Benedikt Erlingsson
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing6
tvThe Danish Woman
2025
Director
movieWoman at War
2018
Director
movieOf Horses and Men
2013
Director
movieThe Nail
2008
Director
movieThanks
2007
Director
Acting28
tvGóðir Íslendingar
2026
Guest Star
tvThe Danish Woman
2025
Balding Thug
movieTouch
2024
Dr. Stefánsson
tvBlackport
2021
Steingrímur
movieHver drap Friðrik Dór?
2021
Bróðir Símon
movieStefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
2016
Halldor Laxness
movieVolcano
2011
Pálmi
movieThe Viking Sagas
2011
Himself
moviePolite People
2011
Þorgeir
movieCircledrawers
2009
Mozart
movieParents
2007
Police man
movieThe Boss of It All
2006
Interpreter
tvThe Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
2004
Flykaptajn
tvMy Life as Bent
2001
Haraldur, Linettes kæreste
movieThe Dance
1998
Hólófernes
Writing5
tvThe Danish Woman
2025
Writer
movieWoman at War
2018
Screenplay
movieThe Nail
2008
Screenplay
movieThanks
2007
Writer
Production3
Creator1
tvThe Danish Woman
2025
Creator