Rúnar Freyr Gíslason (born 29 April 1973) is an Icelandic actor,

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and singer. He hosts a radio show with TV-personality

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and with Friðrika Hjördís Geirsdóttir called ''Ísland vaknar'' (English: ''Iceland wakes up''). He is known for his role as Sigvaldi in the TV-series '' Trapped''.

Career

Rúnar graduated from the Icelandic Theater School in 1999. After graduation he was involved in numerous productions on stage at the National Theater of Iceland and others. These include ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Rúnar is also a director. His productions include the Icelandic version of the musical ''

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'' in 2004. He was the original voice and Icelandic dubber for Pixel in ''

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'', and he provided the Icelandic voice dubbing role to Naveen in the

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film, ''

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''.

Personal life

Rúnar was married to Icelandic singer and actress

Selma Björnsdóttir Selma Björnsdóttir (born 13 June 1974), also known as Selma or Selma Björns, is an Icelandic actress and singer born in Reykjavík. She is well-known internationally for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest, Iceland in the ...

from 2005 until 2010. The couple had met when they played together in the Icelandic adaptation of the musical '' Grease''. The couple had two children together before divorcing in 2010. Rúnar has been in a relationship with gymnastic instructor Guðrún Jóna Stefánsdóttir since 2011. They couple welcomed their first child in April 2015. Rúnar has one other child from a previous relationship. Rúnar is a recovering alcoholic. He said this in a 2014 interview: "When I came put of rehab two and a half years ago I didn't feel good. I felt as I had lost at life. I was an alcoholic with three tries at rehab in that same year. I felt hopeless. I felt alone and abandoned. The future did not look good. But then I came out into the real world and discovered that this was all wrong. I still had my education, my talents, and most important I had a great family, friends and coworkers that stood by me. They helped me a great deal in my recovery. I never had to suffer alone. There was always someone there and that was and is incredibly valuable to me."

Filmography

* ''Einkalíf'' (1995) as Margrét's lover * ''Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ'' (1999) as Goggi Mega * ''

Villiljós ''Dramarama'' () is a 2001 Icelandic comedy-drama film directed by Inga Lísa Middleton, Dagur Kári, Ragnar Bragason, Ásgrímur Sverrisson and Einar Thór Gunnlaugsson. It consists of five intertwined episodes, each made by a different director, ...

'' (2001) as Totti * ''Áramótaskaup 2001'' (2001) various roles * '' Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé'' (TV-series) (2006) as Lebedev * ''The Silvia Night Show'' (TV-series) (2007) as Pepe Luigi Romano * ''Áramótaskaup 2007'' (2007) various roles * '' Sveitabrúðkaup'' (2008) as Sigurður Atli * ''Ástríður'' (TV-series) (2009) as Sveinn Torfi * ''

Fangavaktin ''Fangavaktin'' () is the sequel to the Icelandic television series '' Dagvaktin'' and the final series in the trilogy. The three main characters from ''Næturvaktin'', Georg Bjarnfreðarson (Jón Gnarr), Ólafur Ragnar ( Pétur Jóhann Sigfússo ...

'' (TV-series) (2009) as Tryggvi Breiðfjörð * ''Hamarinn'' (TV-series) (2009) as Orri * ''Kóngavegur'' (2010) as Steri * ''Existence'' (Short) (2010) as Daníel * ''Réttur'' (TV-series) (2015) as Davíð * ''

Ófærð ''Trapped'' () is an Icelandic television mystery drama series, created by Baltasar Kormákur and produced by RVK Studios. It was broadcast in Iceland on 27 December 2015 on RÚV. Co-written by Sigurjón Kjartansson and Clive Bradley, the fir ...

'' (TV-series) (2015-2016) as Sigvaldi

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people Runar Freyr Gislason Runar Freyr Gislason Runar Freyr Gislason {{voice-actor-stub