Duncan Sheik
Acting1969Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Duncan Scott Sheik (November 18, 1969 — September 17, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Sheik was best known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He composed music for film and stage musicals, winning the 2007 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for his work on the musical Spring Awakening.
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2023Almeida On Screen: Spring AwakeningMovieMusic · Orchestrator
2022NoirMovieMusic · Writer · Lyricist · Orchestrator
2022Spring Awakening: Those You've KnownMovieas Self - Music & Orchestration · Songs
2019Alice by HeartMovieMusic
2017Lost GenerationTV showExecutive Producer · Original Music Composer · 12 episodes
2009DareMovieOriginal Music Composer
2008Little Spirit: Christmas in New YorkMovieOriginal Music Composer- 2007Duncan Sheik: On Stage At World Cafe LiveMovie
2007The Cake EatersMovieOriginal Music Composer
2006Spring AwakeningMovieMusic Sound Design and Processing- 2006LimpMovieMusic
2006Brother's ShadowMovieMusic
2004Amazing Grace: Jeff BuckleyMovie
2004A Home at the End of the WorldMovieOriginal Music Composer
2003Uptown GirlsMovieas Celebrity
2003Death of a DynastyMovieas Well-Dressed Man
2002American DreamsTV showas Bobby Darin · 1 episodes
2000Boston PublicTV showas Self · 1 episodes- 1997The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEFMovieas Self
1995DivasMovieas (uncredited)