The Weeknd videography

Canadian singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, has been featured in over fifty music videos. A noted cinephile, many of his music videos were inspired by various films.[1] From his compilation album Trilogy (2012), Tesfaye released three self-directed music videos for the songs "Rolling Stone", "Wicked Games" and "The Zone", which featured Drake.[2] For his debut studio album Kiss Land (2013), he released five music videos for the title track, "Twenty Eight", "Belong to the World", "Live For" and "Pretty".[3]

The Weeknd videography
The Weeknd performing at FEQ in July 2018
Film4
Television3
Documentary2
Music videos53

For his second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), he released five music videos for the songs "Often", "The Hills", "Can't Feel My Face", "Tell Your Friends" and "In the Night".[4] Three of the five music videos were directed by Grant Singer.[5] He also released a music video for the remix of "The Hills", which featured Eminem.[6] In 2021, he released an alternate music video for "Can't Feel My Face".[7]

In support of his third studio album Starboy (2016), Tesfaye released six music videos for the title track, "False Alarm", "Party Monster", "Reminder", "I Feel It Coming" and "Secrets".[8] He also released the short film Mania, which featured additional songs from the album.[9] The music video for the title track won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video.[10] For his debut extended play My Dear Melancholy, (2018), Tesfaye released two music videos for "Call Out My Name" and "Try Me"; the latter video was self-directed.[11]

For his fourth studio album After Hours (2020), Tesfaye released seven music videos the songs "Heartless", "Blinding Lights", "In Your Eyes", "Until I Bleed Out", "Snowchild", "Too Late" and "Save Your Tears".[12] He also released a short film for the title track and a lyric/music video for the remix of "Blinding Lights" with Rosalía.[13] In all of the videos for the After Hours era, Tesfaye played a singular character donned in a red suit and a specific hairstyle.[14] Four of the seven music videos, as well as the short film, were directed by Anton Tammi; while two of the videos were directed by Cliqua. The original video for "Blinding Lights" won the MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year and Best R&B Video.[15][16]

Tesfaye has appeared in several television shows, including co-writing and starring in an episode of American Dad![17] and making a guest appearance in Robot Chicken.[18] After appearing in the concert film Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live and the documentary Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, Tesfaye made his feature film debut in Uncut Gems (2019).[19] He was later the focus of the 2021 documentary The Show, which followed his preparations for the Super Bowl LV halftime show.[20]

