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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 5, 1966 (59)
- Uppsala, Sweden
- Director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Where can I watch Johan Renck's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Johan Renck's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Spaceman(2024)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
ABBA Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Chernobyl(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Stella Erratica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Bornebusch i tevefabriken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Last Panthers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Bloodline(2015)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Halt and Catch Fire(2014)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Fat and the Angry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Bates Motel(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Vikings(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Walking Dead(2010)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Downloading Nancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Breaking Bad(2008)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Eurotrash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
A Ladder to the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Amo Saddam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Left Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Awards
2 Primetime Emmys and 2 other major awards from 6 major nominations, 2008–2020.
- Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series
- Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.