Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Biography
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson is a male actor born in Connecticut, United States, on March 3, 1973. He has lived in Iceland for most of his life and works full time as an actor, engaging in a significant amount of theatre work in addition to films. He is also one of the founders of the Vesturport theatre company, which has performed around the world. His professional credits include work in both movies and television shows. Alternative names and spellings associated with him include Olafur Darri Olafsson and the Japanese script representation オラフル・ダッリ・オラフソン.
Career overview
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson is a professional actor who was born in Connecticut, United States, on March 3, 1973. Although born in the United States, he has lived in Iceland for most of his life, where he maintains a full-time career as an actor.
His professional work spans multiple mediums, encompassing significant involvement in theatre alongside his work in films and television shows. As a stage performer, he is notably one of the founders of the Vesturport theatre company. Through this company, he has participated in theatrical performances that have traveled and been performed around the world.
Throughout his career, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson has accumulated numerous known credits in the acting industry. His work encompasses a large body of known credits within the entertainment sector, reflecting an active and continuous presence in both film and television.
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- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027) as Drago
- Wildwood (2026) as (voice)
- Your Friends & Neighbors (2025) as Christian Tómasson
- Reykjavík Fusion (2025) as Jónas
- Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (2025) as Travis Davies
- Hidden People (2025) as Sig
- Twilight of the Gods (2024) as Tiwaz (voice)
- Twilight of the Gods (2024) as Tiwaz / First Wolf (voice)
- La Palma (2024) as Haukur
- The Darkness (2024) as Aki Haraldsson
- Kiff (2023) as Centaur Claus (voice)
- Boat Story (2023) as Narrator (voice)
- Boat Story (2023) as Narrator / Elias
- Operation Napoleon (2023) as Einar
- As Long As We Live (2023) as Haddi
- Severance (2022) as Mr. Drummond
- The Tourist (2022) as Billy Nixon
- Somebody Somewhere (2022) as Víglundur 'Iceland' Hjartarson
- Beautiful Beings (2022) as Svenni
- Vikings: The Rise & Fall (2022) as Narrator (voice)
- Summerlight and Then Comes The Night (2022) as Kjartan
- Summerlight and Then Comes The Night (2022) Producer
- Journey (2021) as Self
- Star Stable: Mistfall (2021) as Sam
- The Rock of Ages (2021) as The Rock
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) as Neils Brongus
- The Minister (2020) as Benedikt
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) as Ragnar the Rock (voice)
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) as urVa (The Archer) (voice)
- NOS4A2 (2019) as Bing Partridge
- Murder Mystery (2019) as Sergei
- The Widow (2019) as Ariel Helgason
- The Vanishing (2019) as Boor
- End of Sentence (2019) as Stone
- New Amsterdam (2018) as Burl
- The Meg (2018) as The Wall
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) as Skender
- The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) as Finnish Backpacker
- Let Me Fall (2018) as Customer at the Beginning
- Emerald City (2017) as Ojo
- The BFG (2016) as Maidmasher / Cook
- Quarry (2016) as Credence Mason
- Zoolander 2 (2016) as Hasidic Man
- Lady Dynamite (2016) as Scott Marvel Casssidy
- CUBS (2016) as Per
- Patient Seven (2016) as Alley Zombie (segment: "Undying Love")
- The White King (2016) as Pickaxe
- I can't be seen like this (2016)
- Trapped (2015) as Andri Ólafsson
- The Last Witch Hunter (2015) as Belial
- Reverse (2015)
- East (2015)
- A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) as Jonas Loogan
- Artun (2014) as Jaffi's Father (voice)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) as Helicopter Pilot
- Áramótaskaup: 2013 (2013)
- XL (2013) as Leifur Sigurðarson
- XL (2013) Producer
- Contraband (2012) as Olaf
- The Deep (2012) as Gulli (Guðlaugs Friðþjófssonar)
- Swim for your life (2012) as Narrator
- Legends of Valhalla: Thor (2011)
- Stormland (2011) as Böddi
- Undying Love (2011) as Alley Zombie
- Permille (2010) as Erik
- Permille (2010) Producer
- Undercurrent (2010) as Sævar
- Undercurrent (2010) Writer
- King's Road (2010) as Ray
- Epic Fail (2009)
- White Night Wedding (2008) as Sjonni
- The Box (2008)
- The Box (2008) Camera Operator
- Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008) as Elvar
- I Hunt Men (2008)
- Country Wedding (2008) as Egill
- Wrath of Gods (2007) as Self
- Parents (2007) Producer
- Beauty of Small Things (2006)
- Children (2006) as Marino
- Thicker Than Water (2006) as Börkur
- Beowulf & Grendel (2005) as Unferth
- The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (2004) as Computertyven
- Wine of the House (2004)
- Njalssaga (2003)
- Full House (2003)
- The Amazing Race (2001) as Self
- 101 Reykjavik (2000) as Marri
- Out of the Ash and Into the Fire (2000)
- Fiasco (2000) as Gulli
- Robbie Rotten in LazyTown (1999) as Pósturinn
- The Rooties (1998)
- Pearls and Swine (1997) as Bjartmar
- God of War as Thor
- Dark Ocean
- Dead Weight Producer
- Woyzeck as Entertainer
- Blood on Snow
- 12 12 12
- A Winter's Journey as Jakob
- How and Why as Bill Senior
- Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf as Einar