Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icelandic bands Grafík and for Síðan skein sól (also known as SSSól).
As an actor, he has appeared as Arngrímur Árland in ''
Atómstöðin'', Moli in ''
Sódóma Reykjavík'', detective Hans Carlsson in Daryush Shokof's ''Hitler's Grave'',
and the murderous
whaler
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales.
Terminology
The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Jap ...
Tryggvi in ''
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre''.
Discography
Albums
;Solo
*1997: ''Helgi Björns''
*2005: ''Yfir Esjuna''
*2011: ''...syngur íslenskar dægurperlur ásamt gestum''
*2014: ''Eru ekki allir sexý?'' (compilation)
*2015: ''Veröldin er ný''
*2018: ''Ég stoppa hnöttinn með puttanum''
;as Helgi Björns og Reiðmenn Vindanna
*2008: ''Ríðum sem fjandinn''
*2010: ''Þú komst í hlaðið''
*2011: ''Ég vil fara upp í sveit''
;in ''Grafík''
*1984: ''Get ég tekið cjens''
*1985: ''Stansað Dansað Öskrað''
;with ''Síðan skein sól'' / SSSól
*1989: ''Síðan Skein Sól''
*1989: ''Ég stend á skýi''
*1990: ''Halló ég elska þig''
*1991: ''Klikkað''
*1992: ''Toppurinn''
*1993: ''SSSól''
*1994: ''Blóð''
*1999: ''88–99''
Singles
*2014: "Viltu dansa?"
*2014: "Ég fer á Land Rover frá Mývatni á Kópasker"
*2019: "Það bera sig allir vel"
Filmography
Film
*1984: ''
Atómstöðin'' as Arngrímur Árland
*1987: ''
Skytturnar'' (English title ''White Whales'') as a billiard player
*1988: ''Foxtrot'' as a mechanics
*1992: ''
Sódóma Reykjavík'' (English title ''
Remote Control
A remote control, also known colloquially as a remote or clicker, is an consumer electronics, electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly. In consumer electronics, a remote control can be used to operat ...
'') as Moli
*1993: ''Í ljósaskiptunum''
*1999: ''
Ungfrúin góða og húsið'' (English title ''
The Honour of the House
''The Honour of the House'' () is a 1999 Icelandic film directed by Guðný Halldórsdóttir. It is based on the by Halldór Laxness. It was Iceland's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not mana ...
'') as Andrés
*2000: ''Óskabörn þjóðarinnar''
*2001: ''Villiljós'' as Vikki
*2001: ''
Skrímsli'' (English title ''
No Such Thing'') as Leó
*2004: ''Njálssaga'' as Otkell
*2005: ''
Strákarnir okkar'' (English title ''
Eleven Men Out'') as Pétur
*2005: ''
Beowulf & Grendel
''Beowulf & Grendel'' is a 2005 Canadian- Icelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem ''Beowulf''. It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert Si ...
'' (Icelandic title ''Bjólfskviða'') as Maður
*2006: ''
Köld slóð'' (English title ''Cold Trail'') as Karl
*2009: ''
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre'' as Tryggvi
*2011: ''Hitler's Grave'' as detective Hans Carlsson
*2012: ''Frost'' as Yfirmaður Björgunarsveitar
*2013: ''
Hross í oss''
*2014: ''París Norðursins''
*2016: ''Grimmd''
*2023: ''
Odd Fish''
Television
*2008: ''Svartir englar''
*2011: ''Makalaus''
*2016: ''Ligeglad''
*2016: ''Der Island-Krimi''
*2017: ''Steypustöðin''
*2020: ''
The Minister
''The Minister'' () is a 2011 French-Belgian political drama film directed by Pierre Schöller.
Plot
French Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean arrives at the scene of a serious bus crash with many fatalities. He later attends a news inte ...
''
Personal life
Helgi was born in
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 ...
to María Gísladóttir and
Björn Helgason, a former member of the
Icelandic men's national football team.
Helgi graduated from the Iceland School of Drama in 1983.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjornsson, Helgi
Living people
1958 births
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Bjornsson
Helgi Björnsson