Benedikt Erlingsson
Directing · Director · Writer · Screenplay
Born May 31, 1969 · Reykjavik, Iceland
Active 1997–present · Awards: Edda Award for Best Director, Nordic Council Film Prize, Edda Award for Best Director
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.
Filmography
The Danish Woman (2025) — Balding Thug · Writer · Director · CreatorTouch (2024) — Dr. StefánssonWhen the Light Breaks (2024)Blackport (2021) — SteingrímurHver drap Friðrik Dór? (2021) — Bróðir SímonWoman at War (2018) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerStefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) — Halldor LaxnessÁramótaskaup: 2016 (2016)The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals (2015) — DirectorOf Horses and Men (2013) — Director · WriterVolcano (2011) — PálmiWorld's End (2011) — BúiPolite People (2011) — ÞorgeirThe Higher Force (2008) — SnatiThe Nail (2008) — Screenplay · Co-Producer · DirectorParents (2007) — Police manThe Boss of It All (2006) — InterpreterThe Eagle: A Crime Odyssey (2004) — FlykaptajnNjalssaga (2003)The Lost Little Caterpillar (2002) — NarratorThe Seagull's Laughter (2001) — HilliMy Life as Bent (2001) — Haraldur, Linettes kæresteThe Dance (1998) — HólófernesFóstbræður (1997)