Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (born 27 September 1983), also known as Thor Kristjansson, is an Icelandic actor and singer.

Biography

Þorvaldur was born in Reykjavík to journalist Kristján Þorvaldsson and Helga Jóna Óðinsdóttir, and first found fame as the voice of

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in the Icelandic language version of Disney’s 1994 film ''

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'' and ''

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'' (2019). Subsequent voiceovers include appearances in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Þorvaldur has performed in many of Iceland's most renowned theaters, including The Icelandic National Theater and Reykjavik City Theater. He moved to New York in 2007 to pursue a BFA in ''The Juilliard School’s Drama Division'', where he graduated in 2011 as a member of Group 40. His education was fully funded by scholarships and through the personal assistance of the Academy Award winner and former Juilliard alumni

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. Þorvaldur had his first leading role, in the feature film ''Svartur á leik'' (English: Black's game), a year after his graduation from

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. When ''Black's Game'' opened in Iceland it became the biggest box office hit in 2012 and the 2nd-highest-grossing Icelandic movie in history. Þorvaldur's first Hollywood studio film was ''

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'', produced by

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and Michael De Luca. It was directed by Gary Shore and starred Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon and Samantha Barks. Þorvaldur played Bright Eyes, an Eastern European taken as a slave as a young boy who became a vicious assassin in the Ottoman Army.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2009) * '' Svartur á leik'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Life in a Fishbowl'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' The Swan'' (2017) * '' White Lines'' (2020) * '' The Minister'' (2020) * '' Yes-People '' (2021) * ''

A Letter from Helga ''A Letter from Helga'' ( is, Svar við bréfi Helgu) is a 2022 Icelandic film written and directed by Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir. ''A Letter from Helga'' is a drama set in a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, where a young farmer Bjarni begins ...

'' (2022)

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