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".

Known for

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Billy Idol Should Be Dead

2026 ⭐ 6.8

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Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio

2024 ⭐ 8.9

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Polar

2019 ⭐ 6.4

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Lords of Chaos

2018 ⭐ 6.8

Career timeline

2026

Billy Idol Should Be Dead

2026

⭐ 6.8

2025

Metallica Saved My Life

2025

2024

Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio Notable

2024

⭐ 8.9

DuEls

2024

2019

Polar Notable

2019

⭐ 6.4

2018

Lords of Chaos

2018

⭐ 6.8

2017

Double Dutchess: Seeing Double

2017

⭐ 6.2

Rammstein: Paris Notable

2017

⭐ 8.4

2016

Lemonade Notable

2016

⭐ 8.4

Roxette Diaries

2016

⭐ 4.0

2015

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live Notable

2015

⭐ 8.5

2014

Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman Notable

2014

⭐ 8.5

On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Notable

2014

⭐ 7.8

BEYONCÉ Notable

2014

⭐ 9.1

2012

Paul McCartney: Live Kisses

2012

⭐ 4.8

Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo Notable

2012

⭐ 7.0

Small Apartments

2012

⭐ 5.8

2009

Place (Ställe)

2009

Pussy

2009

⭐ 6.3

Horsemen

2009

⭐ 6.0

2006

Madonna: The Confessions Tour Notable

2006

⭐ 8.4

2005

Blink-182: Greatest Hits

2005

⭐ 5.2

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

2005

⭐ 6.6

2003

Blondie: Good Boys

2003

Spun

2003

⭐ 6.6

2001

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection Notable

2001

⭐ 8.1

1999

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 Notable

1999

⭐ 7.7

Turn the Page

1999

⭐ 5.3

Frequently appears with

Billy Idol

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Miley Cyrus

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Billie Joe Armstrong

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Duff McKagan

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Madonna

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Bob the Drag Queen

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Pabllo Vittar

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Estere Mwale

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Stella Mwale

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Full filmography

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Billy Idol Should Be Dead

2026 ⭐ 6.8

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Metallica Saved My Life

2025

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Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio

2024 ⭐ 8.9

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DuEls

2024

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Polar

2019 ⭐ 6.4

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Lords of Chaos

2018 ⭐ 6.8

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Double Dutchess: Seeing Double

2017 ⭐ 6.2

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Rammstein: Paris

2017 ⭐ 8.4

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Lemonade

2016 ⭐ 8.4

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Roxette Diaries

2016 ⭐ 4.0

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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015 ⭐ 8.5

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Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman

2014 ⭐ 8.5

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On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z

2014 ⭐ 7.8

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BEYONCÉ

2014 ⭐ 9.1

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Paul McCartney: Live Kisses

2012 ⭐ 4.8

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Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo

2012 ⭐ 7.0

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Small Apartments

2012 ⭐ 5.8

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Place (Ställe)

2009

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Pussy

2009 ⭐ 6.3

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Horsemen

2009 ⭐ 6.0