---
name: "Bono"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bono"
fi1m_id: "bono"
imdb_id: "nm0095104"
tmdb_id: 33684
wikidata_id: "Q834621"
roles: ["Songs"]
born: "10 May 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T01:04:21.875418+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bono

## Identity

Bono

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bono
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bono
- **IMDb ID:** nm0095104
- **TMDB ID:** 33684
- **Wikidata ID:** Q834621
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834621, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095104/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33684

Songs. Born 10 May 1960 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Songs
- **Born:** 10 May 1960, Dublin, Ireland
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Bono Vox, Paul David Hewson, U2
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 2 acting, 5 crew, 4 other
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (3), 2000s 66 (2), 2010s 63 (3), 2020s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, History 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $650m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834621, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095104/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33684

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert*](https://film.one/film/epic-elvis-presley-in-concert.md) (81)
- **Tubi:** [*Lost in London*](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md) (68)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Brüno*](https://film.one/film/bruno.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bono, born Paul David Hewson, is an Irish actor and musician. He has appeared in films and television, including voice roles as Doctor Robert in *Across the Universe* (2007) and Clay Calloway in *Sing 2* (2021), as well as cameos in series such as *Entourage* (2004) and *The Simpsons* (1989).

He contributed original music to the 1995 James Bond film *GoldenEye*. Other credits include self appearances in documentaries such as *Quincy* (2018) and *The Defiant Ones* (2017).

*Sources: themoviedb.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

### Performed in (2)

- *Sing 2* (2021), Fi1m 63, as Clay Calloway (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md)
- *Lost in London* (2017), Fi1m 68, as Bono (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md)

### Crew (5) — the average rests on these

- *Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom* (2013), Fi1m 58, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/mandela-long-walk-to-freedom.md)
- *Gangs of New York* (2002), Fi1m 74, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md)
- *Ghost in the Shell* (1995), Fi1m 83, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-in-the-shell.md)
- *GoldenEye* (1995), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/goldeneye.md)
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Fi1m 83, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)

