Þorsteinn Bachmann
Known for: Acting
Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in Life in a Fishbowl. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Bachmann grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, Iceland before moving to Breiðholt when he was 10 years old. He did not do well in school in the early years. Looking back he remembers, that he was barely able to read or write before changing schools from Fossvogur to the one in Breiðholt. Bachmann graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1991. Since graduation he has worked with theatre groups in Reykjavík and Akureyri and was president of the latter for a few years. He has held many acting courses, and has served as a teacher at both the Icelandic Drama School and the Icelandic Film School. In 2013 he worked with the National Theatre of Iceland. Before every premiere Bachmann goes to the gym, goes swimming and finishes off with a sauna. "This is something I've always done and goes with every film or stage premiere".
Filmography
Series
True Detective
Anders Lund
2014
Series
Trapped
Sigurður
2015
Series
Katla
Gísli
2021
Film
Against the Ice
Captain Amdrup
2022
Series
The Darkness
Jón
2024
Film
Under the Tree
Konrad
2017
Series
Reykjavik 112
Ríkharður
2025
Film
Áramótaskaup: 2018
2018
Series
Case
Högni
2015
Film
When the Light Breaks
2024
Film
Áramótaskaup: 2014
2014
Film
Áramótaskaup: 2025
Guðmundur Ingi
2025
Film
The Quiet Storm
Keli
2007
Film
Tom of Finland
Editor-in-chief
2017
Series
Balls
Eysteinn
2023
Film
Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016
Film
Áramótaskaup: 2015
2015
Series
My Funeral
Kristján Kristjánsson
2020
Series
The Press
Gestur
2007
Film
One Family
1995
Film
The County
2019
Film
Reverse
2015
Film
The Oath
Ragnar
2016
Film
How about that...
Þekktur maður
2019
Film
And Breathe Normally
Hörður
2018
Film
Let Me Fall
Hannes
2018
Draumahöllin
2024
Film
A Man Like Me
Dagur
2002
Film
Korríró
2011
Film
The Icelandic Dream
Geiri
2000
Ríkið
The Pension Gang
Bjarni
2012
Film
The Nail
2008
Film
Chess Story
Chess player 1
2011
Film
Sense
2024
Film
Eleven Men Out
Georg
2005
Film
XL
Prime minister
2013
Dark Ocean
Film
Agnes Joy
Einar
2019
Film
Either Way
Vörubílstjóri
2011
Film
Jitters
Benedikt
2010
Film
Life in a Fishbowl
Móri
2014
Film
DABB
Pabbi
2026
Film
Summerlight and Then Comes The Night
Guðmundur
2022
Film
Thicker Than Water
Steini
2006
Film
The Viking Sagas
Drunken Viking
1995
Film
Out of the Ash and Into the Fire
2000
Film
Prisonguards
2017
Film
Volcano
Ari
2011
Film
The Last Fishing Trip
Valur
2020
Scratches: Part 4
2006
Film
The Very Last Fishing Trip
Valur Adalsteins
2022
Film
Hullabaloo
Gummi Gumm
2010
Film
Ferox
Police Sergeant
2013
Film
The Grandad
Eiríkur
2014
Film
Stormland
Toni Group
2011
Film
Áramótaskaup 2021
2021
Film
Far Away War
2010
Film
Hotel Earth
2008