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David Howell Evans, better known by his stage name the 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 as well as 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.
Birth Name
David Howell Evans
Born
Tuesday, 08 August 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| Kiss the Future | 2024 | |
| Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman | Self | 2023 |
| The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | U2 honoree | 2022 |
| What Drives Us | 2021 | |
| U2 The Miracle (The Extended Cut) Fan Film | Guitarist | 2020 |
| Finding Jack Charlton | Self | 2020 |
| Windmill Lane | Self - interviewee | 2020 |
| U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin | Themselves | 2020 |
| A Year in Music | Self | 2019 |
| Pavarotti | Self | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Women of the White Buffalo | 2022 |
| The Break | 2012 |
| Linear | 2009 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
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| 2014 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Won |
| 2014 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
| 2003 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 2003 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Won |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
