Benedikt Erlingsson

Directing

Benedikt Erlingsson

Born 31 May 1969 · Reykjavik, Iceland · 57

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

Highlights

Woman at War2018 · Film · Director
The Boss of It All2006 · Film · Interpreter
Touch2024 · Film · Dr. Stefánsson
Of Horses and Men2013 · Film · Director
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe2016 · Film · Halldor Laxness
When the Light Breaks2024 · Film

Filmography

Movies

23 films

When the Light Breaks2024 · Film
Touch2024 · Film · Dr. Stefánsson
Hver drap Friðrik Dór?2021 · Film · Bróðir Símon
Áramótaskaup: 20182018 · Film
Woman at War2018 · Film · Director
Áramótaskaup: 20162016 · Film
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe2016 · Film · Halldor Laxness
The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals2015 · Film · Director
Of Horses and Men2013 · Film · Director
Volcano2011 · Film · Pálmi
Polite People2011 · Film · Þorgeir
Circledrawers2009 · Film · Mozart
The Nail2008 · Film
The Higher Force2008 · Film · Snati
Thanks2007 · Film · Director
Parents2007 · Film · Police man
Rattlesnakes2007 · Film
The Boss of It All2006 · Film · Interpreter
Njalssaga2003 · Film
Memphis2002 · Film
The Seagull's Laughter2001 · Film · Hilli
The Dance1998 · Film · Hólófernes
Doomsday1998 · Film

Filmography

Series

5 shows

The Danish Woman2025 · Series · Balding Thug
Blackport2021 · Series · Steingrímur
World's End2011 · Series · Búi
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey2004 · Series · Flykaptajn
My Life as Bent2001 · Series · Haraldur, Linettes kæreste