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Adam Charles Clayton is an English-born Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin, Ireland since his family moved to Malahide in 1965, when he was five years old. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. A member of the band since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with U2.
Birth Name
Adam Charles Clayton
Born
Sunday, 13 March 1960
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| U2: Rockumentary | Self | 2022 |
| U2 The Miracle (The Extended Cut) Fan Film | Bass player | 2020 |
| Songs for While I'm Away | Himself / Self | 2020 |
| Windmill Lane | Self - interviewee | 2020 |
| U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin | Themselves | 2020 |
| The Top Ten Revealed | Self | 2018 |
| The 60th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - U2 | 2018 |
| U2 at the BBC | Self / U2 | 2017 |
| U2: Innocence + Experience, Live in Paris | Self - Bass Guitar / Himself | 2015 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Guest, Self | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| U2: Rockumentary | Self | 2022 |
| U2 The Miracle (The Extended Cut) Fan Film | Bass player | 2020 |
| Songs for While I'm Away | Himself / Self | 2020 |
| Windmill Lane | Self - interviewee | 2020 |
| U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin | Themselves | 2020 |
| The Top Ten Revealed | Self | 2018 |
| The 60th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - U2 | 2018 |
| U2 at the BBC | Self / U2 | 2017 |
| U2: Innocence + Experience, Live in Paris | Self - Bass Guitar / Himself | 2015 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Guest, Self | 2014 |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | 2014 |
| Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel | Self | 2013 |
| Touch the Sky | Self | 2012 |
| From the Sky Down | Himself / Self | 2011 |
| U2: 360 Degrees at the Rose Bowl | Self / Bass | 2010 |
| It Might Get Loud | Self | 2008 |
| U2 | Himself / Self | 2008 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007 |
| U2 - Vertigo 2005: Live from Milan | Self - Performer | 2006 |
| Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man | Self | 2006 |
| U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV | Self - Bass Guitar | 2006 |
| Vertigo 2005: U2 Live from Chicago | Self / Bass | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Self | 2005 |
| The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui | Self (segments "Mysterious Ways" and "Discotheque") | 2005 |
| The Work of Director Anton Corbijn | Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm") | 2005 |
| U2's Beautiful Day | Self - Bass Guitar / Bass | 2003 |
| U2: An Unforgettable Journey | Himself | 2003 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001 |
| America: A Tribute to Heroes | Self - Performer | 2001 |
| Elevation 2001: U2 Live from Boston | Self - Bass Guitar / Bass | 2001 |
| Entropy | Himself / Self | 1999 |
| U2: PopMart Live from Mexico City | Himself / Self - Bass Guitar | 1997 |
| Classic Albums | Self | 1997 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Bumped Musical Guest #1, Himself - Honorary Street Receiver, Himself - Top Ten List Presenter, Mail Answering Expert #3, Phone Background Music Singer #3, Snow Shoveler #1 | 1993 |
| Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter | Self - Bass / Himself | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Adam Clayton | 1989 |
| U2: Rattle and Hum | Adam Clayton / Self | 1988 |
| Live Aid | Self | 1985 |
| U2: Unforgettable Fire | Adam Clayton / Self - Bass Guitar | 1984 |
| U2: Under a Blood Red Sky | Self - Bass Guitar / Self - Bass | 1983 |
| The Kenny Everett Television Show | Self | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Himself - Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest (as U2) | 1975 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 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 |
