement. By the end of 1991, Pearl Jam became one of the most famous modern bands with the release of Ten. McCready frequently soloed, and added a blues touch to the music (influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan). McCready's guitar style is usually an aggressive bluesy nature, and he never plays the same solo twice. His live renditions of songs have slightly different solos due to his fondness of improvization, and sometimes he treats the crowd to a full-on improv. He is extremely energetic live, and is commonly found dashing around the stage, playing to the crowd, throwing plectrums and soloing with the guitar behind his head.

Filmography

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Film · 2025

Pearl Jam: Vitalogy

Film · 2025

Singing Earth

Series · 2025

Pearl Jam: Dark Matter – Global Theatrical Experience

Film · 2024

Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2024 - Night 2

Film · 2024

Pearl Jam: Baltimore 2024

Film · 2024

Pearl Jam: Chicago 2023 - Night 1

Film · 2023

Pearl Jam: Camden, NJ 2022

Film · 2022

Pearl Jam: Gila River Arena 2022

Film · 2022

Pearl Jam: Imola 2022

Film · 2022

Pearl Jam: Los Angeles 2022 - Night 1

Film · 2022

Pearl Jam: Oakland 2022 - Night 1

Film · 2022

Pearl Jam: Oakland 2022 - Night 2

Film · 2022

Pearl Jam: Budapest 2022

Film · 2022

Pearl Jam Twenty - The Fans Are Alright

Film · 2021

Enormous: The Gorge Story

Film · 2021

Pearl Jam: Gigaton Theater Experience

Film · 2020

Pearl Jam: Gigaton Visual Album Experience

Film · 2020

The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream

Film · 2020

All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief

Film · 2020

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains

Film · 2020

Pearl Jam - Rome 2018

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Lollapalooza Brazil 2018 [Animal]

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Fenway Park 2018 - Night 1 - The Away Shows [TheSteved111]

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Missoula 2018

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Fenway Park 2018 - Night 1 - The Away Shows [BTNV]

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Safeco Field 2018 - Night 2 - The Home Shows [BTNV]

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: London 2018

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Rock Werchter 2018

Film · 2018

BOOM! A Film About the Sonics

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Safeco Field 2018 - Night 1 - The Home Shows [Nugs]

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Safeco Field 2018 - Night 1 - The Home Shows [BTNV]

Film · 2018

Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Film · 2017

Pearl Jam: The TV Master Archive 1992 - 2017

Film · 2017

Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two

Film · 2017

PearlJam: Wrigley Field 2016 - Night 2 [YT]

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Wrigley Field 2016 - Night 2 [BTNV]

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Toronto 2016 - Night 2

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Toronto 2016 - Night 1 - The Binaural Show

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Fenway Park 2016 - Night 2

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Fenway Park 2016 - Night 1

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Miami 2016

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Pearl Jam: Tampa 2016

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: New York City 2016 - Night 1

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Jacksonville 2016

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2016 - Night 2 - The Ten Show [BTNV]

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2016 - Night 2 - The Ten Show [Nugs]

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: New York City 2016 - Night 2

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Hampton 2016

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2016 - Night 1

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Greenville 2016 - The Vs. Show

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Fort Lauderdale 2016

Film · 2016

Temple Of The Dog

Film · 2016

Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2016

Film · 2016

Gleason

Film · 2016

Global Citizen Festival 2015

Film · 2015

The Glamour & the Squalor

Film · 2015

Pearl Jam: Global Citizens Festival - New York 2015

Film · 2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Series · 2015

Pearl Jam: Leeds 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Moline 2014 - The No Code Show [BTNV]

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Vienna 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: St. Paul 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Moline 2014 - The No Code Show [Nugs]

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Detroit 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Milwaukee 2014 - The Yield Show

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Lincoln 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: St. Louis 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Cincinnati 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Milton Keynes 2014

Film · 2014

Pearl Jam: Lollapalooza Brazil 2013 [BTNV]

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Lollapalooza Brazil 2013

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: See No Evil, Hear No Evil

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Lollapalooza Brazil 2013 [Multishow]

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Los Angeles 2013 - Night 1

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Seattle 2013

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Vancouver 2013

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Pearl Jam: Spokane 2013

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Pearl Jam: Dallas 2013

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Pearl Jam: Glendale 2013

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Pearl Jam: Charlottesville 2013

