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
[edit]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
[edit]- Let Me Fall (2018)
- Stella Blómkvist (2018)
- Cruelty (2016)
- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
