Benedikt Erlingsson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 31, 1969, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Movies
- 28
Benedikt Erlingsson (born 31 May 1969; Reykjavík) is an Icelandic actor and theater and film director. He graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 1994 and has been with the National Theater of Iceland for most of his career. He has directed two feature-length films, both of which have won the Nordic Council Film Prize.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | When the Light Breaks | |
| 2024 | Touch | Dr. Stefánsson |
| 2021 | Hver drap Friðrik Dór? | Bróðir Símon |
| 2018 | Áramótaskaup: 2018 | |
| 2016 | Áramótaskaup: 2016 | |
| 2016 | Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe | Halldor Laxness |
| 2011 | Volcano | Pálmi |
| 2011 | The Viking Sagas | Himself |
| 2011 | Polite People | Þorgeir |
| 2009 | Circledrawers | Mozart |
| 2008 | The Nail | |
| 2008 | The Higher Force | Snati |
| 2007 | Parents | Police man |
| 2007 | Rattlesnakes | |
| 2006 | The Boss of It All | Interpreter |
| 2006 | She Talks Icelandic | |
| 2003 | Njalssaga | |
| 2002 | The Lost Little Caterpillar | Narrator |
| 2002 | Memphis | |
| 2001 | The Seagull's Laughter | Hilli |
| 1998 | The Dance | Hólófernes |
| 1998 | Doomsday |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2018 | Woman at War | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2016 | Poor Iceland | Producer |
| 2015 | The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals | Director |
| 2013 | Of Horses and Men | Director, Writer |
| 2008 | The Nail | Director, Screenplay |
| 2007 | Thanks | Director, Writer |
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