Actor

Jonas Åkerlund

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.2

Low visibility

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Movies: 34Series: 4Crew credits: 31

TMDB ID: 71329

IMDb ID: nm0959774

Known for: Directing

Born: November 10, 1965

Age: 60

Place of birth: Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1999 - 2025

Years active: 27

Average TMDB rating: 7.45

Wikidata: Q455370

Also known as

요나스 오켈룬드

Other jobs

Director (26)Executive Producer (2)Editor (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)

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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".

Movies

Movie credits linked with Jonas Åkerlund.