Benedikt Erlingsson
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Series
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
Flykaptajn
2004
Fóstbræður
1997
Series
The Danish Woman
Balding Thug
2025
Series
Blackport
Steingrímur
2021
Film
Touch
Dr. Stefánsson
2024
Series
Góðir Íslendingar
Guest Star
2026
Series
World's End
Búi
2011
Film
When the Light Breaks
2024
Film
The Boss of It All
Interpreter
2006
Series
My Life as Bent
Haraldur, Linettes kæreste
2001
Film
Áramótaskaup: 2018
2018
Film
The Dance
Hólófernes
1998
Film
Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016
Film
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Halldor Laxness
2016
Film
Parents
Police man
2007
Film
Polite People
Þorgeir
2011
Film
The Nail
2008
Film
The Lost Little Caterpillar
Narrator
2002
Film
Njalssaga
2003
Film
The Seagull's Laughter
Hilli
2001
She Talks Icelandic
2006
Film
Circledrawers
Mozart
2009
Film
Volcano
Pálmi
2011
Film
The Higher Force
Snati
2008
Film
Doomsday
1998
Film
Rattlesnakes
2007
Film
Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
Bróðir Símon
2021
Film
Memphis
2002
Film
The Viking Sagas
Himself
2011