Baltasar Breki Samper

Baltasar Breki Samper (born 22 July 1989), sometimes referred to as Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson, is an Icelandic actor. He is the son of Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur and the grandson of Catalan painter Baltasar Samper. Before graduating from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2015 Baltasar Breki helped his father on several films as second assistant director. He is known for his role as Hjörtur in the Icelandic TV series Trapped.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Baltasar Breki.
Baltasar Breki Samper
Born
Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson

(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma materIceland University of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Parent

Early life

Baltasar Breki was born in Reykjavík, Iceland to parents Ástrós Gunnarsdóttir, choreographer and Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (better known as Baltasar Kormákur) in 1989. He graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 2008. During the first two years he was part of the school's drama department, but decided to quit in his third year to focus on other studies.[1]

When Baltasar Breki was a boy he attended ballroom dancing classes. His mother recalls in a 2008 interview: "I think he only attended because he had a crush on the girl that he went with. He is a fine dancer and also very musical. He learned to play the guitar and has music in his entire body, not just in his fingers like some musicians do."[1]

When Baltasar Breki was 18 years old, his father threw him out of the house. This is how he recalls that time in a 2015 interview:

"I was a troubled teen and not very interested in school. I was mainly there for the drama department. When you're 18 and thrown out there's not much else to do than find an apartment with the two Swedish girls you worked with at a bar. It all worked out in the end and I graduated, although my grades could have been better."[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 101 Reykjavík Uncredited
2004 Dís
2007 The Quiet Storm Diddi Original title: Veðramót
2008 White Night Wedding Student Original title: Brúðguminn
2012 The Deep Original title: Djúpið
2018 Vultures Erik Original title: Vargur

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015-2019 Trapped Hjörtur Stefánsson Series regular; 19 episodes
2019 Chernobyl Ananenko Recurring role; 2 episodes
Venjulegt fólk Jón Pétur Episode: "Nennirðu að passa"
2020 Thin Ice American Soldier Episode: "Del 8"
2021 Katla Kjartan Series regular; 8 episodes

Theatre credits
Year Title Role Venue Ref
2015 The Heart of Robin Hood Much the Miller's Son National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík [3]
Sporvagninn Girnd Stanley Kowalski National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík [4]
2016 Djöflaeyjan Grjóni National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík
2017 Gott Fólk Grímar National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík [5]

References
  1. "Ljúfur og listfengur". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. "Átti skilið að vera hent að heiman - Fréttatíminn". Fréttatíminn. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. "THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD by David Farr". Vesturport Theatre and Film. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Baltasar Kormákur attends son's performance in Streetcar named Desire". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. "GOTT FÓLK". evaberger.is. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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