Ed Sheeran
Known for: Acting
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (/ˈʃɪərən/; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor. He attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford as an undergraduate from the age of 18 in 2009. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK. The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John. His second studio album, x (pronounced "multiply"), was released in June 2014. It peaked at number one in the UK and the US, and was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015. In 2015, x won the Brit Award for Album of the Year, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. His single from x, "Thinking Out Loud", earned him two Grammy Awards at the 2016 ceremony: Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Sheeran's third album, ÷ (pronounced "divide"), was released in March 2017. The album debuted at number one in the UK, the US and other major markets, and was the best-selling album worldwide of 2017. The first two singles from the album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill", were released in January 2017 and broke records in a number of countries, including the UK, Australia and Germany, by debuting in the top two positions of the charts. He also became the first artist to have two songs debut in the US top 10 in the same week. By March 2017, Sheeran had accumulated ten top 10 singles from ÷ on the UK Singles Chart, breaking the record for most top 10 UK singles from one album. His fourth single from ÷, "Perfect", reached number one in the US, Australia and the UK, where it became the Christmas number one in 2017. Released in 2019, his fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project, debuted atop the UK and US charts. Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. Two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history: x at number 20, and ÷ at number 34. Beginning in March 2017, his ÷ Tour became the highest-grossing of all time in August 2019. An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, as an actor Sheeran has portrayed a recurring role on The Bastard Executioner, and in 2019, he appeared in the Richard Curtis/Danny Boyle film Yesterday.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Brendan Beiderbecke (voice)
1989
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Game of Thrones
Lannister Soldier
2011
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Film
Zootopia 2
Ed Shearin (voice)
2025
Series
Conan
Self - Musical Guest
2010
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Performer
2007
Series
Home and Away
Self
1988
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
X Factor
Self - Guest
2008
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Mean Tweets (uncredited)
2003
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Hot Ones
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Blue Peter
Self
1958
Series
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
Self
2010
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
Last Meals
Self
2021
Series
How Do You Play?
Self (Video appearance)
2019
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Germany's Next Topmodel
Self - Show Act
2006
Series
La Revuelta
Self - Guest
2024
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
Series
Celebrity Juice
Self
2008
Series
Austin City Limits
Self
1975
Series
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Self
2024
Series
Taratata
Self
1993
Series
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self
1995
Film
Solo Mio
Self (archive footage)
2026
Series
Modern Love
Mick
2019
Series
Chicken Shop Date
2014
Film
Red Notice
Ed Sheeran (uncredited)
2021
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self
1994
Series
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Host
1994
Series
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Performer
1994
Series
Therapuss
Self
2024
Series
Live from E!
Self
2002
Film
Bridget Jones's Baby
Ed Sheeran
2016
Series
Sucré salé
Self
2002
Series
Late Night Berlin
Self
2018
Series
Undateable
Ed Sheeran
2014
Series
The Men in Blazers Show
Self
2014
Series
Star Academy
2001
Series
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
Film
Yesterday
Ed Sheeran
2019
Series
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self
2013
Series
Experte für alles
Self
2025
Series
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All
Self
2023
Series
Live from the Artists Den
Self
2009
Series
Limitless: Live Better Now
Self
2025
Series
NRJ Music Awards
Self - Nominated
2000
Series
NRJ Music Awards
2000
Series
The End of an Era
Self
2025
Series
Radio 1's Big Weekend
Self
2010
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Series
The Big Narstie Show
Self
2018
Series
The Bastard Executioner
Sir Cormac
2015
Series
Amazon Music Live
Self
2022
Series
Celebrity Substitute
Self
2024
Film
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Film
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Series
Jools' Annual Hootenanny
1994
Series
London 2012 Olympic Games
Self
2012
Series
LadyGang
Self
2018
Film
Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
Amazon Music Live: Ed Sheeran
Self
2023
Series
Senkveld med Thomas og Harald
Himself
2003
Film
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Performer
2022
Series
The Evolution of Black British Music
Self
2022
Series
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
Self
2017
Film
Stans
Self
2025
Film
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
Self
2024
Film
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014
Film
Songwriter
Self
2018
Film
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
2018
Film
Elvis All-Star Tribute
Self - Performer
2019
Film
ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran
Self
2025
Film
Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary
2025
Film
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Film
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self
2015
Film
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
Self
2015
Film
Taratata l'histoire
Self
2023
Film
Sumotherhood
Crack Ed
2023
Film
Ed Sheeran: Amazon Music Songline
2025
Film
An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile
Self
2025
Film
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
Self
2023
Film
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025
Self - Performer
2025
Film
Fuck Coin
Self
2021
Film
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Performer
2012
Film
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self
2012
Film
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
What We Started
Self
2018
Film
Ed Sheeran: Drunk
2012
Film
Ed Sheeran: VH1 Storytellers
Himself
2015
Film
Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
Self
2023
Film
Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts
Self
2015
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
iHeartRadio Music Festival
Self
2014
Film
Ed Sheeran: Azizam
Ed Sheeran
2025
Film
Greggs vs McDonald's: The Fast Feud
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Self
2017
Film
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Performer
2017
Film
Welcome to the Darkness
Self
2023
Film
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
Self
2023
Film
Global Citizen Festival 2015
Self
2015
Film
Shane
Self
2022
Film
Green Day: The Early Years
Self
2017
Film
Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran
Self
2014
Film
Jessie J & Ed Sheeran Live: Rock In Rio USA
2015
Film
Apple Music Live: Ed Sheeran
Self
2023
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999
Film
Ed Sheeran: The Equals Live Experience
Self
2021
Film
Ed Sheeran: Man + Guitar
Self
2020
Film
Ed Sheeran: Austin City Limits
2017
Film
Ed Sheeran: Live at the iTunes Festival 2012
Self
2012
Film
Ed Sheeran: Hurricane Festival
2024
Film
Ed Sheeran - Live BBC Radio 2 In Concert
2018
Film
Ed Sheeran: Full Circle
2022
Film
Ed Sheeran: In My Own Words
Ed Sheeran
2019
Film
Sam Smith: Dreams Come True
Self
2015
Film
Ed Sheeran: Live at Magic Radio, 2018
2018
Film
Passenger: Live from Union Chapel London
Self
2023
Film
Ed Sheeran Live at iTunes Festival London
Himself
2014
Film
Ed Sheeran iTunes Festival London 2012
Ed Sheeran
2012
Film
Ed Sheeran - Jingle Ball 2021
2021
Film
Ed Sheeran: Live at Islington Assembly Hall
Self
2018
Ed Sheeran: Live in Dublin
as himself
2014
Film
Ed Sheeran - Multiply Live in Dublin
Self
2014
Film
Ryan McMullan: Debut
Self
2021
Amazon Front Row with Ed Sheeran
2014
Film
Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford
2010
Film
Ed Sheeran at the BBC
2022
Film
Billions Club Live with Ed Sheeran: A Concert Film
Self
2026