Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson is an Icelandic stage and film actor who starred in and co-wrote 2011's ''

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'',

Ragnar Bragason Ragnar Bragason (born 15 September 1971) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Droplaug was born in Súðavík, Iceland. He is best known for his films '' Börn'' (''Children'') and '' Foreldrar'' (''Paren ...

's '' Metalhead'' and

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films ''101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', ''A Little Trip to Heaven'', '' Contraband'' ...

's '' The Deep''.

Career

Gunnarsson stars in the film

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section at the

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. He also stars in the American film ''

Autumn Lights ''Autumn Lights'' is an American–Icelandic international drama film written and directed by Angad Aulakh. The film stars Guy Kent, Marta Gastini, and Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson. Set in Iceland, the film is a meditative story of morality, virtue ...

''. He has also starred in television: he played Valdi in the Icelandic crime mini-series Stella Blómkvist, and appeared in the second episode of the first season of the

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IFC satirical series ''

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Selected filmography

* '' Heartstone'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

Rams In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)Life in a Fishbowl ''Life in a Fishbowl'' ( is, Vonarstræti, literally ''Hope Street'') is a 2014 Icelandic drama film directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. It was screened in the Discovery section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as ...

'' (2014) * ''Grave & Bones'' (2014) * '' Metalhead'' (2013) * ''

Prince Avalanche ''Prince Avalanche'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. The screenplay is based on the 2011 Icelandic film ''Either Way'' (''Á annan veg''). The film was shot ...

'' (2013) (writer) * '' The Deep'' (2013) * ''

'' (2011) * ''Heimsendir'' (2011 TV Mini-series) * ''

Jar City ''Jar City'', also known as ''Tainted Blood'' ('' Icelandic: Mýrin'', "The Bog") (), is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, first published in Iceland in 2000. It was the first in the Detective Erlendur series to be translat ...

'' (2006) * ''

Stella Blómkvist ''Stella Blómkvist'' is an Icelandic crime television series which was first broadcast in 2017. It is produced by the Icelandic company Sagafilm. The show is loosely based on books of the same title by an anonymous Icelandic writer. The series wa ...

'' (2018) * '' Let Me Fall'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunnarsson, Sveinn Olafur Icelandic male stage actors Icelandic male film actors Living people 21st-century Icelandic male actors 1976 births