Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group '' Spaugstofan'' which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Shere Khan in ''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...

''.

Early life

Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords,

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 ...

Career

Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with 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 direct ...

since 1983.

Personal life

Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods. He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, a stewardess, and has 4 children.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1994) as Truck Driver * ''Benjamín Dúfa'' (1995) as Andrés's father * ''Einglar Alheimsins'' (2000) as Vilhjálmur * ''Njálssaga'' (2003) as Þráinn * ''Afinn'' (2014) as Lárus * '' Þrestir'' (2015) as Diddi * '' Ófærð'' (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Hrafn Eysteinsson * '' Agnes Joy'' (2019)

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20th-century Icelandic male actors 21st-century Icelandic male actors Icelandic male voice actors Living people 1957 births {{Iceland-actor-stub