Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He co-founded the theatre company Vesturport the same year.[1] In spring of 2015, he starred in the psychological thriller TV series Fortitude. He has previously been noted for roles in the films Eleven Men Out and Jar City.[2][3][4][5] Most recently he appeared as King Eist in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, as Pétur in the A24 horror film Lamb and as Rikki in Cop Secret.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Björn.
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Born (1974-12-08) 8 December 1974
Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma materIceland Academy of the Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
SpouseRakel Garðarsdóttir

Notable film and television roles
Yeartitlecharacter
2002Reykjavik Guesthouse: Rent a BikeGuðjón
2004KaldaljósIndriði
2004Love is in the AirHann Sjálfur
2005Eleven Men OutOttar Thor
2006Jar CitySigurður Óli
2008Country WeddingBarði
2009HamarinnHelgi
2009DesemberRaggi
2010KóngavegurÖnni
2010BrimLogi
2011Kurteist fólkArnar
2012City StateIngólfur
2014The Lava FieldHelgi
2015–2018FortitudeEric Odegård, (Deputy)
2015–2019TrappedTrausti Einarssson
2019The WitcherKing Eist Tuirseach
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Arnar
2021LambPétur
2021Cop SecretRikki
2021-2022BlackportGrímur

References
  1. Pham, Annika. "Björn Hlynur Haraldsson • Actor". Cineuropa.
  2. "Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Vesturport. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  3. "Interview - Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Eurochannel. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. "Filmer med/av Björn Hlynur Haraldsson". Discshop.se. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  5. "Welcome to Plejmo". Headweb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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