Jonas Åkerlund

Gender: Male

Birthday: 1965-11-10

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

Also Known As: 요나스 오켈룬드

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".