Sting
Birthday
1951/10/02 (73 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Also know as
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, The Police, スティング
Biography
Sting (aka Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police. Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and worldbeat into his music. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, r...Read more
Acting
(1998) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
as JD
(1984) Dune
as Feyd Rautha
(2004) George Michael: A Different Story
as Self
(2021) Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
as Self
(1979) Quadrophenia
as Ace Face
(2007) Bee Movie
as Sting (voice)
(2009) The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
(1985) Sting: Bring on the Night
as Self
(1980) Punk and Its Aftershocks
as Self
(1988) Stormy Monday
as Finney
(2000) The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) The Police: Certifiable
as Self - Bass, Vocals
(2001) America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self - Performer
(1985) Plenty
as Mick
(2006) Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
as Self
(1985) The Bride
as Frankenstein
(1988) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Heroic Officer
(2016) Attenborough at 90
as Self
(2005) Live 8
as Self
(2021) Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
as Self
(2004) Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
(2021) Sting au Panthéon (50 ans de FIP)
as Self
(1981) Artemis '81
as Helith
(2003) Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
as Self - Bass, Guitar, Lead Vocals
(1985) Live Aid
as Self
(1999) Sting: The Brand New Day Tour: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre
as Self - Vocals, Bass
(2008) The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo
as Self
(1979) Radio On
as Just Like Eddie
(1988) Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos Aires
as Self
(2002) Chris Botti & Friends - Night Sessions: Live in Concert
as Self
(1995) The Grotesque
as Fledge
(2010) Sting: Live In Berlin
as Self - Performer
(2020) Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
(1985) Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as Machiavelli
(1982) Brimstone & Treacle
as Martin Taylor
(2001) Sting - All this Time
as Self - Lead Singer
(2011) Sting Festival de Viña del Mar
as Self
(1988) Julia and Julia
as Daniel Hosler
(1982) The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self
CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill
as Self
(2007) Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
as Self - The Police Member (archive footage)
(2023) WHAM!
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) The Mighty
as The Balladeer
(2004) Sting: The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland
as Self
(1991) Sting Unplugged
as Self - Double Bass, Vocals
(1982) The Police: Around The World
as Self
(2010) Hope for Haiti Now
as Self
(2000) The Beatles Revolution
as Self
(2021) Mylène Farmer : Les Clips L'Intégrale (1999-2020)
as Self
(2013) 20 Feet from Stardom
as Self
(1993) Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
as Narrator (voice)
(2009) The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra
as Self
(1990) Resident Alien
as Singer
(1983) Police in Montserrat
as Self
(2009) Twin Spirits: Sting performs Schumann
as Robert Schumann
(2012) Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
as Self
(2012) Radioman
as Self
(2016) Sting: 57th and 9th - The Interviews
as Self
(2023) Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
as Self
(1995) The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities
as Self
(2023) The Book of Solutions
as Sting
(1990) One World, One Voice
as Self
(1988) Human Rights Now 25th Anniversary
as Self - Musician
(2023) Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
as Self
(2015) Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône
as Self
(2011) Sting - 25 Years
as Self - Vocals, Bass
(2014) Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship
as Self
(2014) Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
as Self
(2023) Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
as Self
(2018) The Queen's Birthday Party
as Self - Performer
(2014) Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater)
as Self - Host, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
(2020) GIMS: On the Record
as Self
(1991) Sting: Unplugged
as Self
(1991) Sting's 40th Birthday Celebration: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
as Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
(2006) Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
as ---
(2009) Sting: A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral
as Self
(2009) Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(2010) Still Bill
as Self
(2015) Jaco
as Self
(1998) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Billy Idol
(2004) The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
as Self
(1999) Tina Turner : Celebrate!
as Self
(2022) Sting : My Songs au château de Chambord
as Self
(2022) 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
(1988) The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
(2010) Sting - Fields Of Japan 1994
as Self
(2003) Freedom Beat
as Self
(2022) Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
as Self
(2009) If on a Winter's Night ... Live from Durham Cathedral
as Self
(1985) Dire Straits at Live Aid
as ---
(2023) They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self
(2024) Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self
(1988) Peter Gabriel, Sting, & Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Now!
as Self - Musician
(1977) Acceleration Punk
as Self
(2007) The Police - Greatest Video Hits
as ---
(2002) The Sweatbox
as Himself
Sting Live At Irving Plaza
as Self
(2016) Zoolander 2
as Sting
(1999) Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
as Self
(2001) The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead
as Self
(2024) Royal Opera House: Message in a Bottle
as Self - Lead Vocals
(2016) Sonic Sea
as Self
(1997) Music for Montserrat
as Self
(2008) The Police: Better Than Therapy
as Self
(2005) An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
as Self
(2017) The Dark Side of The Sun
as Narrator
(2007) The Police - Live in Rio
as Self
(1986) U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
as Self
(2001) Being Mick
as Self
(2010) 2012: Time for Change
as Self
(1981) Urgh! A Music War
as Self
(2017) Sting: Beyond The Police
as Self - Musician
(2017) Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris
as Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
(2017) Sting: A Free Man
as Self
Sting - Grenzgänger und Freigeist
as Self
(2018) Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
as Self - Performer
(2018) Gurrumul
as Self
(2018) Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
as Self
(1979) Talking Pictures: Quadrophenia
as Interviewee
(2001) All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
as Self
(2016) Sting au Bataclan
as Self
(2008) The Police Rock in Rio - Live Madrid
as Self
(1994) Sting – Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting
as ---
(2007) Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
as Self
(2009) Brüno
as Self - 'Dove of Peace'
(2014) John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
as Self
(1979) The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic
as ---
(2007) STING: The Journey & The Labyrinth
as Self
(1991) Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
(2004) Live Aid
as Self
(2009) Chris Botti in Boston
as Self
(2019) I Want My MTV
as Self
(1984) The Police: Synchronicity Concert
as Self - Bass, Vocals
(2019) Sting & Shaggy au Château d'Hérouville
as Self
(1993) Take That Away!
