Anton Corbijn

Director

1955-05-20 · Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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.

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• El americano (2010) — Director
• El hombre más buscado (2014) — Director
• Control (2007) — Director, Producer
• Life (2015) — Director
• Hipgnosis: el arte de las portadas de rock (2023) — Director
• Depeche Mode - Spirits In The Forest (2019) — Director
• Depeche Mode: Devotional (1993) — Director
• Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris (2002) — Director
• Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98 (1998) — Director
• Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin (2014) — Director
• The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005) — (segment "It's No Good"), Director
• Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff (1994) — Director
• Depeche Mode: Strange Too (1990) — 'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video, Director
• Depeche Mode: Strange (1988) — Director
• Unknown Brood (2016)
• Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS (2020) — Director
• Depeche 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
• Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (2016) — Director
• LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne (2019) — Director
• Depeche Mode: Strange & Strange Too (2023) — Director
• Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders (2026)
• Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid (2011) — Director
• Linear (2009) — Director, Writer
• U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review (2007) — Director