Jonas Åkerlund

Jonas Åkerlund

Directing·Age 60 — born November 10, 1965·Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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".
31Credits1 TV · 30 films
1997–2026Years activefirst to latest
9.1 Highest ratedBEYONCÉ
7.1 Average ratingacross 31 titles

Top TV shows 1best Jonas Åkerlund shows

  1. 1Clark posterClarkDirector · Creator · 6 eps · 20226.8

Top movies 30best Jonas Åkerlund movies

  1. 1BEYONCÉ posterBEYONCÉDirector · 20149.1
  2. 2Blink-182: Greatest Hits posterBlink-182: Greatest HitsDirector of Photography · 20059.0
  3. 3Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York posterGrindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New YorkCreative Director · 20269.0
  4. 4Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio posterMadonna: The Celebration Tour in RioDirector · 20248.9
  5. 5Rite Here Rite Now posterRite Here Rite NowProducer · 20248.8
  6. 6Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman posterOzzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a MadmanDirector · 20148.5
  7. 7Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live posterTaylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - LiveDirector · 20158.5
  8. 8Madonna: The Confessions Tour posterMadonna: The Confessions TourDirector · 20068.4
  9. 9Lemonade posterLemonadeDirector · 20168.4
  10. 10Rammstein: Paris posterRammstein: ParisDirector · 20178.4
  11. 11The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection posterThe Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video CollectionDirector · 20018.1
  12. 12On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z posterOn the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-ZDirector · 20147.8
  13. 13Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 posterMadonna: The Video Collection 93:99Director · 19997.7
  14. 14Leave the World Behind posterLeave the World BehindExecutive Producer · 20147.1
  15. 15Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo posterPaul McCartney Live at ZócaloDirector · 20127.0
  16. 16Billy Idol Should Be Dead posterBilly Idol Should Be DeadDirector · Producer · 20266.8
  17. 17Lords of Chaos posterLords of ChaosDirector · Screenplay · 20186.8
  18. 18I'm Going to Tell You a Secret posterI'm Going to Tell You a SecretDirector · Editor · 20056.6
  19. 19Spun posterSpunDirector · Editor · 20036.6
  20. 20Polar posterPolarDirector · 20196.4
  21. 21Pussy posterPussyDirector · 20096.3
  22. 22TryDirector · Writer · 20006.2
  23. 23Double Dutchess: Seeing Double posterDouble Dutchess: Seeing DoubleDirector · 20176.2
  24. 24Horsemen posterHorsemenDirector · 20096.0
  25. 25Small Apartments posterSmall ApartmentsDirector · 20125.8
  26. 26The HiddenDirector · 19975.8
  27. 27Turn the Page posterTurn the PageDirector · Writer · 19995.3
  28. 28Blink-182: Greatest Hits posterBlink-182: Greatest HitsDirector · 20055.2
  29. 29Paul McCartney: Live Kisses posterPaul McCartney: Live KissesDirector · 20124.8
  30. 30Roxette Diaries posterRoxette DiariesDirector · Editor · 20164.0

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