
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

2004
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
2004 · tv

2025
The Danish Woman
2025 · tv

2024
Touch
2024 · movie

2024
When the Light Breaks
2024 · movie

2021
Blackport
2021 · tv

2011
World's End
2011 · tv

2007
Parents
2007 · movie

2016
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
2016 · movie

2011
Polite People
2011 · movie

2001
The Seagull's Laughter
2001 · movie

2006
The Boss of It All
2006 · movie

2001
My Life as Bent
2001 · tv

2003
Njalssaga
2003 · movie

2011
The Viking Sagas
2011 · movie

2008
The Nail
2008 · movie

2009
Circledrawers
2009 · movie

2007
Rattlesnakes
2007 · movie

2011
Volcano
2011 · movie

2008
The Higher Force
2008 · movie

1998
Doomsday
1998 · movie

2026
Góðir Íslendingar
2026 · tv

1998
The Dance
1998 · movie

2002
Memphis
2002 · movie

2016
Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016 · movie

2002
The Lost Little Caterpillar
2002 · movie

2021
Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
2021 · movie