The Edge

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Edge licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Barking, London, England, UK

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

08 August 1961, 64 years old

Known For

It Might Get Loud

U2: Rattle and Hum

Live Aid

Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Entropy

U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland

U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Kiss the Future

Self

2024

U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01

Self

2023

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Self

2023

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self - Presenter

2022

U2: Rockumentary

Self

2022

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

2015

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015

Self

2015

U2 - Vancouver, Canada

2015

Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014

Self - Nominee

2014

U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review

Self

2012

U2: From the Sky Down

Self

2011

u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky

Self

2010

Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

self

2010

U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl

Self - Guitar

2010

Hope for Haiti Now

Self

2010

U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009

Self

2009

Linear

Self

2009

It Might Get Loud

Self

2008

U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)

Self - Guitars

2007

U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review

Self

2007

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Self

2006

U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review

Self

2006

U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium

Self - Guitar

2006

U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago

Self - Guitar

2005

Live 8

Self

2005

U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan

Self

2005

U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

Self

2004

U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland

Self - Guitar

2003

U2: The Best of 1990-2000

Self

2002

U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston

Self - Guitar

2001

No Maps for These Territories

Self

2000

From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music

Self

2000

Entropy

The Edge

1999

Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

Self

1999

U2 - The Best of 1980-1990

Self (archive footage)

1998

U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg

Self

1998

U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City

Self

1997

U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney

Self

1994

U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993

Self

1993

U2: Lovetown

Self

1989

U2: Rattle and Hum

Self

1988

U2 Live from Paris

Self

1987

U2: Outside It's America

Self

1987

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection

Self

1984

U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky

Self - Guitar

1983

No Nukes! muziekfestival

Self - U2

1982

U2 - Island 50 Festival: Live

Self

Unknown

U2: Live from South Bend

Self - Guitar

Unknown

U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03

2023

Bono: Waiting on a Saviour

2023

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Self

2023

What Drives Us

Self

2021

U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin

Self

2018

Satan & Adam

Self

2018

U2 - Live from Abbey Road

Self

2017

U2 at The BBC

Self [U2]

2017

Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

Self (archive footage)

2017

U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017

2017

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)

Self

2017

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris

Self

2016

The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities

Self

2015

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

Self

2014

U2: Unbroken Toys

Self

2012

U2360°: Live From Moncton

Self

2011

U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998

The Edge

2011

U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle

Self

2010

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Self

2009

US Festival 1983 Days 1-3

Self - U2

2009

Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records

2009

U2 3D

Self

2008

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

Self

2007

Make Poverty History - Music Concert

Self

2006

U2: 18 Videos

Self (archive footage)

2006

U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires

Self

2006

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Self - U2 (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm") (uncredited)

2005

I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash

Self

2005

U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge

Self

2004

U2 and 3 songs

Self

2004

U2: An Unforgettable Journey

Self

2003

U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000

Self

2000

U2: Live from Santiago 1998

Self

1998

U2: A Year in Pop

Self

1997

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

Self

1995

U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992

Self

1992

U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV

Self

1992

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Self

1990

U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987

Self

1987

U2: Live from Syracuse 1987

Self

1987

U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope

Self

1986

U2: Unforgettable Fire

Self

1985

U2 at Live Aid

Self

1985

Live Aid

Self

1985

U2: A Fire in Dortmund

Self

1984

U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982

Himself

1982

U2: Rockpalast

1981

U2: Follies

Self

1981