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John McDaid(I)

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John McDaid was born on 24 July 1976 in Derry City, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Fault in Our Stars (2014), Gifted (2017) and Into the Blue (2005).
BornJuly 24, 1976
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      • 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort in The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    7.6
    • Soundtrack(as Johnny McDaid)
    • 2014
    Chris Evans and Mckenna Grace in Gifted (2017)
    Gifted
    7.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2017
    Jessica Alba and Paul Walker in Into the Blue (2005)
    Into the Blue
    5.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 2005
    Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, and Jason Sudeikis in Mother's Day (2016)
    Mother's Day
    5.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Backstreet Boys: Bottle Up
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2026
    • Ed Sheeran Feat. Karan Aujla: Symmetry (2025)
      Ed Sheeran Feat. Karan Aujla: Symmetry
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Ed Sheeran in Ed Sheeran: A Little More (2025)
      Ed Sheeran: A Little More
      8.5
      Music Video
      • Composer (as Johnny McDaid)
      • 2025
    • Saman Kesh and Ed Sheeran in Ed Sheeran: Azizam (2025)
      Ed Sheeran: Azizam
      7.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Ed Sheeran: Azizam (Pink Heart Video) (2025)
      Ed Sheeran: Azizam (Pink Heart Video)
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • P!nk: All Out of Fight (2023)
      P!nk: All Out of Fight
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • P!nk: Trustfall (2023)
      P!nk: Trustfall
      7.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Lewis Capaldi: Pointless (2022)
      Lewis Capaldi: Pointless
      8.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Ed Sheeran x Pokémon: Celestial (2022)
      Ed Sheeran x Pokémon: Celestial
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Ed Sheeran feat. Taylor Swift: The Joker and the Queen (2022)
      Ed Sheeran feat. Taylor Swift: The Joker and the Queen
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Ed Sheeran: Overpass Graffiti (2021)
      Ed Sheeran: Overpass Graffiti
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Ed Sheeran: Shivers (Acoustic Version) (2021)
      Ed Sheeran: Shivers (Acoustic Version)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Ed Sheeran: Shivers (Performance Version) (2021)
      Ed Sheeran: Shivers (Performance Version)
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Ed Sheeran: Shivers (2021)
      Ed Sheeran: Shivers
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Ed Sheeran in Ed Sheeran: Visiting Hours (Performance Version) (2021)
      Ed Sheeran: Visiting Hours (Performance Version)
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021

    Actor

    • Snow Patrol: Empress
      Music Video
      • Johnny McDaid
      • 2018
    • Snow Patrol: A Youth Written in Fire
      Music Video
      • Johnny McDaid
      • 2018
    • Snow Patrol: Wild Horses
      Music Video
      • Johnny McDaid
      • 2018
    • Snow Patrol: Life on Earth
      Music Video
      • Johnny McDaid
      • 2018
    • Snow Patrol: Don't Give In
      Music Video
      • Johnny McDaid
      • 2018
    • Snow Patrol: This Isn't Everything You Are (2011)
      Snow Patrol: This Isn't Everything You Are
      Music Video
      • Johnny McDaid
      • 2011
    • Paul van Dyk Feat. Johnny McDaid: Home
      Music Video
      • John McDaid (as Johnny McDaid)
      • 2009
    • Paul van Dyk Feat. Vega 4: Time of Our Lives
      Music Video
      • John McDaid
      • 2003

    Music Department

    • Brian Cox, Deborah Findlay, Fiona Shaw, Ava Talbot, Sienna Sayer, Kuhu Agarwal, Jack Wisniewski, India Brown, Bronte Smith, Guz Khan, and Zazie Hayhurst in That Christmas (2024)
      That Christmas
      6.8
      • additional music
      • 2024
    • Ed Sheeran feat. Taylor Swift: The Joker and the Queen (2022)
      Ed Sheeran feat. Taylor Swift: The Joker and the Queen
      6.9
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 2022

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Johnny McDaid
    • Height
      • 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • July 24, 1976
      • Derry City, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK

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    • Trivia
      Member of band, Snow Patrol.

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