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 Stock and James Dean. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
24 directing credits · 24 acting credits
Directing · 24
The American
2010
A Most Wanted Man
2014
Control
2007
Life
2015
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
2023
Depeche Mode: Devotional
1993
Linear
2009
Switzerland
2026
Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin
2014
Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS
2020
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
2016
Spirits in the Forest
2019
Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
1998
Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid
2011
Depeche Mode: Strange
1988
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
1994
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris
2002
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
2007
Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men
1982
Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin
2014
LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne
2019
Depeche Mode: Strange Too
1990
Kleinste Kortste Film
2010
Acting · 24
De Wereld Draait Door
2005
Classic Albums
1997
NeXt
1994
Wintertijd
1999
Joy Division
2009
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023
Like Tears in Rain
2024
OnderOns
2022
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
2012
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015
Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
1998
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
2000
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
1994
Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1
2007
Unknown Brood
2016
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”
2006
Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey
2006
Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too
2023
Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”
2006
Depeche Mode: Strange Too
1990
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026