Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson | |
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| Born | 8 December 1974 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Alma mater | Iceland Academy of the Arts |
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| Spouse | Rakel Garðarsdóttir |
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He co-founded the theatre company Vesturport the same year.[1] In spring of 2015, he starred in the psychological thriller TV series Fortitude. He has previously been noted for roles in the films Eleven Men Out and Jar City.[2][3][4][5] Most recently he appeared as King Eist in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, as Pétur in the A24 horror film Lamb and as Rikki in Cop Secret.
Notable film and television roles
[edit]| Year | title | character |
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| 2002 | Reykjavik Guesthouse: Rent a Bike | Guðjón |
| 2004 | Kaldaljós | Indriði |
| 2004 | Love is in the Air | Hann Sjálfur |
| 2005 | Eleven Men Out | Ottar Thor |
| 2006 | Jar City | Sigurður Óli |
| 2008 | Country Wedding | Barði |
| 2009 | Hamarinn | Helgi |
| 2009 | Desember | Raggi |
| 2010 | Kóngavegur | Önni |
| 2010 | Brim | Logi |
| 2011 | Kurteist fólk | Arnar |
| 2012 | City State | Ingólfur |
| 2014 | The Lava Field | Helgi |
| 2015–2018 | Fortitude | Eric Odegård, (Deputy) |
| 2015–2019 | Trapped | Trausti Einarssson |
| 2019 | The Witcher | King Eist Tuirseach |
| 2020 | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Arnar |
| 2021 | Lamb | Pétur |
| 2021 | Cop Secret | Rikki |
| 2021-2022 | Blackport | Grímur |
| 2022 | Woman at Sea | Jude |
| 2023 | Wild Game | |
| 2024 | A Gentleman in Moscow | Emile Zhukovsky |
References
[edit]- ^ Pham, Annika (8 February 2006). "Björn Hlynur Haraldsson • Actor". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Vesturport. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Interview - Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Eurochannel. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Filmer med/av Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Discshop.se. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Welcome to Plejmo". Headweb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.[permanent dead link]
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