Jonas Åkerlund

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-11-10 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Jonas Åkerlund

Biography

Jonas Åkerlund (born November 10, 1965) is a Swedish film and music video director, and drummer. He is best known for his stylish music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record seven awards at 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, including the Video of the Year. He more recently directed the video for Britney Spears' 2011 single "Hold It Against Me".

Production

2003

Spun

as Editor

2003

Spun

as Director

2009

Horsemen

as Director

2012

Small Apartments

as Director

2018

Lords of Chaos

as Screenplay

1997

The Hidden

as Director

2000

Try

as Director

2014

Leave the World Behind

as Executive Producer

1999

Turn the Page

as Director

1999

Turn the Page

as Writer

2003

2016

Roxette Diaries

as Director

2018

Lords of Chaos

as Director

2017

Rammstein: Paris

as Director

2019

Polar

as Director

2016

Lemonade

as Director

2009

Pussy

as Director

2024

DuEls

as Director

2000

Try

as Writer

2000

Try

as Editor

2016

2014

Beyoncé

as Director

2009

Place (Ställe)

as Director

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