Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960), 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. And he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976.

Filmography

• 2026Ballroom Boom
• 2026Street of Dreams — Music
• 2023U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
• 2022Francis Bacon: The Outsider — Presenter
• 2017U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
• 2015U2 - Vancouver, Canada
• 2015U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
• 2013Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom — Songs
• 2011U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998 — Adam Clayton
• 2009Brothers — Songs
• 2009Linear — Self, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
• 2003U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland — Self - Bass, Scenic Artist
• 2002Gangs of New York — Songs
• 2001U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston — Self - Bass, Music
• 1999Entropy — Adam Clayton
• 1997U2: A Year in Pop — Self, Music
• 1996Mission: Impossible — Theme Song Performance
• TFI Friday
• 1995Beyond the Clouds — Original Music Composer
• 1995Ghost in the Shell — Songs
• The Simpsons — Adam Clayton (voice)
• 1989U2: Lovetown — Self, Music
• 1988U2: Rattle and Hum — Self, Music
• Rockpalast
• World in Action

Appearances as themselves (82)

• 2026This Is Buzz — Self
• 2026Tradfluencer - The Sharon Shannon Story — Self
• 2025BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard — Self
• Greatest Basslines — Self
• 2024Eno — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Kiss the Future — Self
• 2024The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? — Self
• 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex — Self
• 2023U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01 — Self
• 2022U2: Rockumentary — Self
• 2020Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away — Self
• 2018U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin — Self
• 2017Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington — Self (archive footage)
• 2017U2 - Live from Abbey Road — Self
• 2017U2 at The BBC — Self [U2]
• 2016U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris — Self
• TFI Friday — Self
• 2015U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015 — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest
• 2013Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel — Self
• 2012U2: Unbroken Toys — Self
• 2012U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review — Self
• 2011U2360°: Live From Moncton — Self
• 2011U2: From the Sky Down — Self
• 2010U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle — Self
• 2010U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl — Self - Bass
• 2010u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky — Self
• 2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts — Self
• 2009U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009 — Self
• 2009US Festival 1983 Days 1-3 — Self - U2
• 2008U2 3D — Self
• 2007U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review — Self
• 2007U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD) — Self - Bass
• 2006U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review — Self
• 2006U2: 18 Videos — Self (archive footage)
• 2006U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires — Self
• 2006U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan — Self
• 2006U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium — Self - Bass
• 2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash — Self
• 2005The Work of Director Anton Corbijn — Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
• 2005U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago — Self - Bass
• 2004U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb — Self
• 2004U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge — Self
• 2004U2 and 3 songs — Self
• 2003U2: An Unforgettable Journey — Self
• 2002U2: The Best of 1990-2000 — Self
• 2001We Know Where You Live. Live! — Self
• 2000U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000 — Self
• 1999Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree — Self
• 1998U2 - The Best of 1980-1990 — Self (archive footage)
• 1998U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg — Self
• 1998U2: Live from Santiago 1998 — Self
• Classic Albums — Self
• 1997U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City — Self
• VH1's Legends — Self
• MTV Europe Music Awards — Self - Performer
• 1994U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney — Self
• 1993U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993 — Self
• 1992U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992 — Self
• 1992U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV — Self
• 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter — Self
• 1987U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987 — Self
• 1987U2 Live from Paris — Self
• 1987U2: Live from Syracuse 1987 — Self
• 1987U2: Outside It's America — Self
• 1986U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• 1985U2: Unforgettable Fire — Self
• 1984'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• 1984U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection — Self
• 1984U2: A Fire in Dortmund — Self
• 1983U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky — Self - Bass
• 1982No Nukes! muziekfestival — Self - U2
• 1982U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982 — Himself
• 1981U2: Follies — Self
• The Kennedy Center Honors — Self - Honoree
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• The Late Late Show — Self
• The Grammys — Self
• U2 - Island 50 Festival: Live — Self
• U2: Live from South Bend — Self - Bass