Pálmi Gestsson

Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group Spaugstofan which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Pálmi.

Early life

Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland.[1]

Career

Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983.[2]

Personal life

Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods.[3][4]

He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, a stewardess, and has 4 children.[5]

Selected filmography
  • Bíódagar (1994) as Truck Driver
  • Benjamín Dúfa (1995) as Andrés's father
  • Einglar Alheimsins (2000) as Vilhjálmur
  • Njálssaga (2003) as Þráinn
  • Afinn (2014) as Lárus
  • Þrestir (2015) as Diddi
  • Ófærð (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Hrafn Eysteinsson
  • Agnes Joy (2019)
  • Odd Fish (2023)

References
  1. "Gerði upp hús afa síns". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 October 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 25 October 2023 – via Tímarit.is.open access
  2. "Þjóðleikhúsið - Leikarar". www.leikhusid.is. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. "Pálmi Gestsson í nýrri bók um hreindýraskyttur". vikari.is. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  4. "BB.is - Frétt - Hreindýraskyttan Pálmi Gestsson". www.bb.is. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  5. "Römm er sú taug". Bæjarins Besta. 2010-08-05. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.



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