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".
Known For
Polar
(2019)
Director
Spun
(2003)
Director
Horsemen
(2009)
Director
Small Apartments
(2012)
Director
Lords of Chaos
(2018)
Director
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
(2024)
Director
Rammstein: Paris
(2017)
Director
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
(2015)
Director
Lemonade
(2016)
Director
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
(2017)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Hidden
(1997)
Director
Turn the Page
(1999)
Director
Try
(2000)
Director
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
(2001)
Director
Spun
(2003)
Director
Blondie: Good Boys
(2003)
Director
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
(2005)
Director
Madonna: The Confessions Tour
(2006)
Director
Horsemen
(2009)
Director
Place (Ställe)
(2009)
Director
Pussy
(2009)
Director
Hollywood Undead: Hear Me Now
(2011)
Director
Small Apartments
(2012)
Director
Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
(2012)
Director
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
(2014)
Director
BEYONCÉ
(2014)
Director
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
(2014)
Director
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
(2015)
Director
Roxette Diaries
(2016)
Director
Lemonade
(2016)
Director
Rammstein: Paris
(2017)
Director
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
(2017)
Director
Lords of Chaos
(2018)
Director
Polar
(2019)
Director
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
(2024)
Director
Acting
Writing
Editing
Try
(2000)
Editor
Spun
(2003)
Editor
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
(2005)
Editor
Roxette Diaries
(2016)
Editor
Production