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Benedikt Erlingsson

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Benedikt Erlingsson

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Icelandic actor

Film & TV

Reykjavik, Iceland

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.

Known for

  • Góðir Íslendingar — Guest Star2026
  • The Danish Woman — Balding Thug2025
  • Touch — Dr. Stefánsson2024
  • When the Light Breaks2024
  • Hver drap Friðrik Dór? — Bróðir Símon2021
  • Blackport — Steingrímur2021
  • Áramótaskaup: 20182018
  • Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe — Halldor Laxness2016
  • Áramótaskaup: 20162016
  • Volcano — Pálmi2011

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Iceland
Active from
1939-01-14

Discography

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Total plays
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Benedikt
Gender
male
Citizenship
Iceland
Place of birth
Reykjavík
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Icelandic
Notable work
Touch
Field of work
film direction
Show 1 more fact
date of birth
1969-05-31
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