Bono
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1960 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Credits
- 256
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
Filmography
Tribeca 25
2026Movie
Self
Street of Dreams
2026Movie
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
2026Movie
Bad: The Song That Saved My Life
2026Movie
Himself
Guggi
2026Movie
Self
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026Movie
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026Movie
Self (voice)
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025TV
Self
Bono: Stories of Surrender
2025Movie
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Movie
Self
Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025TV
Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024Movie
Self
The Trainer
2024Movie
Bono
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024TV
Self - Musician and Activist
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024Movie
Self
Kiss the Future
2024Movie
Self
Eno
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
2023Movie
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01
2023Movie
Self
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
2023Movie
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023Movie
Self
Peter & the Wolf
2023Movie
Self (Artist)
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023Movie
Self
WHAM!
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023Movie
Self
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022Movie
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022Movie
Self
The Sound of 007
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Roy Orbison Forever
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
ABBA V Queen
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
U2: Rockumentary
2022Movie
Self
Sing 2
2021Movie
Clay Calloway (voice)
Mon nom est Johnny
2021Movie
Self
This Is Pop
2021TV
Self (archive footage)
The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
2020Movie
Self
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020TV
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020Movie
Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020TV
Self - Guest (archive footage)
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020Movie
Self
Pavarotti
2019Movie
Self
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
2019Movie
Self
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
2019Movie
Self
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
2019Movie
Self - Musician (archive footage)
One Step From Holiness
2019Movie
Self
U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin
2018Movie
Self
Quincy
2018Movie
Self
Why Are We Creative?
2018Movie
Self
Liner Notes
2018Movie
Narrator (voice)
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018Movie
Self
U2 - Live from Abbey Road
2017Movie
Self
U2 at The BBC
2017Movie
Self [U2]
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
2017Movie
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017Movie
Self
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
2017Movie
Self
Kygo: Stole the Show
2017Movie
Self
The Defiant Ones
2017TV
Self
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017Movie
Self
Lost in London
2017Movie
Bono (voice)
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
2017Movie
Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017TV
Self
Unknown Brood
2016Movie
Hero With A Thousand Faces
2016Movie
Self
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
2016Movie
Self
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
2016Movie
Self
Bono & Eugene Peterson: The Psalms
2016Movie
Self
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
2015Movie
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015Movie
Self
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
2015Movie
Self
TFI Friday
2015TV
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
Ecco Homo
2015Movie
Self
U2 - Vancouver, Canada
2015Movie
Muddy Track
2015Movie
Himself
Irish Rock at the BBC
2015Movie
Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
2015Movie
Self
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014Movie
Self
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
2014Movie
Self
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014
2014Movie
Self - Nominee
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Musical Guest
Wilde Salomé
2013Movie
Self
Here Comes the Night Time
2013Movie
Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
Muscle Shoals
2013Movie
Self
Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel
2013Movie
Self
Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013Movie
Self
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
2012Movie
Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012Movie
Self
U2: Unbroken Toys
2012Movie
Self
The Submerging Church
2012Movie
Self (archive footage)
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012Movie
Self
Damien Hirst: The First Look
2012Movie
U2: From the Sky Down
2011Movie
Self
U2360°: Live From Moncton
2011Movie
Self
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998
2011Movie
Bono
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
2010Movie
Self
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky
2010Movie
Self
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
2010Movie
Self
U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl
2010Movie
Self - Vocals
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
2010Movie
Self
Music Nuggets
2010TV
Self
Hope for Haiti Now
2010Movie
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009Movie
Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009Movie
Self - Performer
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3
2009Movie
Self - U2
U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009
2009Movie
Self
Brüno
2009Movie
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
2009Movie
The Meaning of Life
2009TV
Self
Linear
2009Movie
Self
Q: The Man
2009Movie
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009Movie
Self
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009Movie
Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008Movie
Self (archive footage)
Pavarotti The Duets
2008Movie
Self
Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008Movie
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008TV
Self
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008Movie
Self
U2 3D
2008Movie
Self
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
2007Movie
Self - Vocals
White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue
2007Movie
Self
Across the Universe
2007Movie
Doctor Robert
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007Movie
