Benedikt Erlingsson
Known for directing · Born 31 May 1969 · 57 · Reykjavik, Iceland
36 credits
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
Woman at War
2018
The Boss of It All
2006
Of Horses and Men
2013
The Danish Woman
2025
Volcano
2011
The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals
2015
Blackport
2021
Touch
2024
The Dance
1998
My Life as Bent
2001
World's End
2011
The Nail
2008
Acting (29)
2026Góðir ÍslendingarGuest StarSeries
2025The Danish WomanBalding Thug · 6 episodesSeries
2024TouchDr. StefánssonFilm
2024When the Light BreaksFilm
2021BlackportSteingrímur · 8 episodesSeries
2021Hver drap Friðrik Dór?Bróðir SímonFilm
2018Áramótaskaup: 2018Film
2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeHalldor LaxnessFilm
2016Áramótaskaup: 2016Film
2011VolcanoPálmiFilm
2011The Viking SagasHimselfFilm
2011Polite PeopleÞorgeirFilm
2011World's EndBúi · 9 episodesSeries
2009CircledrawersMozartFilm
2008The Higher ForceSnatiFilm
2008The NailFilm
2007ParentsPolice manFilm
2007RattlesnakesFilm
2006The Boss of It AllInterpreterFilm
2006She Talks IcelandicFilm
2004The Eagle: A Crime OdysseyFlykaptajnSeries
2003NjalssagaFilm
2002The Lost Little CaterpillarNarratorFilm
2002MemphisFilm
2001The Seagull's LaughterHilliFilm
2001My Life as BentHaraldur, Linettes kæreste · 10 episodesSeries
1998The DanceHólófernesFilm
1998DoomsdayFilm
1997Fóstbræður · 7 episodesSeries
Directing (4)
2018Woman at WarDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
2015The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and CarnivalsDirectorFilm
2013Of Horses and MenDirector, WriterFilm
2007ThanksDirector, WriterFilm
Production (1)
2016Poor IcelandProducerFilm
Writing (2)
2025The Danish WomanWriter, Director, CreatorSeries
2008The NailScreenplay, Co-Producer, DirectorFilm