Biography
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.
Directed 6
2020s
- 2025
The Danish Woman
Director
2010s
- 2018
- 2015
The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals
Director
- 2013
2000s
- 2008
The Nail
Director
- 2007
Thanks
Director
Acted in 25
2020s
- 2026
Góðir Íslendingar
Guest Star · 1 episode
- 2025
The Danish Woman
Balding Thug · 6 episodes
- 2024
- 2021
Blackport
Steingrímur · 8 episodes
Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
Bróðir Símon
2010s
- 2018
Áramótaskaup: 2018
Movie
- 2016
Áramótaskaup: 2016
Movie
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Halldor Laxness
- 2011
World's End
Búi · 9 episodes
Volcano
Pálmi
2000s
- 2009
Circledrawers
Mozart
- 2008
The Nail
Movie
The Higher Force
Snati
- 2007
Parents
Police man
Rattlesnakes
Movie
- 2006
- 2004
- 2003
Njalssaga
Movie
- 2002
Memphis
Movie
- 2001
The Seagull's Laughter
Hilli
My Life as Bent
Haraldur, Linettes kæreste · 10 episodes
1990s
- 1998
The Dance
Hólófernes
Doomsday
Movie
Wrote 5
2020s
- 2025
The Danish Woman
Writer
2010s
- 2018
- 2013
2000s
- 2008
The Nail
Screenplay
- 2007
Thanks
Writer
Produced 3
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Poor Iceland
Producer
2000s
- 2008
The Nail
Co-Producer
Created 1
2020s
- 2025
The Danish Woman
Creator
Appearances2
2010s
- 2011
The Viking Sagas
Himself
2000s
- 2002
The Lost Little Caterpillar
Narrator