Björn Hlynur Haraldsson is one of the most renowned actors from Iceland and Björn is a well-known name in the movie world. Björn’s popularity is recognized worldwide. He is primarily the most notable actor from the movies Fortitude and Trapped, and another globally renowned TV series on the Netflix network is The Witcher.
Early life of Björn Hlynur
Björn Hlynur‘s date of birth was December 8, and the year was 1974, and his place of birth is Reykjavik, located in Iceland. Björn Hlynur comes under the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. Björn Hlynur mostly spends his childhood days in Reykjavik, along with Björn loved playing sports games, and his favorite game is hockey and football.
Björn Hlynur’s Educational background
In the 1992 year, Björn Hlynur passed out his matriculation from a high school. Björn did many works, and then he thought to develop his career in acting. Björn joined the Arts Institute of Icelandic. Then, in 2001 Björn became a graduate and organized a theatre organization that is Vesturport, and here Björn works as a playwright, actor, and director.
Theatre Career of Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Björn set off his career in Vesturport, and he acted in several films and drams; and some of his great movie projects are Brim, Romeo and Juliet, and Woyzeck. Björn worked in lead roles in The Housewife, Key Around the Neck, Faust, and more. Afterward, Björn appeared as a guest actor in the Almeida Theatre in London City. Björn also acted in the Death of a Salesman and Peer Gynt.
Björn is also a director and produced, and he directed many movies such as Dubbeldusch, Jesus Christ Superstar, Titus Andronicus, Shopping Mall Shattered, etc.
Movie and TV career by Björn Hlynur
Björn also made her career in TV, and he first appeared on TV start of Reykjavik Guesthouse. He also played a role in Brim, Guðjón, Rent a Bike, Strákarnir okay, Country Wedding, Kóngavegur, December and lots more.
Then he played Arnar in “Kurteist fólk” (“Polite People,” 2011), the comedy directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. Björn’s movie includes Ferðalok, Korriró, Blóðberg, Kill the Poet, Eurovision, and more. After his appearance in the film Reykjavik Guesthouse: Rent a Bike, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson has been getting many opportunities in his television career, such as Kaldaljos, which is named as cold light that, has been released in 2004. in this, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson has acting in the role of goujon. next to this one, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, involved in strakarnir Okkar, renamed Eleven Men Out in the role of ottar thor in 2005, then another one is Mrin in alter name is Jar City as the role of Sigurur li, and it was released in 2006. after these movie has been appeared by Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, he has got many movies cast in minor roles and also an episodic pattern acting career. But Björn Hlynur Haraldsson has welcomed everything and actively participated in major and minor roles. Björn Hlynur Haraldsson acted in a minor role in country weddings, that have been released in 2008, and 2009, he starred in the cliff movie also; in the same year, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson acted in another film December. In 2010, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson had to get a role in two more movies, the brim role of Logic and Kongavegur.
Similarly, his acting work has continued to be the central part of the role in which Björn Hlynur Haraldsson has been involved in comedy acting moving, such as Kurteist Folk. The alter name was Polite People, and then in 2010, he acted in the city-state as Ingolfur. In 2014, he acted in the Lava field as Helgi. The role of Helgi was played before he was in the film, Fortitude, as the role of deputy Eric Odegard was started in 2016 to now. It is considered one of the most famous series in which Björn Hlynur Haraldsson has appeared in over 25 episodes. His contribution to 18 series episodes is trapped as the role of Trausti Einarsson from 2018 to 2019.
Career as director
In addition to that, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson has directed many films, such as Korriro, that has to be released in 2011, then feralok its alter name, the legends of Icelands in 2013, and Blomberg in 2015; Björn Hlynur Haraldsson was serviced as a screenwriter for many projects. Björn Hlynur Haraldsson also appeared in the documentary Ragnar Bragason, named Love is in the Air, as the role of cameo in 2004. His recent projects are acting as an actor in the film Kill the Poet, acting in the roles of Smara and Ragnar; then, in 2020, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson acted in Eurovision.
Björn Honoured With Awards
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson received many awards in the year 2006 at Berlin International Film Festival. He was honored with lots of prizes, and also, Björn received awards of Film Promotion of European. He also achieved Shooting Star, and Björn Hlynur got an award for his outstanding performance of the best-supporting Actor of Edda.
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Personal life of Björn Hlynur
Björn keeps his personal life and matters secret, and his relationship, dating, girlfriends, and kids are all unknown.
Marriage and children
The famous actor Björn Hlynur Haraldsson has married a girl named Rakel Garðarsdóttir. The girl who is married has been a producer of Westport since 2003. They have probably been working with each other and also leading his life to be happy along with his children. This lovely couple brought two kids into the world: Emil and Hlin. Next to his two children, the couple Vera is expecting her third child by the year 2016. The couple does not reveal the baby on social media; they also try to keep the baby’s name private.
Hobbies, and likes of Björn Hlynur
Björn is a great fan of football sport at a very early age, and Björn’s best football club is FC Throttur, located in Reykjavík. Besides these things, Björn Hlynur also loves music, and he likes Iggy Pop singers. Björn also would like to do many adventurous sports such as ice-skating and skiing.
Appearance, dressing style of Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Björn’s hair is black and short, and he keeps long beards and mustaches. Also, Björn Hlynur’s eyes are blue, and he wears spectacles as well. Björn’s height is 6ft 3ins (1.9m) tall, and his weight stands up to 187lbs (85kgs). Björn Hlynur mostly wears pullovers and black color trousers. Björn also prefers putting on blazers.
Net worth and income of Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Björn has added his net worth in the year 2020, almost $1 million. And his income is growing from his acting and direction field.