Pálmi Gestsson
Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group Spaugstofan which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.
Early life[]
Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland.
Career[]
Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983.[1]
Personal life[]
Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods.[2][3]
He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, stewardess, and has 4 children.[4]
Selected filmography[]
- Bíódagar (1994) as Truck Driver
- Benjamín Dúfa (1995) as Andrés's father
- Einglar Alheimsins (2000) as Vilhjálmur
- Njálssaga (2003) as Þráinn
- Afinn (2014) as Lárus
- Þrestir (2015) as Diddi
- Ófærð (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Hrafn Eysteinsson
- Agnes Joy (2019)
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Þjóðleikhúsið - Leikarar". www.leikhusid.is. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ "Pálmi Gestsson í nýrri bók um hreindýraskyttur". vikari.is. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ "BB.is - Frétt - Hreindýraskyttan Pálmi Gestsson". www.bb.is. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ "Römm er sú taug". Bæjarins Besta. 2010-08-05. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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