Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band since 1984, a former member of Crazy Horse, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Lofgren was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band in 2014.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 21, 1951 (75)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Actor, also composer
- 3 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Known for
What are Nils Lofgren's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nils Lofgren's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Nils Lofgren's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 36 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bruce Springsteen At The BBC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Barn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Every Breath(1993)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Bruce Springsteen: Live in East Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Born in the U.S.A. Tour - Live in London 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 1978 to 2025.
How do Nils Lofgren's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 3; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Nils Lofgren work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nils Lofgren's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Steven Van Zandt shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Thom ZimnyShared titles: Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024), Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020), The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Thom Zimny
Actors
- Steven Van ZandtShared titles: The Rock Prophet: Link Wray (2025), Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024), Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020), The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Steven Van Zandt
- Garry TallentShared titles: Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024), Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020), The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Garry Tallent
- Patti ScialfaShared titles: Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024), Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020), The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Patti Scialfa
- Roy BittanShared titles: Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024), Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020), The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Bittan
Producers
- Jon LandauShared titles: Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024), Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020), The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Landau
- Adrienne GerardShared titles: Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024), Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Adrienne Gerard
- Barbara CarrShared titles: Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You (2020), The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Carr