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Ed Sheeran

Known for: Acting

Born 17/02/1991

Place of birth Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Edward Christopher Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No.5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year. Sheeran's debut album, + ("Plus") (2011), topped the UK Albums Chart and featured his breakout hit, "The A Team". His second studio album, × ("Multiply") (2014), became the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015 and won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year. Its third single, "Thinking Out Loud", won two Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year. That same year, he established his own record label, Gingerbread Man Records. Sheeran's third album, ÷ ("Divide") (2017), became the best-selling album worldwide of 2017 and charted ten top-10 singles on the UK singles chart. Its joint-lead singles, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill", broke records in several countries by debuting in the top two positions on the charts, while its fourth single, "Perfect", reached number one in the US, Australia, and the UK. The world's best-selling artist of 2017, he was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year. His next albums, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019), = ("Equals") (2021) and − ("Subtract") (2023) each topped the charts in most major markets. During this period, he accumulated seven UK number-one singles: "I Don't Care", "Beautiful People", "Take Me Back to London", "Bad Habits", "Shivers", "Merry Christmas" and "Eyes Closed". He has since released the albums Autumn Variations (2023) and Play (2025) to varying critical and commercial success. Sheeran has sold 200 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has 119 million RIAA-certified units in the US, and two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. In December 2019, the Official Charts Company named him its artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s. As of September 2026, he is the fourth-most-followed artist on Spotify. Several of his tours are amongst the most-attended concert tours, and his ÷ Tour became the highest-grossing of all time in August 2019. An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, Sheeran's acting roles include appearing in the 2019 film Yesterday, playing himself. In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.

Filmography

Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest

2014

Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

2014

Series ★ 8,0

The Simpsons

Brendan Beiderbecke (voice)

1989

Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

2015

Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Musical Guest

2015

Series ★ 6,2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self - Guest

2019

Series ★ 8,5

Game of Thrones

Lannister Soldier

2011

Series ★ 7,2

Conan

Self - Musical Guest

2010

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

1975

Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Performer

2007

Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Musical Guest

2003

Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

2003

Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Mean Tweets (uncredited)

2003

Film ★ 7,7

Zootopia 2

Ed Shearin (voice)

2025

Series ★ 6,4

Home and Away

Self

1988

Series ★ 5,2

Leute heute

Self

1997

Series ★ 7,6

Top Gear

Self

2002

Series ★ 7,2

How Do You Play?

Self (Video appearance)

2019

Series ★ 6,1

Great Performances

Self

1971

Series ★ 7,1

Hot Ones

Self - Guest

2015

Series ★ 5,6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

2003

Series

BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge

Self

2010

Series ★ 4,5

La Revuelta

Self - Guest

2024

Series ★ 7,8

MTV Video Music Awards

Self

1984

Film ★ 6,2

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

2019

Series ★ 6,7

Celebrity Juice

Self

2008

Series ★ 5,9

Later... with Jools Holland

1992

Series ★ 6,3

Last Meals

Self

2021

Series ★ 6,3

Austin City Limits

Self

1975

Series ★ 7,8

Taratata

Self

1993

Series ★ 4,3

Germany's Next Topmodel

Self - Show Act

2006

Series ★ 5,7

Goldene Kamera

Self

1984

Series ★ 8,4

Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

Self

2023

Series ★ 7,5

Blue Peter

Self

1958

Series ★ 8,3

Chicken Shop Date

2014

Series ★ 5,0

Late Night Berlin

Self

2018

Series ★ 5,7

Star Academy

2001

Series ★ 7,5

X Factor

Self - Guest

2008

Film ★ 6,7

Yesterday

Ed Sheeran

2019

Series ★ 8,0

The Russell Howard Hour

Self

2017

Series ★ 10,0

MTV Europe Music Awards

Self

1994

Series ★ 10,0

MTV Europe Music Awards

Self - Host

1994

Series ★ 10,0

MTV Europe Music Awards

Self - Performer

1994

Series ★ 3,7

Live from E!

Self

2002

Film ★ 6,7

Red Notice

Ed Sheeran (uncredited)

2021

Series ★ 7,3

Modern Love

Mick

2019

Series ★ 7,1

The Great Indian Kapil Show

Self

2024

Series ★ 7,9

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Self

1995

Series ★ 6,5

The Men in Blazers Show

Self

2014

Series ★ 9,6

Radio Disney Music Awards

Self

2013

Film ★ 6,4

Bridget Jones's Baby

Ed Sheeran

2016

Series ★ 9,3

Sucré salé

Self

2002

Series ★ 6,6

Undateable

Ed Sheeran

2014

Series

ECHO-Verleihung

Self

1992

Series

Radio 1's Big Weekend

Self

2010

Film ★ 7,5

Solo Mio

Self (archive footage)

2026

Series

Skavlan & Sverige

Self - Guest

2025

Series ★ 8,0

Therapuss

Self

2024

Series ★ 4,3

The Big Narstie Show

Self

2018

Series ★ 6,0

Live from the Artists Den

Self

2009

Series ★ 5,7

The Bastard Executioner

Sir Cormac

2015

Series

Celebrity Substitute

Self

2024

Series ★ 3,0

NRJ Music Awards

Self - Nominated

2000

Series ★ 3,0

NRJ Music Awards

2000

Series

Amazon Music Live

Self

2022

Series ★ 8,5

Jools' Annual Hootenanny

1994

Series ★ 10,0

LadyGang

Self

2018

Series ★ 6,8

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief

Self

2017

Series ★ 4,2

Experte für alles

Self

2025

Film ★ 8,2

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self - Performer

2022

Series ★ 8,8

The End of an Era

Self

2025

Film ★ 7,0

Stans

Self

2025

Film ★ 7,6

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

Self - Performer

2017

Film ★ 8,2

Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo

Self (archive footage)

2026

Series ★ 6,9

Limitless: Live Better Now

Self

2025

Film ★ 5,2

Sumotherhood

Crack Ed

2023

Film ★ 8,0

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

Self

2015

Series

London 2012 Olympic Games

Self

2012

Film ★ 8,4

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Self - Musical Guest

2015