as Self
(1991) The Soul Cages Concert
as Self
(1997) The Very Best of Sting & The Police
as ---
(1987) Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
as Self - Vocals, Electric Bass
(2009) Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self
(2019) The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
as Self
(1992) Pavarotti & Friends
as Self
(2008) Pavarotti The Duets
as Self
(2021) Kaamelott: The First Chapter
as Horsa
(2016) Rock'n'roll... Of Corse!
as Self
(1980) The Police: Live At Rockpalast
as Self - Vocals, Bass
(1996) The Police – Live Ghost In The Machine
as Self - Vocals, Bass
(1983) The Police - Live In Oakland
as Self - Vocals, Bass
(2020) Space Songs: Through the Distance
as Self
(2005) Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
(2020) Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
(1988) Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
(2020) Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
as Self
(1991) Branford Marsalis: Steep
as Self
(2019) Eric Burdon: Rock´n´Roll Animal
as Self
(1984) 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
as Self
(2003) The Police - Every Breath You Take
as Self - Bass, Vocals
(1995) The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
as Self
(2020) Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
as Self
(1980) The Police: Live in Essen - Rockpalast 1980
as Self
(1992) Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
as Self
(2017) Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
as Self
(2015) Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
as Self
(1997) An Audience with Elton John
as Self
(2021) Under the Volcano
as Self
(2008) VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
(2016) Sting - Live at iHeartRadio Music Festival 2016
as Self
(2007) Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
as Self
(2009) PoliWood
as Self
(2016) Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
as Self
Sting - Live at iHeartRadio
as Self
(2024) Sting and the Police at the BBC
as Self
(2024) Sting: Radio 2 in the Park
as ---
(1999) Sting - Brand New Day
as ---
(2019) Mylène Farmer: 2019 - Le Film
as Self
(2024) The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
as Self
(1989) The Simpsons
as Sting (voice)
(1997) Ally McBeal
as ---
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(2006) The One Show
as Self
(2006) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Self
(1952) Today
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
(1996) TFI Friday
as Self
(2008) Markus Lanz
as Self
(1976) The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as ---
(2012) Finding Your Roots
as Self
(1995) MADtv
as Self
(1989) MTV Unplugged
as Self
(1982) Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1984) Al TV
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) TOTP2
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1999) The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
(1993) GMTV
as Self
(2006) Salut les Terriens !
as Self - Guest
(1992) The Larry Sanders Show
as Sting
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
(1963) Viña del Mar International Song Festival
as Self - The Police
(2021) Only Murders in the Building
as Sting
(1974) American Music Awards
as Self - Musical Guest
(1978) The Kenny Everett Video Show
as ---
(1985) Victoires de la musique
as Self
(2004) Miley's New Year's Eve Party
as Self - Musical Guest
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(1982) The Kenny Everett Television Show
as The Police
(1989) Under the Sun
as Self
(1999) Rove
as Self
(2008) Little Britain USA
as ---
(2018) Reel Stories
as Self - Guest Star
(1971) The Old Grey Whistle Test
as Self
(1978) An Audience with...
as Self
(2016) Catherine et Liliane
as Sting
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(1990) Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Zarm (voice)
(1997) Leute heute
as Self
(1978) Bio’s Bahnhof
as Self
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2013) The Michael J. Fox Show
as Sting
(2016) Michael McIntyre's Big Show
as Self - Performer
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
(2011) Life's Too Short
as Sting
(2017) Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road
as Self
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(1948) Bambi Awards
as Self
(2002) CMT Crossroads
as Self
(2008) NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
as Self
(2007) Inas Nacht
as Self
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(2006) Legends
as Self
(1999) TV total
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(2022) Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
(1967) Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
as Self
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self - The Police
(1963) Viña del Mar International Song Festival
as Self - Musical Guest
(1995) Lo + plus
as Self - Guest
(1974) Rockpalast
as ---
(2004) Kulturplatz
as Self
(2001) Star Academy
as Self
(1994) The Vicar of Dibley
as Self
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self
(1981) De TV Show
as Self
(2020) Mylène Farmer, l’Ultime Création
as Self
(1997) Behind the Music
as Self
(1998) Vivement dimanche
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(1998) Parkinson
as Self
(1989) MTV Rockumentary
as ---