
Benedikt Erlingsson
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.
6 directing credits · 28 acting credits
Directing · 6
Acting · 28

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
2004

The Danish Woman
2025

Blackport
2021

Touch
2024

My Life as Bent
2001

World's End
2011

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
2016
Fóstbræður
1997

The Boss of It All
2006

When the Light Breaks
2024

Parents
2007

Njalssaga
2003

The Lost Little Caterpillar
2002

Polite People
2011

Circledrawers
2009

Rattlesnakes
2007

The Seagull's Laughter
2001

Góðir Íslendingar
2026

The Viking Sagas
2011

Volcano
2011

The Higher Force
2008

The Dance
1998

Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016

The Nail
2008

Doomsday
1998

Memphis
2002

Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
2021
She Talks Icelandic
2006



