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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.
Awards & recognition
- Edda Award — Best Director
Filmography8 titles

Touch
2024as Dr. Stefánsson
2024as Dr. Stefánsson

Woman at War
2018Director, Producer, Screenplay
2018Director, Producer, Screenplay

Of Horses and Men
2013Director, Writer
2013Director, Writer

Ørnen
2004as Flykaptajn
2004as Flykaptajn

When the Light Breaks
2024
2024

The Boss of It All
2006as Interpreter
2006as Interpreter

Polite People
2011as Þorgeir
2011as Þorgeir

Blackport
as Steingrímur
as Steingrímur