Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Alma mater | Iceland Academy of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 2006-Present |
| Awards | Nomination, 2014 Edda Award, Supporting Actor of the Year for Metalhead
Nomination, 2012 Edda Award, Actor of the Year for Either Way Nomination, 2012 Nordic Council Film Prize for Either Way |
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson is an Icelandic stage and film actor who starred in and co-wrote 2011's Either Way, Ragnar Bragason's Metalhead and Baltasar Kormákur's The Deep.
Career
Gunnarsson stars in the film Rams which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[1] He also stars in the American film Autumn Lights.[2][3]
He has also starred in television: he played Valdi in the Icelandic crime mini-series Stella Blómkvist, and appeared in the second episode of the first season of the American IFC satirical series Documentary Now!
Selected filmography
- Heartstone (2016)
- Autumn Lights (2016)
- Rams (2015)
- Blóðberg (2015)
- Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
- Grave & Bones (2014)
- Metalhead (2013)
- Prince Avalanche (2013) (writer)
- The Deep (2013)
- Either Way (2011)
- Heimsendir (2011 TV Mini-series)
- Jar City (2006)
- Stella Blómkvist (2018)
- Let Me Fall (2018)
References
- ^ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (5 June 2014). "Autumn Lights on in Iceland". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ DeFore, John (22 September 2014). "'Metalhead' ('Malmhaus'): Helsinki Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
