Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Born	13 March 1973 Connecticut, USA
Nationality	Icelandic, American
Occupation	Actor, producer, scriptwriter
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Children XL
Children	2

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Edda Award-winning Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter.^[1] He is known for Children, XL and Trapped.

Early Life

Ólafsson was born in Connecticut, USA; his parents returned to Iceland when he was four years old.^[2]

Career

Ólafsson graduated from The Icelandic Drama School in 1998. Since graduating from drama school Ólafsson has been involved in numerous productions with the National Theatre of Iceland and City Theatre of Reykjavik. He has also worked with many independent theatre groups and is one of the founders of Vesturport Theatre in Reykjavik.^[3]

Personal Life

Ólafsson is in a relationship with Icelandic dancer Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir. They have two daughters born in 2010 and 2014.^[4]

Awards and nominations

• Edda Award for Best Supporting Actor or Actress for Children (2006, nominated)
• Edda Award for Best Screenplay for Children (2006, won – group award)
• Nordic Council Film Prize for Children (2007, nominated – group nomination)
• Edda Award for Best Film for Parents (2007, won – group nomination)
• Edda Award for Best Supporting Actor or Actress for Fangavaktin (2010, nominated)
• Edda Award for Best Screenplay for Undercurrent (2011, nominated – group nomination)
• Edda Award for Best Actor for Stormland (2011, won)
• Edda Award for Best Actor for The Deep (2013, won)
• Best Actor for XL at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2013, won)^[5]
• Edda Award for Best Actor for XL (2014, nominated)

Filmography

• Pearls and Swine (1997, Bjartmar)
• Úr öskunni í eldinn (2000)
• Fiasco (2000, Gulli)
• 101 Reykjavík (2000, Marri)
• Virus au paradis (2003, Ornithologue)
• Njálssaga (2003, Skarphéðinn)
• Áramótaskaup 2004 (2004)
• Beowulf & Grendel (2005, Unferth)
• Thicker than Water (2006, Börkur)
• Children (2006, Marinó)
• The Eagle (2006, 1 episode, Computertyven)
• Parents (2007, Marino)
• Kassinn (2007, Kalli Torfason)
• Skaup (2007)
• White Night Wedding (2008, Sjonni)
• Mannaveiðar (2008)
• Country Wedding (2008, Egill)
• Reykjavík-Rotterdam (2008, Elvar)
• 1066 (2009, 1 episode, Gyrd)
• Epic Fail (2009, Palli)
• Fangavaktin (2009, 7 episodes, Loðfíllinn)
• King's Road (2010, Ray)
• Undercurrent (2010, Sævar)
• Permille (2010, Erik)
• Stormland (2011, Böddi – Böðvar Steingrímsson)
• Ódauðleg ást (2011, Alley Zombie)
• Contraband (2012, Olaf)
• Aurar (2012, Torfi)
• The Deep (2012, Gulli)
• XL (2013, Leifur Sigurdarson)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013, Helicopter Pilot)
• Line of Sight (2014, Edgar)
• How and Why (2014, Bill Senior)
• Banshee Origins (2014, 1 episode, Jonah Lambrecht)
• Banshee (2014, 2 episodes, Jonah Lambrecht)
• True Detective (2014, 1 episode, Dewall)
• Harry Og Heimir (2014, Ísleifur Jökulsson)
• A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014, Jonas)
• Ártún (2014, Voice of Jaffi's Father)
• The Last Witch Hunter (2015, Belial)^[6]

See also

• Edda Award

References

1. Fleming, Mike (27 September 2012). "APA Signs ‘The Deep’ Star Olafur Darri Olafsson". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
2. Seymour, Tom (24 February 2016). "He's huge, he's hairy – and he's the hottest man in Iceland". The Guardian (London, UK). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
3. "Ólafur Darri Ólafsson". Vesturport.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
4. Jónasdóttir, Marta María (7 August 2014). "Ólafur Darri og Lovísa eignuðust dóttur" [Ólafur Darri and Lovísa welcome a daughter]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic) (Reykjavík). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
5. "'XL' Leading Man Olafur Darri Olafsson Wins Best Actor at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Trailer)". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
6. "'Last Witch Hunter' Adds 'True Detective' Actor Olafur Darri Olafsson". MovieWeb. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

External links

• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson at the Internet Movie Database