Ed Sheeran
Biography
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.
Known For

Game of Thrones

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Zootopia 2
All Movies (72)
- Solo Mio2026 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Billions Club Live with Ed Sheeran: A Concert Film2026 · as Self
- iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 20252025 · as Self - Performer
- Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary2025
- Zootopia 22025 · as Ed Shearin (voice)
- ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran2025 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran: Amazon Music Songline2025
- Stans2025 · as Self
- Greggs vs McDonald's: The Fast Feud2025 · as Self (archive footage)
- Ed Sheeran: Azizam2025 · as Ed Sheeran
- An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile2025 · as Self
- Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration2024 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran: Hurricane Festival2024
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 602024 · as Self (archive footage)
- Taratata l'histoire2023 · as Self
- James Blunt: One Brit Wonder2023 · as Self
- Passenger: Live from Union Chapel London2023 · as Self
- Welcome to the Darkness2023 · as Self
- Sumotherhood2023 · as Crack Ed
- Amazon Music Live: Ed Sheeran2023 · as Self
- Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story2023 · as Self
- Apple Music Live: Ed Sheeran2023 · as Self
- Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two2023 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran: Full Circle2022
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2022 · as Self - Performer
- Ed Sheeran at the BBC2022
- Shane2022 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran - Jingle Ball 20212021
- Ed Sheeran: The Equals Live Experience2021 · as Self
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2021 · as Self
- Red Notice2021 · as Ed Sheeran (uncredited)
- Ryan McMullan: Debut2021 · as Self
- Fuck Coin2021 · as Self
- The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- Ed Sheeran: Man + Guitar2020 · as Self
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
- Ed Sheeran: In My Own Words2019 · as Ed Sheeran
- Yesterday2019 · as Ed Sheeran
- Elvis All-Star Tribute2019 · as Self - Performer
- Ed Sheeran: Live at Magic Radio, 20182018
- Ed Sheeran - Live BBC Radio 2 In Concert2018
- Ed Sheeran: Live at Islington Assembly Hall2018 · as Self
- Songwriter2018 · as Self
- Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute2018 · as Self
- What We Started2018 · as Self
- Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special2017 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran: Austin City Limits2017
- Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees2017 · as Self - Performer
- Green Day: The Early Years2017 · as Self
- Bridget Jones's Baby2016 · as Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith: Dreams Come True2015 · as Self
- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live2015 · as Self - Musical Guest
- Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts2015 · as Self
- Global Citizen Festival 20152015 · as Self
- M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)2015 · as Self
- Jessie J & Ed Sheeran Live: Rock In Rio USA2015
- Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute2015 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran: VH1 Storytellers2015 · as Himself
- Lennon or McCartney2014 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran Live at iTunes Festival London2014 · as Himself
- iHeartRadio Music Festival2014 · as Self
- Amazon Front Row with Ed Sheeran2014
- Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran2014 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran - Multiply Live in Dublin2014 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran: Live in Dublin2014 · as as himself
- The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles2014 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran iTunes Festival London 20122012 · as Ed Sheeran
- Ed Sheeran: Live at the iTunes Festival 20122012 · as Self
- London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music2012 · as Self
- The Diamond Jubilee Concert 20122012 · as Self - Performer
- Ed Sheeran: Drunk2012
- Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford2010
All TV Shows (68)
- The End of an Era2025 · as Self
- Limitless: Live Better Now2025 · as Self
- Experte für alles2025 · as Self
- Celebrity Substitute2024 · as Self
- La Revuelta2024 · as Self - Guest
- The Great Indian Kapil Show2024 · as Self
- Therapuss2024 · as Self
- Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All2023 · as Self
- Amazon Music Live2022 · as Self
- The Evolution of Black British Music2022 · as Self
- Modern Love2019 · as Mick
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
- How Do You Play?2019 · as Self (Video appearance)
- LadyGang2018 · as Self
- The Big Narstie Show2018 · as Self
- Late Night Berlin2018 · as Self
- The Russell Howard Hour2017 · as Self
- Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief2017 · as Self
- The Bastard Executioner2015 · as Sir Cormac
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Musical Guest
- Hot Ones2015 · as Self - Guest
- Chicken Shop Date2014
- The Men in Blazers Show2014 · as Self
- Undateable2014 · as Ed Sheeran
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- Radio Disney Music Awards2013 · as Self
- London 2012 Olympic Games2012 · as Self
- Game of Thrones2011 · as Lannister Soldier
- Conan2010 · as Self - Musical Guest
- Radio 1's Big Weekend2010 · as Self
- BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge2010 · as Self
- Live from the Artists Den2009 · as Self
- Celebrity Juice2008 · as Self
- X Factor2008 · as Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self - Performer
- Germany's Next Topmodel2006 · as Self - Show Act
- Senkveld med Thomas og Harald2003 · as Himself
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Mean Tweets (uncredited)
- Top Gear2002 · as Self
- Sucré salé2002 · as Self
- Live from E!2002 · as Self
- Star Academy2001
- NRJ Music Awards2000 · as Self - Nominated
- NRJ Music Awards2000
- Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
- Leute heute1997 · as Self
- Victoria's Secret Fashion Show1995 · as Self
- MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self
- MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self - Host
- MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self - Performer
- Jools' Annual Hootenanny1994
- Taratata1993 · as Self
- ECHO-Verleihung1992 · as Self
- The Simpsons1989 · as Brendan Beiderbecke (voice)
- Home and Away1988 · as Self
- MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
- Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
- Austin City Limits1975 · as Self
- Great Performances1971 · as Self
- The Grammys1959 · as Self
- Blue Peter1958 · as Self