Self
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
2007Movie
Self
Make Poverty History - Music Concert
2006Movie
Self
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
2006Movie
Self
Off The Record
2006TV
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan
2006Movie
Self
U2: 18 Videos
2006Movie
Self (archive footage)
Legends
2006TV
Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006Movie
Self
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review
2006Movie
Self
U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires
2006Movie
Self
U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium
2006Movie
Self - Vocals
Iconoclasts
2005TV
Self
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
2005Movie
Self - Vocals
Live 8
2005Movie
Self
Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
2005Movie
Self
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
2005Movie
Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005Movie
Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005Movie
Self - Interviewee
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005Movie
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005Movie
Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005Movie
Self
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005Movie
Self
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004Movie
Self
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2004Movie
Self
U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge
2004Movie
Self
U2 and 3 songs
2004Movie
Self
The Culture Show
2004TV
Self
Entourage
2004TV
Bono
Pixies: Gouge
2004Movie
Self
Bono: Big Daddy
2004Movie
Self
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
2003Movie
Self - Vocals
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
The Importance of Being Morrissey
2003Movie
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003TV
Self
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
2003Movie
Self - Performer
U2: An Unforgettable Journey
2003Movie
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003Movie
Self
U2: The Best of 1990-2000
2002Movie
Self
American Idol
2002TV
Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002Movie
Self
The Corrs Live from Dublin
2002Movie
Self - Guest Singer
The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
2002Movie
Being Mick
2001Movie
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001Movie
Self - Performer
We Know Where You Live. Live!
2001Movie
Self
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston
2001Movie
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001Movie
Self
U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000
2000Movie
Self
The Beatles Revolution
2000Movie
Self
No Maps for These Territories
2000Movie
Self
Sightings of Bono
2000Movie
Self
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
2000Movie
Self
Diary
2000TV
Self
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000Movie
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
2000Movie
Self
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music
2000Movie
Self
Entropy
1999Movie
Bono
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999Movie
Self
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999Movie
Self
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999Movie
Self - Performer
TV total
1999TV
Self
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999Movie
Self
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990
1998Movie
Self (archive footage)
U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg
1998Movie
Self
U2: Live from Santiago 1998
1998Movie
Self
Sabine Christiansen
1998TV
Self
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City
1997Movie
Self
Bravo Profiles: Björk
1997Movie
Self
U2: A Year in Pop
1997Movie
Self
Classic Albums
1997TV
Self
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
1997Movie
Self
Taff
1997TV
self
VH1's Legends
1996TV
Self
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996Movie
Self
TFI Friday
1996TV
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1996Movie
Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995Movie
Self - Performer
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995Movie
Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995TV
Self
Dancing Barefoot
1995Movie
Self (voice)
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994TV
Self - Performer
U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney
1994Movie
Self
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994TV
Self - Guest
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993
1993Movie
Self
New Order Story
1993Movie
Self
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"
1993Movie
Self
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
1992Movie
Self
Later... with Jools Holland
1992TV
U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992
1992Movie
Self
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV
1992Movie
Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992TV
Self
Lennon: A Tribute
1990Movie
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990Movie
Self
Cutting Edge
1990TV
U2: Lovetown
1989Movie
Self
The Simpsons
1989TV
Bono (voice)
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988Movie
Self
U2: Outside It's America
1987Movie
Self
U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987
1987Movie
Self
U2: Live from Syracuse 1987
1987Movie
Self
U2 Live from Paris
1987Movie
Self
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
1986Movie
Self
U2: Unforgettable Fire
1985Movie
Self
U2 at Live Aid
1985Movie
Self
Live Aid
1985Movie
Self
The Making of Sun City
1985Movie
Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984Movie
Self
U2: A Fire in Dortmund
1984Movie
Self
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection
1984Movie
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984TV
Self
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
1983Movie
Self - Vocals
No Nukes! muziekfestival
1982Movie
Self - U2
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982TV
Self
U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982
1982Movie
Himself
U2: Follies
1981Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978TV
Self - Honoree
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Musical Guest, Self (uncredited)
Rockpalast
1974TV
Top of the Pops
1964TV
World in Action
1963TV
The Grammys
1959TV
Self
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Presenter
Bambi
1948TV
Self
BBC Radio 2 Piano Room
TV
Self - Guest Performer
U2: Live from South Bend
Movie
Self - Vocals
U2 - Island 50 Festival: Live
Movie
Self
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Message of Love
Movie
Self
Outfoxed!
Movie
Plato (voice)