Bono
Known for: Acting
Born: May 10, 1960
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
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).
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Filmography
214 movies · 49 TV shows, newest first
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Tribeca 25
2026NR
Street of Dreams
2026
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From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
2026
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Bad: The Song That Saved My Life
2026
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Guggi
2026
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Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026
8.2
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026
6.9
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
6.8
Bono: Stories of Surrender
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7.0
Simon Schama's Story of Us
2025
8.0
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
6.8
The Trainer
2024
5.4
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024
6.8
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
6.4
Kiss the Future
2024
6.0
Eno
2024
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U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
2023
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U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01
2023
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Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
2023
7.6
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023
6.2
Peter & the Wolf
2023
7.6
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023
7.3
WHAM!
2023
7.6
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023
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Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022
8.2
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
7.3
The Sound of 007
2022
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
7.0
Roy Orbison Forever
2022
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ABBA V Queen
2022
2.3
U2: Rockumentary
2022
7.8
Sing 2
2021
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Mon nom est Johnny
2021
5.9
This Is Pop
2021NR
The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
2020
7.2
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
6.9
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020NR
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
9.5
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020
7.3
Pavarotti
2019
5.8
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
2019
7.2
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
2019
7.4
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
2019
6.6
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
2019
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One Step From Holiness
2019
8.1
U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin
2018
7.3
Quincy
2018
7.5
Why Are We Creative?
2018NR
Liner Notes
2018
7.6
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
7.0
U2 - Live from Abbey Road
2017
8.0
U2 at The BBC
2017
9.7
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
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U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
2017
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Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017
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In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
2017
8.5
Kygo: Stole the Show
2017
7.8
The Defiant Ones
2017
7.3
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017
6.0
Lost in London
2017
7.3
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
2017
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Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
6.4
Unknown Brood
2016
6.8
Hero With A Thousand Faces
2016
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Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
2016
8.4
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
2016
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Bono & Eugene Peterson: The Psalms
2016
7.9
Sing Street
2016
7.0
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
2015
9.3
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015
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U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
2015
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TFI Friday
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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Ecco Homo
2015
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U2 - Vancouver, Canada
2015
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Muddy Track
2015
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Irish Rock at the BBC
2015
5.3
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
2015
10.0
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
6.5
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
2014
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Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
6.2
Wilde Salomé
2013
6.9
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
8.0
Here Comes the Night Time
2013
7.2
Muscle Shoals
2013
6.6
Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel
20138.5
Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013
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U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
2012
7.0
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
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U2: Unbroken Toys
2012
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The Submerging Church
2012
5.5
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012NR
Damien Hirst: The First Look
2012
7.5
U2: From the Sky Down
2011
9.0
U2360°: Live From Moncton
2011
10.0
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998
2011
7.6
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
2010
6.0
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky
2010
10.0
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
2010
7.8
U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl
2010
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
2010NR
Music Nuggets
20106.3
Hope for Haiti Now
2010
7.3
Brothers
2009
7.9
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
7.2
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
9.5
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3
20097.5
U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009
2009
5.6
Brüno
2009
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Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
2009
7.0
The Meaning of Life
2009
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Linear
2009
7.8
Q: The Man
2009
4.6
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
7.0
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
4.6
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
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Pavarotti The Duets
2008
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Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008
7.0
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008
6.1
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
7.4
U2 3D
2008
9.0
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
2007
3.8
White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue
2007
7.1
Across the Universe
2007
7.3
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
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Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
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U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
2007NR
Make Poverty History - Music Concert
2006
6.4
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
2006NR
Off The Record
2006
7.8
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan
2006
6.2
U2: 18 Videos
2006
5.0
Legends
2006
4.8
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006
7.0
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review
2006NR
U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires
2006
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U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium
2006
7.5
Iconoclasts
2005
7.9
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
2005
7.4
Live 8
2005
7.0
Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
2005NR
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
2005
7.8
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
8.2
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
2.0
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
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Live Aid Against All Odds
2005NR
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005
6.0
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
8.0
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2004
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U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge
2004
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U2 and 3 songs
2004
6.6
The Culture Show
2004
7.4
Entourage
2004
8.0
Pixies: Gouge
2004
8.5
Bono: Big Daddy
2004
8.5
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
2003
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
6.9
The Importance of Being Morrissey
2003
4.9
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
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Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
2003
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U2: An Unforgettable Journey
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
6.8
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
7.3
Gangs of New York
2002
7.4
U2: The Best of 1990-2000
2002
5.0
American Idol
2002
8.0
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
9.1
The Corrs Live from Dublin
2002
7.0
Being Mick
2001
6.5
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
8.2
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston
2001
10.0
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
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U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000
2000NR
The Beatles Revolution
2000
6.6
No Maps for These Territories
2000NR
Sightings of Bono
2000
9.0
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
2000
7.0
Diary
2000
5.9
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000NR
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
2000
7.0
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music
2000
5.9
Entropy
1999
9.0
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
6.2
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999
7.8
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
6.2
TV total
1999
6.5
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999
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The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998
8.3
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990
1998
9.5
U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg
1998
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U2: Live from Santiago 1998
199810.0
Sabine Christiansen
1998
7.5
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City
1997
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Bravo Profiles: Björk
1997
9.0
U2: A Year in Pop
1997
7.7
Classic Albums
1997
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The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
1997
4.3
Taff
1997
8.0
VH1's Legends
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
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Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
7.1
TFI Friday
1996
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The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1996
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
7.9
Ghost in the Shell
1995
6.9
GoldenEye
1995
6.2
Beyond the Clouds
1995
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Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
10.0
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
19956.3
Dancing Barefoot
1995
7.0
Miss Sarajevo
1995
10.0
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
8.1
U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney
1994
8.0
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994
7.9
In the Name of the Father
1993
9.0
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993
1993
7.2
New Order Story
1993
8.0
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"
1993NR
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
1992NR
U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992
1992
8.0
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV
1992NR
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
7.0
Cutting Edge
1990
10.0
U2: Lovetown
1989
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
7.1
U2: Rattle and Hum
1988
7.5
U2: Outside It's America
1987
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U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987
1987
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U2: Live from Syracuse 1987
1987
5.9
U2 Live from Paris
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U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
1986
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U2: Unforgettable Fire
1985
8.0
U2 at Live Aid
1985
7.9
Live Aid
1985
9.5
The Making of Sun City
1985
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'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
8.0
U2: A Fire in Dortmund
1984
7.2
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection
1984
7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
8.0
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
1983
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No Nukes! muziekfestival
1982
7.3
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
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U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982
1982NR
U2: Follies
1981
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
10.0
Rockpalast
1974
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964
7.0
World in Action
1963
8.6
The Grammys
1959
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Tony Awards
1956
9.0
Bambi
1948
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Message of Love
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U2 - Island 50 Festival: Live
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U2: Live from South Bend
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Outfoxed!
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7.0
BBC Radio 2 Piano Room
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