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Home/People/Benedikt Erlingsson
Benedikt Erlingsson profile photo
Born
May 31, 1969
Age 56
Place of Birth
Reykjavik, Iceland
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

20
Movies
6
TV Shows
6
Directed
IMDb Profile

Benedikt Erlingsson

Directing

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.
Touch poster

Touch

as Dr. Stefánsson
2024
Hver drap Friðrik Dór? poster

Hver drap Friðrik Dór?

as Bróðir Símon
2021
Áramótaskaup: 2016 poster

Áramótaskaup: 2016

Cast
2016
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe poster

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

as Halldor Laxness
2016
Volcano poster

Volcano

as Pálmi
2011
The Viking Sagas poster

The Viking Sagas

as Himself
2011
Polite People poster

Polite People

as Þorgeir
2011
Circledrawers poster

Circledrawers

as Mozart
2009
The Nail poster

The Nail

Cast
2008
The Higher Force poster

The Higher Force

as Snati
2008
Parents poster

Parents

as Police man
2007
Rattlesnakes poster

Rattlesnakes

Cast
2007
The Boss of It All poster

The Boss of It All

as Interpreter
2006
She Talks Icelandic poster

She Talks Icelandic

Cast
2006
Njalssaga poster

Njalssaga

Cast
2003
The Lost Little Caterpillar poster

The Lost Little Caterpillar

as Narrator
2002
Memphis poster

Memphis

Cast
2002
The Seagull's Laughter poster

The Seagull's Laughter

as Hilli
2001
The Dance poster

The Dance

as Hólófernes
1998
Doomsday poster

Doomsday

Cast
1998