Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Björn.
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Born8 December 1974 (1974-12-08) (age 46)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Alma materIceland Academy of the Arts
OccupationActor, director

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 innovative theatre company Vesturport the same year.[1] During the spring of 2015, he became well-known among TV viewers of the psychological thriller series Fortitude. He has previously been noted for his 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 and as Pétur in the A24 horror film Lamb.

Notable film and television roles[]

Year title character
2002 Reykjavik Guesthouse: Rent a Bike Guðjón
2004 Kaldaljós Indriði
2004 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–present 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

References[]

  1. ^ Pham, Annika. "Björn Hlynur Haraldsson • Actor". Cineuropa.
  2. ^ "Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Vesturport. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. ^ "Interview - Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Eurochannel. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. ^ "Filmer med/av Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Discshop.se. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Plejmo". Headweb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.[permanent dead link]

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