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.

Known For

Joy Division

as Self

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

as Self

Anton Corbijn Inside Out

as Self

Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98

as Self

Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree

as Self

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

as (segment "It's No Good")

Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff

as Himself

Classic Albums

as Self

Depeche Mode: Strange Too

as 'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video

De Wereld Draait Door

as Self