Hilmar Gudjónsson ICELAND
contact
SINDRI PÁLL KJARTANSSON Vatnsstígur 9 101 Reykjavik, Iceland +354 898 7111 spk@simnet.is
nominated by
ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE
languages
Icelandic, English 25
biography A former football player, 27 year-old Hilmar Gudjónsson was hired at Reykjavik’s City Theatre on graduating as an actor in spring 2010 and has since appeared in four plays there, ranging from Shakespeare to Ray Cooney. Before then, he had already entered the film industry in 2006 by having a supporting role in Clint Eastwood’s FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and followed this with another small role in Ragnar Bragason’s MR. BJARNFREDARSON in 2009. He was cast in his first lead part in Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s subtle and playful dramatic comedy EITHER WAy this year, which recently took the top prize at the 29th Turin Film Festival/Italy.
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