Directed credits
5
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Director
Benedikt Erlingsson
Directing
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0.7
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 42092
IMDb ID: nm0259574
Known for: Directing
Born: May 31, 1969
Age: 56
Place of birth: Reykjavik, Iceland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2025
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 6.93
Wikidata: Q15635899
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Director (5)Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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7.4
Touch
as Dr. Stefánsson
2024 Movie
6.0
The Nail
Director
2008 Movie
5.8
Parents
as Police man
2007 Movie
6.9
Of Horses and Men
Director
2013 Movie
Njalssaga
2003 Movie
6.2
Polite People
as Þorgeir
2013 Movie
5.5
The Dance
as Hólófernes
1998 Movie
6.6
The Boss of It All
as Interpreter
2006 Movie
7.2
Woman at War
Director
2018 Movie
6.6
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
as Halldor Laxness
2016 Movie
4.0
The Lost Little Caterpillar
as Narrator
2002 Movie
5.6
The Higher Force
as Snati
2008 Movie
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Benedikt Erlingsson.
7.4
Touch
as Dr. Stefánsson
2024 Movie
6.0
Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
as Bróðir Símon
2021 Movie
3.0
Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016 Movie
6.6
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
as Halldor Laxness
2016 Movie
6.2
Polite People
as Þorgeir
2013 Movie
6.9
Volcano
as Pálmi
2011 Movie
5.3
The Viking Sagas
as Himself
2011 Movie
Circledrawers
as Mozart
2009 Movie
6.0
The Nail
2008 Movie
5.6
The Higher Force
as Snati
2008 Movie
5.8
Parents
as Police man
2007 Movie
Rattlesnakes
2007 Movie
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Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Benedikt Erlingsson.