Genesis P-Orridge

Known For: Acting
Born: February 22, 1950
Place of Birth: Victoria Park, Manchester, England, UK
Died: March 14, 2020

Genesis P-Orridge

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson, 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, writer, and artist. P-Orridge's early confrontational performance work in COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s and early 1970s along with the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, which dealt with subjects such as prostitution, pornography, serial killers, occultism, and P-Orridge's own exploration of gender issues, generated controversy. Later musical work with Psychic TV received wider exposure, including some chart-topping singles. P-Orridge is credited on over 200 releases. P-Orridge has two daughters, Caresse and Genesse, with former wife Paula P-Orridge (born Alaura O'Dell). After marrying Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge in 1993, they began a project to become Breyer P-Orridge, a single pandrogynous entity. Genesis Breyer P-Orridge continued this project after t…

Filmography

A Body to Live In

2025 · Self (Archive Footage)

S/He Is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary

2024 · Self

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: Write Your Own Code

2020 · Self

Other, Like Me

2020 · Self

Poems Are Living Things

Poems Are Living Things

2019 · Self

Change Itself – An Art Apart: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge

2016 · Themself

Bight of the Twin

2016 · , Co-Writer

Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment

2015 · Self

Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay

2015

IRL

2013 · Veteran

Wild Thing

2012 · Self

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

2012 · Himself / Herself

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

2010 · Self

The Future of Art

The Future of Art

2010 · Self

The Process Church of the Final Judgement - A Sabbath Assembly Ritual and Salon

2009 · Director

FLicKeR

2009 · Self

Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising

2009 · Himself

Joy Division

2009 · Self

Mr. Alien Brain Vs. The Skinwalkers

2008

Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback

2007 · Self

TGV - The Video Archive of Throbbing Gristle

2007

The Pandrogeny Manifesto

2006 · H/erself

Psychic TV: Black Joy

2004

Dig!

2004 · Commentator

The Raspberry Reich

2004 · TV Personality

Weird Woman (State I and State II)

2003 · Woman, Director

Sex, Blood, And Mutilation 2

2003

Process Is...

2000 · Director

Rebels: A Journey Underground

1999 · Self

Better Living Through Circuitry

1999 · Self

Modulations

1998 · Self

Sex, Blood and Mutilation

1995

Glitterbug

1994 · Self

Dead Cat

1989 · Tramp

Imagining October

1984 · Music

Moonchild

1984 · Director

Decoder

1984 · High Priest, Music

Catalan

1984

Throbbing Gristle - Live At Kezar

1983

Throbbing Gristle: Mission of Dead Souls - The Last Live Performance of TG

1983

Live in Berlin

1983 · Himself

Pirate Tape

1983 · Music

Ghost at No. 9

1982 · Editor, Producer, Director

Psychic TV: First Transmission

1982

A Message From the Temple

1982 · Producer

Pirates: William Burroughs in London

Pirates: William Burroughs in London

1982 · Director

T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven

1981

Throbbing Gristle: Live at The Lyceum, London

1981

In the Shadow of the Sun

1981 · Music

Throbbing Gristle: The Recording of the Heathen Earth Album

Throbbing Gristle: The Recording of the Heathen Earth Album

1980

Throbbing Gristle: Recording Heathen Earth

1980

Throbbing Gristle: Live at Sheffield University

1980

Throbbing Gristle: Live at Oundle School, 16th March 1980

1980 · Himself

Coumdensation Mucus

Coumdensation Mucus

1974 · , Director

Music for Starecase and Stocking Top

Music for Starecase and Stocking Top

1974 · , Director

A Message from the Temple

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Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3

Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3

— · Self

Synesthesia

— · self

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