Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson is an Icelandic stage and film actor who starred in and co-wrote 2011's Either Way, Ragnar Bragason's Metalhead and Baltasar Kormákur's The Deep.
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson | |
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Born | 1976 (age 45–46) |
Alma mater | Iceland Academy of the Arts |
Occupation | Actor, writer |
Years active | 2006-Present |
Awards | Nomination, 2014 Edda Award, Supporting Actor of the Year for Metalhead
Nomination, 2012 Edda Award, Actor of the Year for Either Way Nomination, 2012 Nordic Council Film Prize for Either Way |
Gunnarsson stars in the film Rams which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[1] He also stars in the American film Autumn Lights.[2][3]
He has also starred in television: he played Valdi in the Icelandic crime mini-series Stella Blómkvist, and appeared in the second episode of the first season of the American IFC satirical series Documentary Now!