Örn Árnason (born 19 June 1959) is an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

ic actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy group ''

Spaugstofan Spaugstofan is an Icelandic comedy group, formed in 1985, best known for their namesake weekly Saturday night sketch comedy show that has been broadcast, with breaks, and under various names, on the public television channel Sjónvarpið, and la ...

''. He has starred in a number of films and television series since the 1980s, as well as acting in the

National Theatre of Iceland The National Theatre of Iceland (NTI) ( is, Þjóðleikhúsið, pronounced ) in Reykjavík, is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic directo ...

. He is noted for his satirical portrayals of public figures, including former Icelandic Prime Minister

Davíð Oddsson Davíð Oddsson (pronounced ; born 17 January 1948) is an Icelandic politician, and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, in office from 1991 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005 he served as foreign minister. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjav ...

. Örn hosted the children's morning program '' Með Afa'' on ''

Stöð 2 Stöð 2 (literally Station 2) is an Icelandic subscription television channel, owned and operated by Sýn. Founded in 1986, it was the first privately owned television station in Iceland following the lifting of the state monopoly on televisi ...

''. He is the son of actor

Árni Tryggvason Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason ( ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Bjarnfreðarson ''Bjarnfreðarson'' is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film directed by Ragnar Bragason, director of the TV series trilogy consisting of ''Næturvaktin'', ''Dagvaktin'' and ''Fangavaktin'', to which it is a sequel. At its première in Iceland, it was met ...

'' (2009) * '' Stella í framboði'' (2002) * '' Stikkfrí'' (1997) * '' Stuttur frakki'' (1993) * '' Karlakórinn Hekla'' (1992) * '' Magnús'' (1989) * ''

Stella í orlofi ''Stella í orlofi'' ( en, Stella on Vacation) is a 1986 Icelandic comedy film directed by Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir and written by Guðný Halldórsdóttir Guðný Halldórsdóttir (born 23 January 1954) is an Icelandic film director and ...

'' (1986) * '' LazyTown'' (2007)

References

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* Arnason, Orn Arnason, Orn Icelandic male film actors Icelandic male stage actors Icelandic male television actors {{iceland-actor-stub