Bono

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-05-10 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Bono

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 sh...

Acting

1982

2004

2024

2001

2008

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

as Self (archive footage)

2006

U2: 18 Videos

as Self (archive footage)

2010

1989

1999

A Tribute To Johnny Cash

as Self - Performer

2023

WHAM!

as Self (archive footage)

1994

2013

1999

Entropy

as Bono

2014

2023

Peter & the Wolf

as Self (Artist)

2009

Brüno

as Self - 'Dove of Peace'

2022

ABBA V Queen

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Roy Orbison Forever

as Self (archive footage)

2022

1998

U2 - The Best of 1980-1990

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Liner Notes

as Narrator (voice)

2009

Linear

as Self

2022

The Sound of 007

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

as Self - Performer

2007

Across the Universe

as Doctor Robert

2005

Live 8

as Self

2000

The Million Dollar Hotel

as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

-

U2: Live from South Bend

as Self - Vocals

1981

1985

2002

The Corrs Live from Dublin

as Self - Guest Singer

2015

Ecco Homo

as Self

2008

U2 3D

as Self

2012

The Submerging Church

as Self (archive footage)

1993

2009

Q: The Man

as Self

2001

Being Mick

as Self

2005

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

as Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")

2017

U2 at The BBC

as Self [U2]

1985

Live Aid

as Self

2017

Lost in London

as Bono (voice)

2005

2018

Quincy

as Self

2019

Pavarotti

as Self

1995

Dancing Barefoot

as Self (voice)

2019

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2001

2004

2013

Here Comes the Night Time

as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember

2021

Sing 2

as Clay Calloway (voice)

2009

2015

Muddy Track

as Himself

2004

2021

2024

Production

2000

2009

Linear

as Writer

1997

1995

Beyond the Clouds

as Original Music Composer

2023

2009

Linear

as Executive Producer

2016

Sing Street

as Thanks

2009

Linear

as Original Music Composer

2019

Waiting for the Miracle to Come

as Executive Producer

1995

Miss Sarajevo

as Executive Producer

2002

U2: The Best of 1990-2000

as Production Artist

1995

GoldenEye

as Original Music Composer

2025

Bono: Stories of Surrender

as Executive Producer

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