The Edge

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-08-08 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Barking, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • David Howell Evans
  • U2
  • ジ・エッジ
  • Dave Evans

The Edge

Biography

David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is an Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with the band and one solo record. As a guitarist, the Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive sound that has become a signature of U2's music.

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Known For

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

The Graham Norton Show
7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

It Might Get Loud
7.2%

It Might Get Loud

Sep 5, 2008

The Defiant Ones
7.8%

The Defiant Ones

Jul 9, 2017

U2: Rattle and Hum
7.2%

U2: Rattle and Hum

Nov 3, 1988

Live Aid
7.9%

Live Aid

Jul 13, 1985

The Grammys
8.7%

The Grammys

Nov 29, 1959

Top of the Pops
6.6%

Top of the Pops

Jan 1, 1964

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Acting

BBC Radio 2 Piano Room as Self - Guest Performer
U2 - Island 50 Festival: Live as Self
U2: Live from South Bend as Self - Guitar
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01 as Self
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
2024
V-U2:UV
2024
Kiss the Future as Self
2023
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
2023
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex as Self
2023
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman as Self
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Presenter
2022
U2: Rockumentary as Self
2021
What Drives Us as Self
2021
This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)
2018
U2: eXPERIENCE - Live in Berlin as Self
2018
Satan & Adam as Self
2017
U2 - Live from Abbey Road as Self
2017
U2 at The BBC as Self [U2]
2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington as Self (archive footage)
2017
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
2017
The Defiant Ones as Self (archive footage)
2017
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) as Self
2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris as Self
2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015 as Self
2015
U2 - Vancouver, Canada
2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities as Self
2014
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me as Self
2014
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014 as Self - Nominee
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2012
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review as Self
2012
U2: Unbroken Toys as Self
2011
U2: From the Sky Down as Self
2011
U2 - Live from Moncton 2011 as Self
2011
U2: Live at Glastonbury 2011 as Self
2010
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky as Self
2010
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher as self
2010
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle as Self
2010
U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl as Self - Guitar
2010
Hope for Haiti Now as Self
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
2009
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3 as Self - U2
2009
U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009 as Self
2009
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
2009
U2乐队360°玫瑰碗演唱会 as 主音吉他、键盘和和声
2009
Linear as Self
2008
It Might Get Loud as Self
2008
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts as Self
2008
U2 3D as Self
2007
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD) as Self - Guitars
2007
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review as Self
2006
Make Poverty History - Music Concert as Self
2006
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man as Self
2006
Off The Record
2006
U2: 18 Videos as Self (archive footage)
2006
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review as Self
2006
U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires as Self
2006
U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium as Self - Guitar
2005
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago as Self - Guitar
2005
Live 8 as Self
2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self - U2 (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm") (uncredited)
2005
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan as Self
2004
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb as Self
2004
U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge as Self
2004
U2 and 3 songs as Self
2003
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland as Self - Guitar
2003
U2: An Unforgettable Journey as Self
2002
U2: The Best of 1990-2000 as Self
2001
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston as Self - Guitar
2000
U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000 as Self
2000
No Maps for These Territories as Self
2000
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music as Self
1999
Entropy as The Edge
1999
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree as Self
1998
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990 as Self (archive footage)
1998
U2 - Live at Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998 as Self
1998
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998 as The Edge
1998
U2: Live from Santiago 1998 as Self
1997
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City as Self
1997
U2: A Year in Pop as Self
1997
Classic Albums as Self
1995
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia as Self
1994
MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Performer
1994
U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney as Self
1994
Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry as Himself (uncredited)
1993
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993 as Self
1992
U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992 as Self
1992
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV as Self
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
1989
U2: Lovetown as Self
1989
The Simpsons as The Edge (voice)
1988
U2: Rattle and Hum as Self
1987
U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987 as Self
1987
U2: Live from Syracuse 1987 as Self
1987
U2 Live from Paris as Self
1987
U2: Outside It's America as Self
1986
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope as Self
1985
U2: Unforgettable Fire as Self
1985
Live Aid as Self - U2
1985
U2 at Live Aid as Self
1984
U2: A Fire in Dortmund as Self
1984
U2: The Unforgettable Fire Collection as Self
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1983
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky as Self - Guitar
1982
No Nukes! muziekfestival as Self - U2
1982
U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982 as Himself
1981
U2: Rockpalast
1981
U2: Follies as Self
1978
The Kennedy Center Honors as Self - Honoree
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1964
Top of the Pops
1959
The Grammys as Self
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

Crew

Directing

2024
V-U2:UV as Director

Production

2022
Women of the White Buffalo as Producer
2009
Linear as Executive Producer

Sound

2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Music
2009
Linear as Original Music Composer
2001
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston as Music
1997
U2: A Year in Pop as Music
1995
GoldenEye as Original Music Composer
1989
U2: Lovetown as Music
1988
U2: Rattle and Hum as Music
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