- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 20, 1955
- Place of Birth
- Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Anton Corbijn
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəsˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt]; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. His music videos include Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990), U2's "One" (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams' "Do I Have to Say the Words?", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993), Travis's "Re-Offender" (2003) and Coldplay's "Talk" (2005). He directed the films "Viva la Vida" (2008), the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007), The American (2010), and A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré's 2008 novel of the same name; and Life (2015), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis St…
Filmography
A Talent for a Murder
movieA Talent for a Murder
2026 · Director
movieGrönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026
movieLike Tears in Rain
2024 · Self
movieDepeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too
2023 · Director
movieSquaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
2023 · Director
movieBono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023 · Self
tvOnderOns
2022 · Self - Guest
movieDepeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS
2020 · Director
movieSpirits in the Forest
2019 · Director
movieLiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne
2019 · Director
movieUnknown Brood
2016
movieDepeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016 · Director
movieLife
2015 · Director
movieThe Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015 · Self
movieDepeche Mode: Alive in Berlin
2014 · Director, Camera Operator
movieDepeche Mode: Live in Berlin
2014 · Director
movieA Most Wanted Man
2014 · Director
movieAnton Corbijn Inside Out
2012 · Self
movieColdplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid
2011 · Director
movieKleinste Kortste Film
2010 · Director
movieThe American
2010 · Director
movieLinear
2009 · Director, Writer
movieJoy Division
2009 · Self
movieShadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009 · Self
movieControl
2007 · Producer, Director
movieDepeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1
2007 · Self
movieU2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
2007 · Director
movieDepeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”
2006 · Self
Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey
movieFad Gadget by Frank Tovey
2006 · Self - Interviewee
movieDepeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”
2006 · Self
movieDepeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”
2006 · Art Direction
tvDe Wereld Draait Door
2005 · Self
movieThe Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005 · (segment "It's No Good"), Director
movieDepeche Mode: One Night in Paris
2002 · Director
movieAnton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
2000 · Self
tvWintertijd
1999 · Self
movieClassic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999 · Self
movieDepeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
1998 · Self, Director
tvClassic Albums
1997 · Self
movieDon Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
1994 · Himself, Director
NeXt
tvNeXt
1994 · Self
movieDepeche Mode: Devotional
1993 · Director
movieDepeche Mode: Strange Too
1990 · 'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video, Director
movieDepeche Mode: Strange
1988 · Director
movieJoy Division: Here Are the Young Men
1982 · Director