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.

Known for

★7.2

Woman at War

2018

★6.6

The Boss of It All

2006

★7.4

Touch

2024

★6.9

Of Horses and Men

2013

★6.5

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

2016