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Jonas Åkerlund(I)

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Jonas Åkerlund at an event for To Rome with Love (2012)
Jonas Åkerlund was born on 10 November 1965 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and editor, known for Lords of Chaos (2018), Polar (2019) and Madonna: Ray of Light (1998). He is married to B. Åkerlund. He was previously married to Charlotta Palmbäck.
BornNovember 10, 1965
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Jonas Åkerlund at an event for I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Jonas Åkerlund and Stuart Price at an event for I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Madonna, Jonas Åkerlund, and Stuart Price at an event for I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Madonna and Jonas Åkerlund at an event for I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari, Jason Schwartzman, Patrick Fugit, and Jonas Åkerlund at an event for Spun (2002)
Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari, Jason Schwartzman, Patrick Fugit, and Jonas Åkerlund at an event for Spun (2002)
Jonas Åkerlund and B. Åkerlund in Flip Side (2020)

Known for

Rory Culkin in Lords of Chaos (2018)
Lords of Chaos
6.6
  • Director
  • 2018
Mads Mikkelsen in Polar (2019)
Polar
6.3
  • Director
  • 2019
Madonna in Madonna: Ray of Light (1998)
Madonna: Ray of Light
7.5
Music Video
  • Director
  • 1998
Try (2000)
Try
7.6
Short
  • Director
  • 2000

Credits

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Director

  • Billy Idol Documentary
    • Post-production
  • Madonna: Ray of Light (Sasha Ultra Violet Remix Edit) (2022)
    Madonna: Ray of Light (Sasha Ultra Violet Remix Edit)
  • Clark (2022)
    Clark
  • Ozzy Osbourne: Under the Graveyard (2019)
    Ozzy Osbourne: Under the Graveyard
  • Madonna in Madonna: God Control (2019)
    Madonna: God Control
  • Mads Mikkelsen in Polar (2019)
    Polar
  • Kesha in Here Comes the Change (2018)
    Here Comes the Change
  • Rory Culkin in Lords of Chaos (2018)
    Lords of Chaos
  • U2: You're the Best Thing About Me (2017)
    U2: You're the Best Thing About Me
  • Fergie: A Little Work (2017)
    Fergie: A Little Work
  • Fergie in Double Dutchess: Seeing Double (2017)
    Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
    • (segment A Little Work)
  • Queens of the Stone Age: The Way You Used to Do (2017)
    Queens of the Stone Age: The Way You Used to Do
  • Kesha in Kesha: Praying (2017)
    Kesha: Praying
  • Paul Landers, Richard Kruspe, Till Lindemann, Flake Lorenz, Oliver Riedel, and Christoph Schneider in Rammstein: Paris (2017)
    Rammstein: Paris
  • Lady Gaga in Lady Gaga: John Wayne (2017)
    Lady Gaga: John Wayne
  • Metallica: ManUNkind (2016)
    Metallica: ManUNkind

Editor

  • Paul Landers, Richard Kruspe, Till Lindemann, Flake Lorenz, Oliver Riedel, and Christoph Schneider in Rammstein: Paris (2017)
    Rammstein: Paris
  • Paul McCartney's Live Kisses (2012)
    Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
  • Small Apartments (2012)
    Small Apartments
  • Rammstein: Ich tu dir weh (2009)
    Rammstein: Ich tu dir weh
  • Madonna in Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
    Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
    • (video Ray of Light"/"Jump)
  • Madonna: The Confessions Tour Live from London (2006)
    Madonna: The Confessions Tour Live from London
  • Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge, and U2 in U2: 18 Videos (2006)
    U2: 18 Videos
  • Madonna in Madonna: Jump (2006)
    Madonna: Jump
  • I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
    I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
  • The Prodigy: Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005 (2005)
    The Prodigy: Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005
    • (segment Smack My Bitch Up)
  • Good Boys (2004)
    Good Boys
  • Jane's Addiction: True Nature (2003)
    Jane's Addiction: True Nature
  • Madonna in Madonna: American Life (2003)
    Madonna: American Life
  • Madonna in Madonna: American Life (Director's Cut) (2003)
    Madonna: American Life (Director's Cut)
  • U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002)
    U2: The Best of 1990-2000
    • (video Beautiful Day)

Writer

  • Clark (2022)
    Clark
  • Rory Culkin in Lords of Chaos (2018)
    Lords of Chaos
  • Coldplay: Magic (2014)
    Coldplay: Magic
  • Beyoncé and Lady Gaga in Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé: Telephone (2010)
    Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé: Telephone
  • Madonna in Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
    Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
    • (video Music)
  • Lady Gaga: Paparazzi (2009)
    Lady Gaga: Paparazzi
  • Good Boys (2004)
    Good Boys
  • Madonna in Madonna: American Life (Director's Cut) (2003)
    Madonna: American Life (Director's Cut)
  • Bakom fiendens linjer (2001)
    Bakom fiendens linjer
  • Try (2000)
    Try
  • Madonna in Madonna: Music (2000)
    Madonna: Music
  • Turn the Page (1999)
    Turn the Page
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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    • Jonas Åkerlund Official Website
    • November 10, 1965
    • Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed "Turn the Page" for Metallica
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    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was the original drummer for legendary Swedish black metal band Bathory from 1983-1984. He can be heard on the "Scandinavian Metal Attack" compilation, released in 1984.
  • Quotes
    I took a strong antidrug decision many years ago, and I'm going to stick with it. I'm not going to dedicate my life to fighting drugs. For me the best part was to peek into these people's lives, and to do so with humanity. There are so many double standards here - a lot of stuff that people just don't talk about that is a big part of American culture and lifestyle. As an outsider, I can observe and portray this situation from my own point of view, with hopefully a fresh eye.
    • Music videos are often fictional movie trailers and short films

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