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Ed Sheeran
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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, Γ ("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 Yearβ¦
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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, Γ ("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, Γ· ("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 β ("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 Γ· 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.
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Ed Sheeran's Filmography
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Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in SΓ£o Paulo
as Self (archive footage)
Solo Mio
as Self (archive footage)
Billions Club Live with Ed Sheeran: A Concert Film
as Self
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025
as Self - Performer
Andrea Bocelli - The CelebrationοΌ30th Anniversary
Zootopia 2
as Ed Shearin (voice)
ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran
as Self
Ed Sheeran: Amazon Music Songline
Stans
as Self
Greggs vs McDonald's: The Fast Feud
as Self (archive footage)
Ed Sheeran: Azizam
as Ed Sheeran
An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile
as Self
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
as Self
Ed Sheeran: Hurricane Festival
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
Taratata l'histoire
as Self
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
as Self
Passenger: Live from Union Chapel London
as Self
Welcome to the Darkness
as Self
Sumotherhood
as Crack Ed
Amazon Music Live: Ed Sheeran
as Self
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
as Self
Apple Music Live: Ed Sheeran
as Self
Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
as Self
Ed Sheeran: Full Circle
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Performer
Ed Sheeran at the BBC
Shane
as Self
Ed Sheeran - Jingle Ball 2021
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2021
as Self
Ed Sheeran: The Equals Live Experience
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Red Notice
as Ed Sheeran (uncredited)
Ryan McMullan: Debut
as Self
Fuck Coin
as Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self (archive footage)
Ed Sheeran: Man + Guitar
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
Ed Sheeran: In My Own Words
as Ed Sheeran
Yesterday
as Ed Sheeran
Elvis All-Star Tribute
as Self - Performer
Ed Sheeran: Live at Magic Radio, 2018
Ed Sheeran - Live BBC Radio 2 In Concert
Ed Sheeran: Live at Islington Assembly Hall
as Self
Songwriter
as Self
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
as Self
What We Started
as Self
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
as Self
Ed Sheeran: Austin City Limits
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
as Self - Performer
Green Day: The Early Years
as Self
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith: Dreams Come True
as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts
as Self
Global Citizen Festival 2015
as Self
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
as Self
Jessie J & Ed Sheeran Live: Rock In Rio USA
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
as Self
Ed Sheeran: VH1 Storytellers
as Himself
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
A LEGO Brickumentary
as Self
Ed Sheeran Live at iTunes Festival London
as Himself
No Poster
iHeartRadio Music Festival
as Self
No Poster
Amazon Front Row with Ed Sheeran
Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran
as Self
Ed Sheeran - Multiply Live in Dublin
as Self
No Poster
Ed Sheeran: Live in Dublin
as as himself
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self
Ed Sheeran iTunes Festival London 2012
as Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran: Live at the iTunes Festival 2012
as Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
Ed Sheeran: Drunk
