Portrait of Helgi Björnsson

Acting

Helgi Björnsson

Career

Active from 1984 to 2024, with a break from 1993 to 2004, busiest in 2013 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Odd Fish
Odd Fish
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Helgi Björnsson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.9, average 3.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Showbiz
    0.0, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Icelandic Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 72
Odd Fish
Odd Fish (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

as Einar

2010s

6 titles · average score 54
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord (2016)

as Villi

Paris of the North
Paris of the North (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

as Veigar

Of Horses and Men
Of Horses and Men (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Egill

XL
XL (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as Eiríkur

Frost
Frost (2012)
GoodWatch score 36

as Yfirmaður Björgunarm

Hitler's Grave
Hitler's Grave (2011)
GoodWatch score 57

as Detective Hans Carlsson

2000s

5 titles · average score 44
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009)
GoodWatch score 37

as Tryggvi

Cold Trail
Cold Trail (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Karl

Eleven Men Out
Eleven Men Out (2005)
GoodWatch score 33

as Pétur

No Such Thing
No Such Thing (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Leó

Dramarama
Dramarama (2001)

as Vikki

1990s

2 titles · average score 66
The Honour of the House
The Honour of the House (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Andrés

Remote Control
Remote Control (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Moli

1980s

2 titles
Foxtrot
Foxtrot (1988)

as Car Mechanic

The Atomic Station
The Atomic Station (1984)

as Arngrímur Árland