Jonathan Glazer

The Profile

Jonathan Glazer (born 1965, London) is a British filmmaker and music‑video director. He is known for Sexy Beast, Birth, Under the Skin, and The Zone of Interest, alongside iconic videos for Radiohead, Jamiroquai, Massive Attack, and others.

The Zone of Interest won two Academy Awards (Best International Feature Film and Best Sound). Glazer directed notable music videos including Radiohead’s “Karma Police” and Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity,” and commercials such as Guinness “Surfer.”

DeBaser’s reviews map Glazer’s cinema from the award‑winning The Zone of Interest to the sensory, alien gaze of Under the Skin and the cult grit of Sexy Beast. Writers dwell on off‑screen horror, sound, and domestic banality turned monstrous. His music‑video pedigree (Radiohead, Jamiroquai, Massive Attack) is repeatedly noted. Overall sentiment is strongly appreciative of style, technique, and thematic rigor.