Stony Blyden

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Stony Blyden
Background information
Birth name	Thorsteinn Sindri Baldvinsson Blyden
Born	(1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 28) Reykjavík, Iceland
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Actor, rapper, singer, writer, record producer
Instruments	Bass, drums, guitar, synthesizer, sequencer, sampler, vocals
Years active	2011–present
Associated acts	Janelle Monáe, Childish Gambino, Hoodie Allen

Thorsteinn Sindri Baldvinsson Blyden, (born March 9, 1993) better known by his stage name Stony Blyden, is an Icelandic actor, rapper, singer, drummer and record producer.

Life[]

Blyden was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father, Baldvin, is an Icelandic baker and his mother, Deborah, a Cuban fitness instructor. Blyden began drumming at an early age.^[1]

Career[]

For his musical artist name, he chose Stony, which is a rough translation of the second part of his Icelandic name, Thorsteinn, "Thor stone." Using a camera he borrowed from his father he started filming him and his friends covering various songs. He then went on to upload his own drum covers to YouTube under the name Stony's World. As an actor, Blyden has appeared in the films and Hope Springs Eternal, as well as the Hulu television series Casual.^[2] He stars in the 2017 Nickelodeon television series Hunter Street.^[3]

Filmography[]

TV series[]

• Casual (2016)
• Bluff City Law (2019)
• Hunter Street (2017-19)

Film[]

• The Grid
• Dude
• Hope Springs Eternal
• Life in a Year
• Edge of Seventeen
• College

Discography[]

• 2014: Feel Good

References[]

External links[]

• Stony Blyden on Twitter
• Stony Blyden on Facebook
• Stony Blyden at IMDb