
Directing
Benedikt Erlingsson
IS, DE, EN, DA cinema · 27 credits
Born
31 May 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
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
Filmography

Touch
as Dr. Stefánsson

Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
as Bróðir Símon

Woman at War
Director, Screenplay, Producer

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
as Halldor Laxness

Poor Iceland
Producer

Of Horses and Men
Director, Writer

Volcano
as Pálmi

Polite People
as Þorgeir

The Viking Sagas
as Himself

Circledrawers
as Mozart

The Nail
Actor, Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer

The Higher Force
as Snati

Parents
as Police man

Thanks
Director, Writer

The Boss of It All
as Interpreter

The Lost Little Caterpillar
as Narrator

The Dance
as Hólófernes










