
Sean Kinney
Department: Acting
Biography
Sean Howard Kinney (born May 27, 1966) is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Alice in Chains. Kinney also founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has collaborated with other artists such as Johnny Cash and Metallica. He played drums for his Alice in Chains bandmate, Jerry Cantrell's first solo album, Boggy Depot (1998). Since 2009, Kinney has been co-owner of The Crocodile club in Seattle. He was a guest drummer on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers in September 2018. Kinney has earned nine Grammy Award nominations as a member of Alice in Chains.
Known For

Alice in Chains: MTV Unplugged
1996

Alice In Chains: Rock Am Ring
2006

Alice in Chains: Live Facelift
1991

The Face is Familiar
2009

Alice in Chains: 2 for 1
2006

Alice in Chains - Rock am Ring 2019
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Beyond the Game
2014
![Alice in Chains: [2011] Maquinaria Festival](/_next/image?url=%2Ffallback.png&w=3840&q=75)
Alice in Chains: [2011] Maquinaria Festival
2011

Alice in Chains : Bilbao BBK Live 2010
2010
![Alice in Chains: [2011] SWU Music & Arts Festival](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FjbbyOZsCXRKXqTSaPviVKfEndPy.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Alice in Chains: [2011] SWU Music & Arts Festival
2011

Singles
1992

The Nona Tapes
1995

Alice in Chains: Hollywood Rock Festival 1993
1993

Alice in Chains: AIC 23
2013

My Haunted Vacation
2013

Alice in Chains - Music Bank: The Videos
1999

MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
2020

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
![Alice in Chains: [1993] Live at Rotterdam](/_next/image?url=%2Ffallback.png&w=3840&q=75)
Alice in Chains: [1993] Live at Rotterdam
1993

VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014