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Benedikt Erlingsson

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  • Writer
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Benedikt Erlingsson
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Benedikt Erlingsson was born on 31 May 1969 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is an actor and writer, known for Woman at War (2018), Of Horses and Men (2013) and The Show of Shows (2015).
BornMay 31, 1969
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BornMay 31, 1969
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    • Awards
      • 32 wins & 22 nominations

    Known for

    Woman at War (2018)
    Woman at War
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Of Horses and Men (2013)
    Of Horses and Men
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2013
    The Show of Shows (2015)
    The Show of Shows
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2015
    Þorsteinn Gunnarsson in Naglinn (2008)
    Naglinn
    6.8
    Short
    • The Doctor
    • 2008

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    Actor

    • The Minister
      • Áki
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • The Danish Woman
      • Balding Thug
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Ólafur Darri Ólafsson in The Minister (2020)
      The Minister
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Áki
      • 2024
    • Egill Ólafsson, Kôki, and Palmi Kormákur in Touch (2024)
      Touch
      7.4
      • Dr. Stefánsson
      • 2024
    • The New Year's Lampoon (1966)
      The New Year's Lampoon
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Various
      • 2007–2022
    • Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Selma Björnsdóttir, Guðjón Davíð Karlsson, and Anna Svava Knútsdóttir in Blackport (2021)
      Blackport
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Steingrímur
      • 2021–2022
    • Hver drap Friðrik Dór? (2021)
      Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
      6.9
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • Borgarstjórinn (2016)
      Borgarstjórinn
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Innanríkisráðherra (2016)
      • 2016
    • Josef Hader in Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)
      Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
      6.7
      • Halldor Laxness
      • 2016
    • Ævar Þór Benediktsson in Ævar vísindamaður (2014)
      Ævar vísindamaður
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Galileo Galilei
      • Charles Darwin
      • 2014–2015
    • World's End (2011)
      World's End
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Búi
      • 2011
    • Volcano (2011)
      Volcano
      7.2
      • Pálmi
      • 2011
    • Stefán Karl Stefánsson in Polite People (2011)
      Polite People
      5.6
      • Þorgeir
      • 2011
    • Hlemmavídeó (2010)
      Hlemmavídeó
      7.6
      TV Series
      • 2010
    • Einu sinni var... (2009)
      Einu sinni var...
      Short
      • Sögumaður
      • 2009
    • Circledrawers (2009)
      Circledrawers
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • Mozart
      • 2009
    • Þorsteinn Gunnarsson in Naglinn (2008)
      Naglinn
      6.8
      Short
      • The Doctor
      • 2008

    Writer

    • The Danish Woman
      • Writer
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Woman at War (2018)
      Woman at War
      7.4
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Of Horses and Men (2013)
      Of Horses and Men
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Þorsteinn Gunnarsson in Naglinn (2008)
      Naglinn
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Thanks
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2007
    • Foster Brothers (1997)
      Foster Brothers
      9.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1997

    Director

    • The Danish Woman
      • Director
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Woman at War (2018)
      Woman at War
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2018
    • The Show of Shows (2015)
      The Show of Shows
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Of Horses and Men (2013)
      Of Horses and Men
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Þorsteinn Gunnarsson in Naglinn (2008)
      Naglinn
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Thanks
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Boss of it All
    Trailer 1:58
    Boss of it All

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • May 31, 1969
      • Reykjavik, Iceland

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      Son of actor Erlingur Gíslason.

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