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Benedikt Erlingsson

Directing Born May 31, 1969 Reykjavik, Iceland 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey

as Flykaptajn
Film

Hitch Hike

as Haraldur, Linettes kæreste
Film

The Boss of It All

as Interpreter

Frequent co-stars

Jens Albinus 1 shared title
Peter Gantzler 1 shared title
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson 1 shared title
Iben Hjejle 1 shared title
Henrik Prip 1 shared title
Mia Lyhne 1 shared title
Casper Christensen 1 shared title
Louise Mieritz 1 shared title
Jean-Marc Barr 1 shared title
Sofie Gråbøl 1 shared title

Career timeline

Góðir Íslendingar
The Danish Woman
TouchWhen the Light Breaks
Blackport
Áramótaskaup: 2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Polite PeopleWorld's EndVolcano
Circledrawers
The NailThe Higher Force
Parents
The Boss of It AllShe Talks Icelandic
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Njalssaga
The Lost Little Caterpillar
My Life as BentThe Seagull's Laughter
The DanceDoomsday
Fóstbræður

Full filmography

  • The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (2004) as Flykaptajn
  • The Danish Woman (2025) as Balding Thug
  • My Life as Bent (2001) as Haraldur, Linettes kæreste
  • Touch (2024) as Dr. Stefánsson
  • Parents (2007) as Police man
  • Blackport (2021) as Steingrímur
  • Njalssaga (2003)
  • Áramótaskaup: 2016 (2016)
  • When the Light Breaks (2024)
  • Polite People (2011) as Þorgeir
  • Fóstbræður (1997)
  • Góðir Íslendingar (2026) as Guest Star
  • The Nail (2008)
  • The Boss of It All (2006) as Interpreter
  • The Lost Little Caterpillar (2002) as Narrator
  • World's End (2011) as Búi
  • The Dance (1998) as Hólófernes
  • Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) as Halldor Laxness
  • The Higher Force (2008) as Snati
  • Doomsday (1998)
  • Circledrawers (2009) as Mozart
  • She Talks Icelandic (2006)
  • The Seagull's Laughter (2001) as Hilli
  • Volcano (2011) as Pálmi