The Weeknd
Acting
Born: Feb 16, 1990
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tesfaye earned critical and commercial success with his pop-leaning second album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), which reached number one in the US, contained the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. His trap-infused third album Starboy (2016) saw similar commercial success and included the US number-one single of the same name and "Die for You", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Tesfaye explored new wave and dream pop with his critically-acclaimed fourth studio album After Hours (2020), which featured the chart record-setting single "Blinding Lights" and the US number-one singles "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears". Dance-pop …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurry Up Tomorrow | The Weeknd | 2025 | 5.1 |
| Billions Club Live with The Weeknd: A Concert Film | Self | 2025 | 9.0 |
| The Weeknd - Red Terror | 2025 | — | |
| Remember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone | The Weeknd (voice) | 2025 | — |
| Playboi Carti - Live at Rolling Loud California 2025 | 2025 | — | |
| Quincy Jones | Music Man | Self (archive footage) | 2025 | 9.0 |
| TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy | Self (archive footage) | 2024 | 5.2 |
| The Weeknd: Live at São Paulo | Self | 2024 | 8.2 |
| The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium | Self | 2023 | 7.8 |
| The Weeknd - Double Fantasy | Tedros | 2023 | 7.5 |
| The Idol TV | Tedros | 2023 | 5.322 |
| The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM | Self | 2022 | 8.0 |
| The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience | Self | 2022 | 7.19 |
| The Weeknd Reads GQ Until The Lights Go Out | The Weeknd | 2021 | — |
| Echoes of Silence | Singer | 2021 | 8.5 |
| Canadian Hits at the BBC | Self | 2021 | 5.0 |
| The Show | Performer | 2021 | — |
| iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020 | 2020 | — | |
| Uncut Gems | The Weeknd | 2019 | 7.161 |
| He Was Never There, Docupoem | Self | 2018 | — |
| The Weeknd - iHeartRadio Music Festival | Singer | 2017 | 9.0 |
| The Weeknd: Lollapalooza Brazil | Singer | 2017 | 7.0 |
| AWGE DVD: Volume 1 | Self | 2017 | 8.0 |
| Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | Self | 2016 | 7.013 |
| Lemonade | Self (voice) (uncredited) | 2016 | 8.4 |
| Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live | Self - Musical Guest | 2015 | 8.5 |
| The Weeknd - Apple Music Festival: London 2015 | Self | 2015 | 8.0 |
| Victoria's Secret Fashion Show TV | Self | 1995 | 7.875 |
| The Simpsons TV | Orion Hughes / Darius Hughes … | 1989 | 8.012 |
| American Music Awards TV | Self - Musical Guest | 1974 | 8.2 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1990 |
| From | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |