Bono
Acting
Born: May 10, 1960 (age 66) · Dublin, Ireland
Highest Rated
Biography
Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual to; as the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members. Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. He was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
Gangs of New York
2002
Sing 2
2021
GoldenEye
1995
Brothers
2009
Ghost in the Shell
1995
Sing Street
2016
In the Name of the Father
1993
Brüno
2009
Across the Universe
2007
Entourage
2004
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
Photos (2)
Movies (19)
Sing 2
Clay Calloway (voice)
Across the Universe
Doctor Robert
Lost in London
Bono (voice)
The Million Dollar Hotel
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
The Trainer
Bono
Unknown Brood
2016
Here Comes the Night Time
Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
2017
Entropy
Bono
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
2023
Lennon: A Tribute
1990
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
2009
U2 - Vancouver, Canada
2015
Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
2023
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998
Bono
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
2015
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
2026
TV Shows (9)
The Simpsons
Bono (voice) · 1 eps
Top of the Pops
1 eps
Entourage
Bono · 1 eps
Later... with Jools Holland
1 eps
World in Action
1 eps
TFI Friday
3 eps
Rockpalast
2 eps
Cutting Edge
1 eps
Comic Relief
2 eps
Self / Appearances (200)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest · 6 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
American Idol
Self · 3 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Taff
self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 3 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self - Honoree · 1 eps
Classic Albums
Self · 1 eps
The Culture Show
Self · 1 eps
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Performer · 2 eps
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Self (voice)
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Self - Musician and Activist · 1 eps
Legends
Self · 1 eps
The Defiant Ones
Self · 4 eps
Brüno
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
The Meaning of Life
Self · 1 eps
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Self · 1 eps
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Self
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Kiss the Future
Self
Iconoclasts
Self · 1 eps
WHAM!
Self (archive footage)
Pavarotti
Self
Bono: Stories of Surrender
Self
Diary
Self · 1 eps
TV total
Self · 1 eps
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self - Guest · 1 eps
TFI Friday
Self · 1 eps
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Self
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self · 11 eps
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Self · 3 eps
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Self · 3 eps
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Mon nom est Johnny
Self
Tribeca 25
Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self - Performer
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
Self
Live 8
Self
Eno
Self (archive footage)
U2: Rattle and Hum
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
Quincy
Self
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
Simon Schama's Story of Us
Self · 1 eps
Muscle Shoals
Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Self
Linear
Self
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Being Mick
Self
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
Self
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Self
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
Self
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Self
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Self
Wilde Salomé
Self
Bukowski: Born Into This
Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self
Ecco Homo
Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
Self
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Self (archive footage)
VH1's Legends
Self · 1 eps
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
Q: The Man
Self
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Self
U2: From the Sky Down
Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self
U2 at The BBC
Self [U2]
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston
Self - Vocals, Guitar
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01
Self
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self - Performer
The Corrs Live from Dublin
Self - Guest Singer
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
Guggi
Self
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
Self
Hero With A Thousand Faces
Self
U2: Live from Syracuse 1987
Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City
Self
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
Self - Vocals
U2 and 3 songs
Self
U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin
Self
U2: The Best of 1990-2000
Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Self
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV
Self
U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney
Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Self (archive footage)
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
Self
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
Self
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
Self - Vocals
U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000
Self
The Grammys
Self · 5 eps
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Self - Musician (archive footage)
U2: Live from Santiago 1998
Self
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Self
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Self - Performer
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3
Self - U2
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
U2 - Live from Abbey Road
Self
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music
Self
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
Self - Performer
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
Self - Vocals
Live Aid Against All Odds
Self
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan
Self
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Self
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
Self
U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987
Self
U2: Lovetown
Self
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self - Interviewee
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Self
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Self
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
Self
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Self
U2: Outside It's America
Self
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Self
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Self
U2: An Unforgettable Journey
Self
Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
Self
U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge
Self
U2: A Fire in Dortmund
Self
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
Self
Pavarotti The Duets
Self
U2: 18 Videos
Self (archive footage)
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"
Self
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Self
Kygo: Stole the Show
Self
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
Self - Vocals
U2: A Year in Pop
Self
U2 Live from Paris
Self
Peter & the Wolf
Self (Artist)
U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium
Self - Vocals
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
Self
New Order Story
Self
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990
Self (archive footage)
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection
Self
Irish Rock at the BBC
Self
U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl
Self - Vocals
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Performer
Bravo Profiles: Björk
Self
U2: Unbroken Toys
Self
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review
Self
U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg
Self
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Self (archive footage)
One Step From Holiness
Self
No Maps for These Territories
Self
U2 at Live Aid
Self
Muddy Track
Himself
White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue
Self
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993
Self
The Making of Sun City
Self
Bad: The Song That Saved My Life
Himself
U2: Unforgettable Fire
Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
Self
Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel
Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982
Himself
No Nukes! muziekfestival
Self - U2
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014
Self - Nominee
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
Self
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
Self
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
Self
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky
Self
U2 3D
Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Self
U2360°: Live From Moncton
Self
U2: Rockumentary
Self
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
Self
Bono & Eugene Peterson: The Psalms
Self
The Submerging Church
Self (archive footage)
Pixies: Gouge
Self
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
Self
Roy Orbison Forever
Self (archive footage)
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
Self
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Bono: Big Daddy
Self
Upcoming (5)
Directing (1)
Writing (3)
Producing (5)
Other Crew (14)
Sing 2
Songs
GoldenEye
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell
Songs
Brothers
Songs
Sing Street
Thanks
Gangs of New York
Songs
In the Name of the Father
Songs
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Songs
In America
Songs
Beyond the Clouds
Original Music Composer
Linear
Original Music Composer
U2: The Best of 1990-2000
Production Artist
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
Scenic Artist
U2: A Year in Pop
Music