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
Greggs vs McDonald's: The Fast Feud
Self (archive footage)
2025
Ed Sheeran: Azizam
Ed Sheeran
2025
An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile
Self
2025
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024
Ed Sheeran: Rock in Rio 2024
Self
2024
La Revuelta
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2024
Ed Sheeran: Hurricane Festival
2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Great Indian Kapil Show
Self · (1 episode)
2024
Taratata l'histoire
Self
2023
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
Self
2023
Passenger: Live from Union Chapel London
Self
2023
Welcome to the Darkness
Self
2023
Sumotherhood
Crack Ed
2023
Amazon Music Live: Ed Sheeran
Self
2023
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
Self
2023
Apple Music Live: Ed Sheeran
Self
2023
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All
Self · (4 episodes)
2023
Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
Self
2023
Ed Sheeran: Full Circle
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Performer
2022
Ed Sheeran at the BBC
2022
Shane
Self
2022
Ed Sheeran - Jingle Ball 2021
2021
Ed Sheeran: The Equals Live Experience
Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Red Notice
Ed Sheeran (uncredited)
2021
Ryan McMullan: Debut
Self
2021
Fuck Coin
Self
2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
2020
Ed Sheeran: Man + Guitar
Self
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2019
Modern Love
Mick · (1 episode)
2019
Ed Sheeran: In My Own Words
Ed Sheeran
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
How Do You Play?
Self (Video appearance) · (1 episode)
2019
Yesterday
Ed Sheeran
2019
Elvis All-Star Tribute
Self - Performer
2019
Ed Sheeran: Live at Magic Radio, 2018
2018
Ed Sheeran - Live BBC Radio 2 In Concert
2018
Ed Sheeran: Live at Islington Assembly Hall
Self
2018
LadyGang
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Songwriter
Himself
2018
The Big Narstie Show
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
2018
What We Started
Self
2018
Late Night Berlin
Self · (2 episodes)
2018
GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Self
2017
The Russell Howard Hour
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Ed Sheeran: Austin City Limits
2017
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Performer
2017
Green Day: The Early Years
Himself
2017
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Bridget Jones's Baby
Ed Sheeran
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Ed Sheeran (uncredited)
2016
Sam Smith: Dreams Come True
Self
2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self
2015
Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts
Self
2015
Global Citizen Festival 2015
Self
2015
The Bastard Executioner
Sir Cormac · (4 episodes)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
2015
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
Self
2015
Jessie J & Ed Sheeran Live: Rock In Rio USA
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Self
2015
Ed Sheeran: VH1 Storytellers
Himself
2015
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014
Chicken Shop Date
(1 episode)
2014
Ed Sheeran Live at iTunes Festival London
Himself
2014
iHeartRadio Music Festival
Self
2014
Amazon Front Row with Ed Sheeran
2014
Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran
Self
2014
Undateable
Ed Sheeran · (1 episode)
2014
Ed Sheeran - Multiply Live in Dublin
Self
2014
Ed Sheeran: Live in Dublin
as himself
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self · (3 episodes)
2013
London 2012 Olympic Games
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Ed Sheeran iTunes Festival London 2012
Ed Sheeran
2012
Ed Sheeran: Live at the iTunes Festival 2012
Self
2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self
2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Performer
2012
Ed Sheeran: Drunk
2012
Game of Thrones
Lannister Soldier · (1 episode)
2011
Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford
2010
Conan
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
2010
Radio 1's Big Weekend
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Live from the Artists Den
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Celebrity Juice
Self · (2 episodes)
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
Senkveld med Thomas og Harald
Himself · (1 episode)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Top Gear
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Sucré salé
Self · (1 episode)
2002
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self · (1 episode)
2002
NRJ Music Awards
Self - Nominated · (1 episode)
2000
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1999
Leute heute
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1994
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1994
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1994
Jools' Annual Hootenanny
(1 episode)
1994
Taratata
Self · (3 episodes)
1993
ECHO-Verleihung
Self · (3 episodes)
1992
The Simpsons
Brendan Beiderbecke (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Home and Away
Self · (1 episode)
1988
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (3 episodes)
1984
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (3 episodes)
1975
Austin City Limits
Self · (2 episodes)
1975
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959
Blue Peter
Self · (1 episode)
1958