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Jonas Åkerlund

Jonas Åkerlund

Director · Born November 10, 1965 · Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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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".

Directed 30

2020s

  1. 2026

    Billy Idol Should Be Dead

    Director

    73
  2. 2025

    Metallica Saved My Life

    Director

  3. 2024

    Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio

    Director

    87

  4. DuEls

    Director

  5. 2022

    Clark

    Director

    72

2010s

  1. 2019

    Polar

    Director

    45
  2. 2018

    Lords of Chaos

    Director

    64
  3. 2017

    Double Dutchess: Seeing Double

    Director

  4. Rammstein: Paris

    Director

  5. 2016

    Lemonade

    Director

  6. Roxette Diaries

    Director

  7. 2015

    Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

    Director

    88
  8. 2014

    Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman

    Director

  9. On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z

    Director

  10. BEYONCÉ

    Director

  11. 2012

    Paul McCartney: Live Kisses

    Director

  12. Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo

    Director

  13. Small Apartments

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Place (Ställe)

    Director

  2. Pussy

    Director

  3. Horsemen

    Director

    46
  4. 2006

    Madonna: The Confessions Tour

    Director

  5. 2005

    Blink-182: Greatest Hits

    Director

  6. I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

    Director

  7. 2003

    Blondie: Good Boys

    Director

  8. Spun

    Director

    55
  9. 2001

    The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection

    Director

  10. En film om Modstrilogin

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

    Director

  2. Turn the Page

    Director

Produced 5

2020s

  1. 2026

    Billy Idol Should Be Dead

    Producer

    73
  2. 2025

    Metallica Saved My Life

    Producer

  3. 2024

    Rite Here Rite Now

    Producer

    87
  4. 2022

    Clark

    Executive Producer

    72

2010s

  1. 2014

    Leave the World Behind

    Executive Producer

Edited 4

2010s

  1. 2016

    Roxette Diaries

    Editor

2000s

  1. 2005

    I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

    Editor

  2. 2003

    Spun

    Editor

    55
  3. 2001

    En film om Modstrilogin

    Editor

Wrote 3

2020s

  1. 2025

    Metallica Saved My Life

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Turn the Page

    Writer

Camera 1

2000s

  1. 2005

    Blink-182: Greatest Hits

    Director of Photography

Art department 1

2020s

  1. 2026

    Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York

    Creative Director

Created 1

2020s

  1. 2022

    Clark

    Creator

    72
Appearances9

2020s

  1. 2026

    ZTV - the big tv experiment

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 2022

    Hård rock på export

    Self · 4 episodes

2010s

  1. 2019

    Det svenska popundret

    Self · 6 episodes

  2. 2015

    Rammstein in Amerika

    Self

  3. Artistry/Technology

    Self

  4. 2012

    Min sanning

    Self · 1 episode

  5. 2011

    Så jävla metal

    Self

2000s

  1. 2006

    Germany's Next Topmodel

    Self - Special Guest · 1 episode

    37
  2. 2001

    You Do the Best You Can

    Self