Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Biography
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson works as an actor, screenwriter, and producer and holds both Icelandic and American citizenship. He grew up in Reykjavík after moving from Connecticut with his parents at about age four and trained at the Icelandic Drama School, graduating in 1998. He later acted on stage in Reykjavík and helped establish the Vesturport theater company. He is best known internationally for playing Andri, the police chief in Seyðisfjörður, on the series Trapped. The Guardian praised his performance. His movie work includes Children and The Deep, as well as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020). On television he has also been seen in NOS4A2, Lady Dynamite and Severance, and he has supplied Icelandic voices for animated features like Ice Age, Lilo & Stitch, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda.
53years old
Turns 54 on March 3in 113 days
- Born Connecticut
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Olafur Darri Olafsson
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 26 years2000 to 2026
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Behind the camera
Ólafur co-founded the Vesturport theater company in Reykjavík, a move that came alongside his work with the National Theatre of Iceland and Reykjavík City Theatre.
Languages
Ólafur has voiced characters in Icelandic for a number of animated movies, among them Ice Age, Lilo & Stitch, Monsters, Inc., Shark Tale, Madagascar, Brother Bear, and Kung Fu Panda.
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- A Walk Among the Tombstones2014 Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Jonas Loogan
IMDb rating 6.5132K votes
Most often with
Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson's page
Also two films together4 more actors
- Jóhannes Haukur JóhannessonEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) and Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008)
- Gunnar EyjólfssonBeowulf & Grendel (2005) and 101 Reykjavik (2000)
- Baltasar KormákurReykjavik-Rotterdam (2008) and 101 Reykjavik (2000)
- Lilja Nótt ÞórarinsdóttirReykjavik-Rotterdam (2008) and 101 Reykjavik (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ólafur Darri Ólafsson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.7 billion
8 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$540M32.5% of the total
- 2$531M31.9% of the total
- 3$195M11.8% of the total
- 4$188M11.3% of the total
- 5$147M8.8% of the total
- 6$59M3.5% of the total
- 7$1.2M0.1% of the total
- 8$92K0.0% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2011 to 2013.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress | The Deep | Won |
| 2011 | Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress | Stormland | Won |
| Nordic Council Film Prize | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.