Benedikt Erlingsson

    Known For

    Directing

    Birthday

    May 31, 1969 (56 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Reykjavik, Iceland

    Benedikt Erlingsson

    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.

    Known For

    • Woman at War

      Woman at War

      2018

    • Of Horses and Men

      Of Horses and Men

      2013

    • The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals

      The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals

      2015

    • The Nail

      The Nail

      2008

    • Poor Iceland

      Poor Iceland

      2016

    • Thanks

      Thanks

      2007

    • The Danish Woman

      The Danish Woman

      2025