Jonas Åkerlund

Jonas Åkerlund (born November 16, 1966) is a Swedish film and music video director. He is best known for his stylish music videos, which are often mock movie trailers and short films. Jonas Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory from 1983 through 1984. He first found fame as main video director for Swedish pop act Roxette. In 1998 he worked with Madonna for the song "Ray of Light", he has since worked with superstars such a... more

Jonas Åkerlund (born November 16, 1966) is a Swedish film and music video director. He is best known for his stylish music videos, which are often mock movie trailers and short films. Jonas Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory from 1983 through 1984. He first found fame as main video director for Swedish pop act Roxette. In 1998 he worked with Madonna for the song "Ray of Light", he has since worked with superstars such as Metallica, Christina Aguilera, U2, blink 182 and P!nk. He directed the music video for the Smashing Pumpkins' single Try, Try, Try, from which a short film Try was spawned. He also turned his hand to designer and photographer for the Roxette album Room Service in 2001. In 2002 his first full length movie, Spun debuted. He directed recent adverts for Swedish clothing retailer MQ and the re-imagining of the Devo song "Watch Us Work It" used in Dell Computers commercials. He has become a long collaborator of pop singer Madonna having worked on... less