Music videos
Key
 • Denotes music videos directed or co-directed by the Weeknd
Tesfaye appeared in Ariana Grande's music video for "Love Me Harder".
A frequent collaborator, Tesfaye has appeared in Belly's music videos for "Might Not" and "What You Want".
Drake was featured in "The Zone", "Live For" and "Reminder".
Kiko Mizuhara appeared in "I Feel It Coming".
Title Year Other performer(s) credited Director(s) Description Ref(s)
"Rolling Stone" • 2012 None The Weeknd Filmed in a dimly lit studio in black and white, Tesfaye paints the relationship he has with his fans. [21]
"Wicked Games" • None The Weeknd Filmed in black and white, Tesfaye performs while the shadow of a model pulls him in. [22]
"The Zone" • Drake The Weeknd The video features psychedelic shots of Tesfaye, Drake and several women with a plethora of balloons. [23]
"Twenty Eight" 2013 None Nabil Tesfaye has a confrontation with a mysterious man. [24]
"One of Those Nights" Juicy J Sam Pilling A gunman confronts Tesfaye after robbing a bar. [25]
"Kiss Land" None Andrew Baird Set in Japan, the video contains a lot of NSFW footage. [26]
"Belong to the World" None Anthony Mandler Set in Japan, Tesfaye finds himself among the ranks of a military regime who go out for a night on the town. [27]
"Live For" Drake Sam Pilling Tesfaye and Drake perform in a dark studio and subway. [28]
"Pretty" None Sam Pilling The video revolves around Tesfaye murdering his unfaithful lover [29]
"Or Nah" (remix) 2014 Ty Dolla Sign
Wiz Khalifa
DJ Mustard		 Ryan Patrick The video features Ty Dolla Sign, Wiz Khalifa, DJ Mustard and Tesfaye performing in a horror-like setting with several women. [30]
"Often" Jesi Le Rae Sam Pilling Tesfaye is filmed in a hotel room surrounded by women. [31]
"King of the Fall" None Kid. Studio The video follows Tesfaye walking through his hometown of Toronto. [32]
"Love Me Harder" Ariana Grande Hannah Lux Davis Grande and Tesfaye perform while withstanding natural elements. [33]
"Earned It" 2015 Dakota Johnson Sam Taylor-Johnson As Tesfaye performs, Johnson and several other women perform a BDSM-themed burlesque dance behind him. [34]
"The Hills" Sophie Dalah
Rick Wilder		 Grant Singer Tesfaye is seen crawling out of a wrecked car that has flipped over. As he walks down the street, he is occasionally pushed by a woman. [35]
"Can't Feel My Face" Chanel Iman
Rick Wilder		 Grant Singer Tesfaye performs at a bar to an unimpressed audience, with the exception of Iman, until Wilder arrives and sets him on fire. [36]
"Tell Your Friends" Rick Wilder Grant Singer After burying himself in the desert, Tesfaye is approached by a strange man. [37]
"The Hills" (remix) Eminem
John Travolta		 Nabil As apart of an advertisement for Apple Music, the video follows Tesfaye as he leaves a venue and heads for a limo, driven by Travolta, taking him to an afterparty. [38]
"In the Night" Bella Hadid BRTHR The video follows Hadid as a waitress at a nightclub who kills off gangsters who were taken advantage of her. [39]
"Might Not" Belly Shomi Patwary
Belly		 After Belly and Tesfaye get intoxicated at a party, the two fear that they might not make it out. [40]
"Low Life" 2016 Future
Sveta Bilyalova		 Gil Green The video features Future and Tesfaye performing in a prison-like setting. Belly and French Montana make cameo appearances in the video. [41]
"Starboy" Daft Punk Grant Singer Tesfaye reinvents himself by killing his former persona. At the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards, it won Best Video. [42]
"False Alarm" Kristine Froseth
Randy Irwin		 Ilya Naishuller The video follows a bank robbery through the first-person perspective of one of the robbers. [43]
"Party Monster" 2017 Zoi Mantzakanis BRTHR Tesfaye is seen driving through the desert before the psychedelics kicks in and he's transported to a whole new world. [44]
"Reminder"
Various
 Kid Studio Released on Tesfaye's 27th birthday, the video features an all-star cast of rappers. [45]
"Some Way" Nav RJ Sanchez Nav and Tesfaye perform surrounded by women. [46]
"I Feel It Coming" Daft Punk
Kiko Mizuhara		 Warren Fu Tesfaye performs the song and meets Mizuhara on a rocky, barren planet in outer space. [47]
"Lust for Life" Lana Del Rey Rich Lee Del Rey and Tesfaye are seen together on the top of the "H" on the Hollywood Sign. [48]
"Secrets" Black Atlass
Hannah Donker		 Pedro Martin-Calero Tesfaye wanders through mysterious anomalies in search of Donker, who is also being pursued by Black Atlass. [49]
"A Lie" French Montana
Max B
Belly		 Spiff TV
French Montana		 French Montana, Max B and Tesfaye perform in various locations in New York City. [50]
"Curve" Gucci Mane David Helman The black and white video shows populating clones of Gucci Mane and Tesfaye. [51]
"Try Me" • 2018 None The Weeknd Originally released as a exclusive vertical video on Spotify, the video was formally released to celebrate the three-year anniversary of the release of Tesfaye's debut extended play My Dear Melancholy, (2018). [52]
