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Vegferð
''Vegferð'' (''Journey'') is an Icelandic television comedy mini-series developed by Glassriver. It is written by Víkingur Kristjánsson and directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson and premiered on Stöð 2 on 4 April 2021. It is a six-part series that follows fictional versions of friends and actors Ólafur Darri and Víkingur on a road trip through Vestfirðir to reshape their longtime friendship. Cast *Víkingur Kristjánsson as Víkingur * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Ólafur Darri * Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir as herself *Pétur Ernir Svavarsson * Pálmi Gestsson as himself *Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as himself *Elfar Logi Hannesson as himself *Þorsteinn Gunnarsson as father-in-law * Helga Vala Helgadóttir * Nicolas Bro as himself *Jonas Schmidt as himself *Aldís Amah Hamilton Aldís Amah Hamilton (born 6 April 1991) is an Icelandic actress. She graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2016 and the same year, she appeared as Desdemona in the Vesturport's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir (born 1983) is an Icelandic actress and singer. A prominent stage actress, she appeared as Sophie in Reykjavík City Theatre performance of the '' Mamma Mia!'' musical. In 2014, she appeared in the TV show ''Ævar vísindamaður'' and in 2021, she appeared as a fictional version of herself in the comedy series ''Vegferð''. Early life Þórunn was born and raised in Ísafjörður where she attended Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði. In 2006, she graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts History Iceland University of the Arts ( is, Listaháskóli Íslands ) is an Icelandic institution of higher art education, located in Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland.Lisa Z. ValdimarsdottirIcel .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristjansdottir, Thorunn Arna Living people 1983 births Thórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir Thórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir Thórunn Arna Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víkingur Kristjánsson
Víkingur Kristjánsson (born 26 March 1972) is an Icelandic actor and screenwriter. He is known for '' Trapped'', '' The Valhalla Murders'', '' Vegferð'', ''Réttur'' and ''Ríkið''. He was one of the founders of the theatre group Vesturport. Early life Víkingur was born Neskaupstaður and lived in Eskifjörður for his first two years until he moved to Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ... where he lived until he turned 16-years old. His father died in the 1986 Ljósufjöll air crash. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristjansson, Vikingur Living people 1972 births Vikingur Kristjansson Vikingur Kristjansson Vikingur Kristjansson Vikingur Kristjansson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for ''Children'', '' Trapped'', '' The Deep'', ''Lady Dynamite'', and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''. Early life Ólafur was born to Icelandic parents in Connecticut, United States, where his father studied medicine. His family returned to Iceland when he was around four years old. Career Ólafur graduated from The Icelandic Drama School in 1998. Afterward, he became involved in numerous productions with the National Theatre of Iceland and Reykjavík City Theatre, also working with various independent theatre groups. He is one of the founders of Vesturport Theatre in Reykjavík. Ólafur is best known internationally for his role as Andri, the chief of police in the small town of Seyðisfjörður in the east of Iceland, in the series '' Trapped''. Baltasar Kormákur, who devised the series, has said that the actor was chosen because he was not a typical lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldís Amah Hamilton
Aldís Amah Hamilton (born 6 April 1991) is an Icelandic actress. She graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2016 and the same year, she appeared as Desdemona in the Vesturport's performance of ''Othello'' in the National Theatre of Iceland. On the Icelandic National Day in 2019, she was named Reykjavík's Lady of the Mountain. In 2020, she appeared in the Netflix's Icelandic original series '' Katla,'' directed by Baltasar Kormákur. In 2021 it was announced that she had been cast as the lead actress of the TV series ''Black Sands,'' directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson, where she plays the character of ''Aníta''. Early life Aldís was born in Germany to an Icelandic author and journalist Alda Sigmundsdóttir and an American father who were working there as English teachers. She moved with her mother to Iceland at the age of three and grew up in Vesturbær Vesturbær () is a district in Reykjavík in Iceland, comprising eight neighbourhoods west of the city cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Comedy
Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first Television in the United States, United States television programs was the comedy-variety show ''Texaco Star Theater'', which was most prominent in the years that it featured Milton Berle - from 1948 to 1956. The range of television comedy has become broader, with the addition of sitcoms, improvisational comedy, and stand-up comedy, while also adding comedic aspects into other television genres, including Drama (film and television), drama and News broadcasting, news. Television comedy provides opportunities for viewers to relate the content in these shows to society. Some audience members may have similar views about certain comedic aspects of shows, while others will take different perspectives. This also relates to developing new social norms, sometimes acting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorsteinn Gunnarsson
Þorsteinn Gunnarsson (born 1940) is an Icelandic actor and architect. He is known for his role as Eirikur in the Icelandic TV-series '' Trapped''. In 2003 he was nominated for an Edda Award The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland, awarded annually in February. The ''Edda'' has awarded for outstanding work in various ca ... for his role in '' Nói Albinói''. Selected filmography * '' Hrafninn flýgur'' (1984) * ''Foxtrot'' (1988) * ''Áramótaskaup 1990'' (1990) as various roles * '' Nói Albinói'' (2003) as Headmaster Þórarinn * ''Dís'' (2004) as Magga's Father * '' Mýrin'' (2006) as Holberg * '' Sumarlandið'' (2010) * '' Fúsi'' (2015) * ''Bakk'' (2015) * ''Grafir & Bein'' (2016) * '' Trapped'' (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Eiríkur Personal life Þorsteinn has worked as an architect involved in restoring several Icelandic churches. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Comedy Television Series
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic alphabet *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle Icelandic cattle ( is, íslenskur nautgripur ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide v ..., a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Icelandic Television Series
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Schmidt
Jonas Tveje Bisgaard Schmidt is a Danish self-taught actor and comedian, best known for portraying Dolph the Fascist Hippo. Career Jonas Schmidt has appeared in numerous roles, mostly comedy however. He first gained fame, portraying the nerdy carseller Bruce, in the Danish Toyota commercials. He later gained fame as the extremely nerdy police officer, ''John Scmidt'' (a play on his real name) on the comedy television series "'' P.I.S.''". A character that suffered of many things, including low self-esteem, being ultra geeky and having difficulties with women. A role Jonas Schmidt later has portrayed many times, in different ways. As Dolph, the insane fascist hippo on Wulffmorgenthaler, Jonas Schmidt became a national celebrity. In 2005, Dolph was one of the most popular figures with the youth in Denmark. Dolph looked cute, like a moomin, but he used swear words, killed people, and was extremely racist and hateful. The character was designed, to make fun of people with racist o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Bro
Nicolas Bro (born 16 March 1972) is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Background Bro grew up in a family of actors; his mother is Danish actress :da:Helle Hertz, Helle Hertz and father is the actor :da:Christoffer Bro, Christoffer Bro. His brother :da:Anders Peter Bro, Anders Peter Bro is an actor and his sister :da:Laura Bro, Laura Bro is an actress. His two aunts :da:Vigga Bro, Vigga Bro and Lone Hertz are actresses too. He graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1998. Career highlights He plays at Copenhagen's The Royal Theatre. In the ''Offscreen (film), Offscreen'' movie directed by Christoffer Boe he acted as an actor and cinematographer at the same time. He appeared in a supporting role as Justice Minister Thomas Buch in series 2 of the Danish TV drama ''The Killing (Danish TV series), The Killing'' and as Council President Ditlev Gothard Monrad, D. G. Monrad in the Danish TV period drama ''1864 (TV series), 1864''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Vala Helgadóttir
Helga Vala Helgadóttir (born 14 March 1972 in Reykjavik) is an Icelandic lawyer, former member of the Althing, and an actress. She was a member of the Althing, elected in the 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election for the Reykjavík North constituency, but resigned in September 2023 to become a lawyer again. She was educated at Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð and then in 1998 trained in acting at the Icelandic Academy of the Performing Arts. She later gained a BA in 2009 and a master's degree in law from Reykjavík University in 2011. In 2011 she also received her lawyer's license and from 2011 to 2017, she operated her own law firm. Personal life Helga Vala is married to Grímur Atlason, a former manager of the Iceland Airwaves music festival. They have four children together. Helga is the mother of basketball player Ásta Júlía Grímsdóttir. Political career Helga Vala was chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance in Reykjavík from 2008 to 2010. She was member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
