Anton Corbijn

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The American (2010) — Director
2. A Most Wanted Man (2014) — Director
3. Control (2007) — Director
4. Life (2015) — Director
5. Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023) — Director
6. Spirits in the Forest (2019) — Director
7. Depeche Mode: Devotional (1993) — Director
8. Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris (2002) — Director
9. Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98 (1998) — Director
10. Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin (2014) — Director
11. The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005) — Director
12. Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff (1994) — Director
13. Depeche Mode: Strange Too (1990) — Director
14. Depeche Mode: Strange (1988) — Director
15. Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS (2020) — Director
16. Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection (2016) — Director
17. LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne (2019) — Director
18. Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid (2011) — Director
19. Linear (2009) — Director
20. U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review (2007) — Director
21. Kleinste Kortste Film (2010) — Director
22. A Talent for a Murder (2026) — Director
23. Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men (1982) — Director
24. Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin (2014) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Joy Division (2009) — Self
2. Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman (2023) — Self
3. Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98 (1998) — Self
4. Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree (1999) — Self
5. Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) — Self
6. The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005) — (segment "It's No Good")
7. Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff (1994) — Himself
8. Depeche Mode: Strange Too (1990) — 'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video
9. De Wereld Draait Door (2005) — Self
10. Classic Albums (1997) — Self
11. Unknown Brood (2016)
12. Like Tears in Rain (2024) — Self
13. Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…” (2006) — Self
14. Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey (2006) — Self - Interviewee
15. Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009) — Self
16. Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven (2000) — Self
17. Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…” (2006) — Self
18. Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too (2023) — Director
19. Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1 (2007) — Self
20. The Making of A Most Wanted Man (2015) — Self
21. Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders (2026)
22. OnderOns (2022) — Self - Guest
23. NeXt (1994) — Self
24. Wintertijd (1999) — Self