Elvis Costello and The Attractions biography

1979 film debut as "The Earl of Manchester" in Americathon
1984 as "Henry Scully" in the UK TV series, Scully
1984 as "Stone Deaf A&R Man" in "The Bullshitters", a Comic Strip film first aired on Channel 4.
1985 as inept magician "Rosco de Ville" in the Alan Bleasdale film, No Surrender
1987 as "Hives the Butler" in the Alex Cox film, Straight to Hell, starring Joe Strummer and Courtney Love
1994 as himself on The Larry Sanders Show in the episode "People's Choice"
1997 as a barman in Spice World.
1999 as himself performing "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" with Burt Bacharach in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 as a younger version of himself in 200 Cigarettes
2001 as himself performing "Fly Me to the Moon" on the series finale of 3rd Rock from the Sun
2002 as himself on the episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" of The Simpsons
2003 as Ben on Frasier, one episode
2004 as himself in the UK TV Dead Ringers New Year Special, apparently and reportedly having serendipitously entered a filming venue
2004 as himself in Two and a Half Men - Season 2, Episode 1
2006 as himself in Delirious
2006 as himself in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2008 as himself in "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!"
2009 as himself on the episode of 30 Rock, "Kidney Now!"
2010 as himself on Treme

2003 Academy Award nomination for best original song, "The Scarlet Tide", in Cold Mountain

Costello, Elvis. A Singing Dictionary. London: Plangent Visions Music; New York, N.Y.: Exclusive selling agent for the United States and Canada, Warner Bros. Publications, 1980. ISBN 0-7692-1505-X. Sheet music, chords, and lyrics for works 1977-1980.