Benedikt Erlingsson
Born
May 31, 1969 (56 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
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

The Danish Woman
Balding Thug · (6 episodes)
2025

Touch
Dr. Stefánsson
2024

Blackport
Steingrímur · (8 episodes)
2021

Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
Bróðir Símon
2021

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Halldor Laxness
2016

Polite People
Þorgeir
2013

World's End
Búi · (9 episodes)
2011

Volcano
Pálmi
2011

The Viking Sagas
Himself
2011

Circledrawers
Mozart
2009

The Nail
2008

The Higher Force
Snati
2008

Parents
Police man
2007

Rattlesnakes
2007

The Boss of It All
Interpreter
2006
She Talks Icelandic
2006

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Flykaptajn · (1 episode)
2004

Njalssaga
2003

The Lost Little Caterpillar
Narrator
2002

Memphis
2002

The Seagull's Laughter
Hilli
2001

Mit liv som Bent
Haraldur, Linettes kæreste · (10 episodes)
2001

The Dance
Hólófernes
1998

Doomsday
1998
Fóstbræður
(7 episodes)
1997