### Also credited (4) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert* (2026), Fi1m 81, as Self (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/epic-elvis-presley-in-concert.md)
- *WHAM!* (2023), Fi1m 75, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/wham.md)
- *Quincy* (2018), Fi1m 63, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/quincy.md)
- *Brüno* (2009), Fi1m 58, as Self - 'Dove of Peace' — [page](https://film.one/film/bruno.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Street of Dreams* (2026), as Music
- *From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center* (2026), Actor
- *Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders* (2026), Actor
- *Bono: Stories of Surrender* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Trainer* (2024), as Bono
- *U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03* (2023), Actor
- *Bono: Waiting on a Saviour* (2023), Actor
- *Peter & the Wolf* (2023), Writer
- *Sing 2* (2021), as Clay Calloway (voice), Songs — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md)
- *Waiting for the Miracle to Come* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Liner Notes* (2018), as Narrator (voice)
- *U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017* (2017), Actor
- *Lost in London* (2017), as Bono (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md)
- *Unknown Brood* (2016), Actor
- *Sing Street* (2016), Thanks
- *U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015* (2015), Actor
- *U2 - Vancouver, Canada* (2015), Actor
- *Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom* (2013), as Songs — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/mandela-long-walk-to-freedom.md)
- *Here Comes the Night Time* (2013), as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
- *Damien Hirst: The First Look* (2012), Actor
- *U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998* (2011), as Bono
- *u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky* (2010), Director
- *Brothers* (2009), as Songs
- *Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records* (2009), Actor
- *Linear* (2009), Writer, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Ronnie Drew: September Song* (2008), Actor
- *Across the Universe* (2007), as Doctor Robert
- *Off The Record* (2006), series, Actor
- *Entourage* (2004), series, as Bono — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland* (2003), Scenic Artist
- *Gangs of New York* (2002), as Songs — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md)
- *U2: The Best of 1990-2000* (2002), Production Artist
- *The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute* (2002), Actor
- *The Million Dollar Hotel* (2000), as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited) · Producer, Screenplay
- *Entropy* (1999), as Bono
- *U2: A Year in Pop* (1997), Music
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *Ghost in the Shell* (1995), as Songs — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-in-the-shell.md)
- *GoldenEye* (1995), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/goldeneye.md)
- *Beyond the Clouds* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Miss Sarajevo* (1995), Executive Producer
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), as Songs — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)
- *Cutting Edge* (1990), series, Actor
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Bono (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Outfoxed!*, as Plato (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Bono](https://film.one/media/person/86427/gallery-67d7cd11249c.jpg) Bono — Daniel Hazard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Bono_singing_in_Indianapolis_on_Joshua_Tree_Tour_2017_9-10-17.jpg/1280px-Bono_singing_in_Indianapolis_on_Joshua_Tree_Tour_2017_9-10-17.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Foto del negozio Bonavox nel centro di Dublino.](https://film.one/media/person/86427/gallery-c0eb0354387b.jpg) Foto del negozio Bonavox nel centro di Dublino. — Bonovox84, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Bonavox.jpg/1280px-Bonavox.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Afterimage by Dimitri Parant, concentrate 30 seconds on the white dot and close your eyes 10 seconds. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/86427/gallery-0437040c90ae.jpg) Afterimage by Dimitri Parant, concentrate 30 seconds on the white dot and close your eyes 10 seconds. (2009) — Dimitri Parant, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Bono%2C_afterimage.jpg/1280px-Bono%2C_afterimage.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The entrance gate to the Bono's house on Vico Road in Dalkey, Ireland.](https://film.one/media/person/86427/gallery-193395199691.jpg) The entrance gate to the Bono's house on Vico Road in Dalkey, Ireland. — uzerakount, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/BonoHouse.JPG/1280px-BonoHouse.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bono](https://film.one/media/person/86427/gallery-c275e115eb59.jpg) Bono — Image via TMDB
- ![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner in Washington, DC., on December 3, 2022. [State Department Photo by Fr](https://film.one/media/person/86427/gallery-ad632158d542.jpg) Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner in Washington, DC., on December 3, 2022. [State Department Photo by Fr — U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Bono_and_Ali_Hewson_at_the_2022_Kennedy_Center_Honors_Dinner_%2852542360179%29.jpg/1280px-Bono_and_Ali_Hewson_at_the_2022_Kennedy_Center_Honors_Dinner_%2852542360179%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![View coming up narrow and exclusive Vico Road in Killiney, a southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, of the gates to the home of singer-songwriter Bono of U2 and hi (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/86427/gallery-14fbc65599f2.jpg) View coming up narrow and exclusive Vico Road in Killiney, a southern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, of the gates to the home of singer-songwriter Bono of U2 and hi (2023) — Rcarter74, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Bono_and_Ali_Hewson_house_%28Temple_Hill%29_gates%2C_Killiney%2C_below.jpg/1280px-Bono_and_Ali_Hewson_house_%28Temple_Hill%29_gates%2C_Killiney%2C_below.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2014: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Ordinary Love*
- 2003: Best Original Song (nominated), for *The Hands That Built America*

### Other awards — 15 won

- Member of the European Order of Merit 2026: Member of the European Order of Merit (won)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom 2025: Presidential Medal of Freedom (won)
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class 2022: Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (won)
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 2013: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- doctor honoris causa of Keiō University 2008: doctor honoris causa of Keiō University (won)
- Man of Peace 2008: Man of Peace (won)
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2007: Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award 2007: NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award (won)
- Philadelphia Liberty Medal 2007: Philadelphia Liberty Medal (won)
- Officer of the Order of Liberty 2005: Officer of the Order of Liberty (won)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2005: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (won)
- TED Prize 2005: TED Prize (won)
- Time Person of the Year 2005: Time Person of the Year (won)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 2003: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)
- MusiCares Person of the Year 2003: MusiCares Person of the Year (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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