Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in

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, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He co-founded the theatre company Vesturport the same year. In spring of 2015, he starred in the psychological thriller TV series '' Fortitude''. He has previously been noted for roles in the films '' Eleven Men Out'' and ''

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''. Most recently he appeared as King Eist in

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’s adaptation of ''

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'', as Pétur in the

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horror film '' Lamb'' and as Rikki in '' Cop Secret''.

Notable film and television roles

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