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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-05-31 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Reykjavik, Iceland

Also Known As

Benedikt Erlingsson

Biography

Benedikt Erlingsson (born 31 May 1969; Reykjavík) is an Icelandic actor and theater and film director. He graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 1994 and has been with the National Theater of Iceland for most of his career. He has directed two feature-length films, both of which have won the Nordic Council Film Prize.

Known For

Acting

The Boss of It All

2006

The Boss of It All

as

Interpreter

Memphis

2002

Memphis

as

The Nail

2008

The Nail

as

Njalssaga

2003

Njalssaga

as

Volcano

2011

Volcano

as

Pálmi

The Higher Force

2008

The Higher Force

as

Snati

Circledrawers

2009

Circledrawers

as

Mozart

Polite People

2013

Polite People

as

Þorgeir

The Viking Sagas

2011

The Viking Sagas

as

Himself

Touch

2024

Touch

as

Dr. Stefánsson

The Dance

1998

The Dance

as

Hólófernes

Hver drap Friðrik Dór?

2021

Hver drap Friðrik Dór?

as

Bróðir Símon

Doomsday

1998

Doomsday

as

Parents

2007

Parents

as

Police man

Mit liv som Bent

Mit liv som Bent

as

Haraldur, Linettes kæreste

Blackport

Blackport

as

Steingrímur

The Danish Woman

The Danish Woman

as

Balding Thug

Production

Crew

Directing