
Person
Johan Renck
Directing · Born 1966-12-05 · Uppsala, Sweden
Biography
Johan Renck is one of the most respected and sought after directors of commercials and music videos today, so much so that the French magazine CB News dubbed him "the number one director of commercials and music videos in the world ". His directing career started in 1992 when he joined the production company Mekano Film and Television in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1994 he left Mekano to join forces with childhood friend director Jonas Åkerlund. They established a new production company, Renck Åkerlund Films, which immediately became one of the leaders of its kind in Sweden. During the same time he worked with his music project, Stakka Bo, with big success and a lot of his time was occupied by the music career. In 1997 he started to work as a director full time and quickly became a well-known name worldwide and in 1999 he was working with Madonna and Nike among others.
Known for

Breaking Bad
Director

Vikings
Director

The Walking Dead
Director

Chernobyl
Co-Executive Producer

Bates Motel
Director

Eurotrash
1993

Halt and Catch Fire
Director

Bloodline
Director

Made in Hollywood
Self

Spaceman
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2024SpacemanExecutive Producer
- 2024Utan ord – i filmmusikens världSelf
- 2023La Camilla - från gata till glamour, tur och returSelf
- 2022ABBA VoyageCo-Producer
- 2019ChernobylCo-Executive Producer
- 2017Stella ErraticaThanks
- 2016Bornebusch i tevefabrikenGuest
- 2015The Last PanthersDirector
- 2015BloodlineDirector
- 2014Halt and Catch FireDirector
- 2014The Fat and the AngryDirector
- 2013Bates MotelDirector
- 2013VikingsDirector
- 2012Min sanningSelf
- 2010The Walking DeadDirector
- 2008Downloading NancyDirector
- 2008Breaking BadDirector
- 2005Made in HollywoodSelf
- 2000NakedThanks
- 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99Director
- 1993Eurotrash
- —Amo SaddamDirector
- —RougeProducer
- —A Ladder to the SkyDirector
- —The Left ShoreDirector
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