Benedikt Erlingsson

Benedikt Erlingsson (55)

1969-05-31 | Reykjavik, Iceland

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.

Movies as Director

On Movies

  • Touch
  • Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
  • Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
  • Polite People
  • Volcano
  • Circledrawers
  • The Higher Force
  • Parents
  • Rattlesnakes
  • The Boss of It All
  • She Talks Icelandic
  • Njalssaga
  • The Lost Little Caterpillar
  • The Seagull's Laughter
  • The Dance
  • Doomsday

Series as Director

On Series

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