"Call Out My Name" None Grant Singer Tesfaye wanders through empty streets and a desert. [53]
"What You Want" Belly Colin Tilley Belly and Tesfaye drive through a prison yard. [54]
"Lost in the Fire" 2019 Gesaffelstein Manu Cossu Gesaffelstien and Tesfaye dance slowly in a dark setting. [55]
"Price on My Head" Nav Kid. Studio The video focuses on Belly and Tesfaye's hometown of Toronto being burned down. [56]
"Power Is Power" SZA
Travis Scott		 Anthony Mandler Inspired by the television series Game of Thrones, Tesfaye, SZA and Scott take turns sitting on the throne. [57]
"Heartless" Metro Boomin Anton Tammi The video focuses on Tesfaye and Metro Boomin as they explore Las Vegas. It ends with Tesfaye licking a frog dipped in LSD and experiencing hallucinations. [58]
"Blinding Lights" 2020 Miki Hamano Anton Tammi Beginning with Tesfaye laughing while blood drips down his face, the video shows flashbacks to decipher how he got to this gruesome end. At the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, it won Video of the Year and Best R&B Video. [59]
"In Your Eyes" Zaina Miuccia Anton Tammi Following the events of the After Hours short film, Tesfaye chases Miuccia through different locations before she decapitates him with an axe. [60]
"Until I Bleed Out" None Anton Tammi The video shows a dazed Tesfaye navigating through a balloon-filled mansion in a lost and damaged manner. [61]
"Too Late" Ashley Smith
Kenzie Harr		 Cliqua A heavily bandaged Smith and Harr find Tesfaye's severed head on the street and transplants it onto another man's body. [62]
"Hawái" (remix) Maluma
Yovanna Ventura		 Jessy Terrero The remix serves as a continuation for the original video. [63]
"Blinding Lights" (remix) Rosalía Dylan Coughran The video follows Tesfaye and Rosalía during a photoshoot. [64]
"Save Your Tears" 2021 Bianca Rojas Cliqua A disfigured Tesfaye performs at a lavish nightclub. [65]
"You Right" Doja Cat
Chris Petersen		 Quentin Deronzier The video is set in a majestic palace in the galaxy with heavy astrological influences. [66]
"Better Believe" Belly
Young Thug		 Christian Breslauer The video features Tesfaye, Belly and Young Thug in an explosive environment. [67]
"Take My Breath" Shaina West Cliqua Tesfaye and West dance together and exchange breaths through an oxygen tank at a pulsating nightclub, before Tesfaye's breath is literally taken away as he gets strangled in West's braids. [68]
"Die for It" Belly
Nas		 James Larese Tesfaye, Nas and Belly perform in a dystopian-like world. [69]
"Can't Feel My Face" (Alternate Version) Camille Rowe Ricky Saiz Released to celebrate the six-year anniversary of the release of Tesfaye's second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015). [70]
"Moth to a Flame" Swedish House Mafia Alexander Wessely The video serves as a continuation of Swedish House Mafia's previous videos for the singles "It Gets Better" and "Lifetime". [71]
"La Fama" Rosalía
Danny Trejo		 Director X Rosalía performs at a dimly lit nightclub and seduces Tesfaye into joining her onstage. The two dance together until Tesfaye is stabbed by Rosalía with a hidden dagger. [72]
"One Right Now" Post Malone Tanu Muino Tesfaye and Malone engage in a violent shootout with their respective teams. [73]
Guest appearances
"Headlines" 2011 Drake La Mar Taylor
Highly Alleyne		 Tesfaye makes a guest appearance with members of his XO record label. [74]
"XO Tour Llif3" 2017 Lil Uzi Vert
Nav		 Virgil Abloh Tesfaye makes a cameo appearance with Nav. [75]

Filmography

Film
Title Year Role Director(s) Notes
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live 2015 Himself Jonas Åkerlund Concert film released exclusively on Apple Music
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall 2016 Himself Spike Lee Documentary
Mania 2016 Himself Grant Singer Short film written by the Weeknd
Uncut Gems 2019 Himself Josh and Benny Safdie Feature film; cameo appearance
After Hours 2020 Himself Anton Tammi Short film
The Show 2021 Himself Nadia Hallgren Documentary released on Showtime

Television
Title Year Role Notes
Late Show with David Letterman 2013 Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2013 Himself
The Graham Norton Show 2013 Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2013; 2015; 2020 Himself
Saturday Night Live 2015-16; 2020 Himself Musical guest (S41E2, S42E1, S45E15)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015-16 Himself
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2015-16 Himself Performer
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2016 Himself
American Dad! 2020 Himself (voice) Episode: "A Starboy Is Born"; also co-writer
Robot Chicken 2020 Various voices Episode: "Endgame"
The Late Late Show with James Corden 2021 Himself
Super Bowl LV Halftime Show 2021 Himself Headliner for Super Bowl LV
The Idol TBA TBA Filming; Main role; also co-creator, co-writer and executive producer

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