
Jonas Åkerlund
Director
Born: November 10, 1965 (60 years old)
Place of birth: Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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".
Filmography (22)
- Rammstein in Amerika (2015, ★ 8)
- Madonna: The Confessions Tour (2006, ★ 8.4)
- On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z (2014, ★ 7.8)
- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015, ★ 8.5)
- Rammstein: Paris (2017, ★ 8.3)
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (2001, ★ 8.3)
- Rite Here Rite Now (2024, ★ 8.8)
- Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio (2024, ★ 8.8)
- Lemonade (2016, ★ 8.4)
- BEYONCÉ (2014, ★ 9.1)
- Billy Idol Should Be Dead (2026, ★ 8.2)
- I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005, ★ 6.6)
- Lords of Chaos (2018, ★ 6.8)
- Leave the World Behind (2014, ★ 7.1)
- Horsemen (2009, ★ 5.9)
- Small Apartments (2012, ★ 5.8)
- Turn the Page (1999, ★ 5.3)
- Double Dutchess: Seeing Double (2017, ★ 6.2)
- Polar (2019, ★ 6.4)
- Spun (2003, ★ 6.6)
- Clark (2022, ★ 6.8)
- Blink-182: Greatest Hits (2005, ★ 5.2)