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Pearl Jam: Los Angeles 2013 - Night 2

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Pearl Jam: San Diego 2013

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Pearl Jam: Oklahoma City 2013

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Pearl Jam: Baltimore 2013

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Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2013 - Night 1

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Lollapalooza Chile 2013

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Pearl Jam: Hartford 2013

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2013 - Night 2

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Wrigley Field 2013

Film · 2013

Alice in Chains: AIC 23

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Voodoo Festival - New Orleans 2013

Film · 2013

Pearl Jam: Berlin 2012 - Night 2

Film · 2012

Pearl Jam: Stockholm 2012

Film · 2012

Pearl Jam: Manchester 2012 - Night 1

Film · 2012

Pearl Jam: The Fans Are Alright

Film · 2011

Pearl Jam: Rio de Janeiro 2011

Film · 2011

Pearl Jam Twenty

Film · 2011

Pearl Jam: The Kids Are Twenty

Film · 2011

Pearl Jam: Live in Texas

Film · 2010

Pearl Jam: Dublin 2010

Film · 2010

Pearl Jam: Hard Rock Calling, London 2010

Film · 2010

Pearl Jam: Heineken Jammin' Festival, Venice 2010

Film · 2010

Pearl Jam: New York City 2010 - Night 2

Film · 2010

Pearl Jam: New York City 2010 - Night 1

Film · 2010

Pearl Jam: Under Review

Film · 2009

Pearl Jam: Austin City Limits 2009

Film · 2009

Pearl Jam: Philadelphia 2009 - Night 4

Film · 2009

Pearl Jam: Melbourne 2009

Film · 2009

Pearl Jam: Hartford 2008

Film · 2008

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

Film · 2008

Pearl Jam: Immagine in Cornice

Film · 2007

Pearl Jam: Bologna 2006

Film · 2006

Pearl Jam: Melbourne 2006 - Night 1

Film · 2006

Pearl Jam: Barcelona 2006

Film · 2006

Pearl Jam: Lisbon 2006 - Night 2

Film · 2006

Pearl Jam: Verona 2006

Film · 2006

Make Poverty History - Music Concert

Film · 2006

Pearl Jam: VH1 Storytellers

Film · 2006

Pearl Jam: Santiago 2005

Film · 2005

Pearl Jam: Buenos Aires 2005 [La Viola TV]

Film · 2005

Pearl Jam: Santiago 2005 - Night 2

Film · 2005

Pearl Jam: Kitchener 2005

Film · 2005

Pearl Jam: Buenos Aires 2005 - Night 2 [Frontviewmirror]

Film · 2005

Pearl Jam: Live at the Garden

Film · 2003

Pearl Jam: Live At The Showbox

Film · 2003

Pearl Jam: Riot Act - Live At Chop Suey

Film · 2002

Pearl Jam: Touring Band 2000

Film · 2001

Pearl Jam: Nightfile - A Night with Pearl Jam

Film · 2001

VH1 News Special: Grunge

Film · 2001

Pearl Jam: Wembley 2000

Film · 2000

Pearl Jam: Verona 2000

Film · 2000

Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory

Film · 1998

Pearl Jam: Atlanta 1998

Film · 1998

Pearl Jam: Downing Stadium, NY 1996

Film · 1996

Pearl Jam: Bridge School Benefit 1996

Film · 1996

Tibetan Freedom Concert

Film · 1996

Mad Season: Live at the Moore

Film · 1995

Pearl Jam: Sponsored By No One - 1995 Tour Film

Film · 1995

Pearl Jam: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 1995

Film · 1995

Pearl Jam: Bridge School Benefit 1994 - Night 2

Film · 1994

Pearl Jam: Gimli Motorsport Park 1993

Film · 1993

Late Show with David Letterman

Series · 1993

Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged

Film · 1992

Pearl Jam: Sorpasso 1992

Film · 1992

Pearl Jam: Warfield Theater, San Francisco 1992

Film · 1992

Pearl Jam: Live In Milan '92

Film · 1992

Pearl Jam: Live at Pinkpop '92

Film · 1992

Pearl Jam: Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle 1991 [single cam]

Film · 1991

Pearl Jam: Tower Records - Yonkers, NY

Film · 1991

Pearl Jam: Tower Records - Rockville, MD

Film · 1991

MTV Video Music Awards

Series · 1984

Saturday Night Live

Series · 1975