Acting
Þorsteinn Bachmann
- Titles
- 32movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 2000 to 2026, busiest in 2011 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 17top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Katla86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.9average 5.2
- Melancholy6.8average 4.7
- Psychological7.1average 5.6
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Dark Humor4.2average 2.9
- Family Dynamics5.9average 4.7
- Politics3.6average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
- Nostalgia2.2, average 3.6
- Wonder2.1, average 3.4
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Icelandic Drama 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Icelandic Cinema 2
- Character Study 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Nordic Noir 2
- Dark & Gritty 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hilmir Snær GuðnasonActorFerox, The Last Fishing Trip, Stormland, The Very Last Fishing Trip
Sigurður SigurjónssonActorUnder the Tree, A Man Like Me, The Very Last Fishing Trip, The Grandad
Ingvar E. SigurðssonActorKatla, Afturelding, The Oath, Chess Story
Elma Lísa GunnarsdóttirActorVolcano, XL, Thicker Than Water, Stormland- SSigvaldi J. KárasonEditorA Man Like Me, The Oath, The Last Fishing Trip, The Very Last Fishing Trip
Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonActorSummerlight and Then Comes The Night, XL, Stormland
Margrét Helga JóhannsdóttirActorThe Pension Gang, Volcano, XL
Sveinn Ólafur GunnarssonActorSummerlight and Then Comes The Night, Life in a Fishbowl, Either Way
Björn Hlynur HaraldssonActorThe Darkness, Agnes Joy, Eleven Men Out
Sólveig GuðmundsdóttirActorThe Darkness, And Breathe Normally, Let Me Fall
Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirActorRíkið, Afturelding, The Very Last Fishing Trip
Jóhann SigurðarsonActorSummerlight and Then Comes The Night, The Last Fishing Trip, The Very Last Fishing Trip
Movies and TV shows
44Upcoming
1 title
Ríkið
TV show
2020s
14 titles · average score 66
66
Reykjavík 112 (2025)
TV show · as Ríkharður
57
King & Conqueror (2025)
TV show · as Baron of Brittany
Áramótaskaup: 2025 (2025)
as Guðmundur Ingi
54
The Darkness (2024)
TV show · as Jón
Draumahöllin (2024)
TV show
66
Afturelding (2023)
TV show · as Eysteinn
The Very Last Fishing Trip (2022)
as Valur Adalsteins
68
Summerlight and Then Comes The Night (2022)
as Guðmundur
69
Against the Ice (2022)
as Captain Amdrup
86
Katla (2021)
TV show · as Gísli
64
The Last Fishing Trip (2020)
as Valur
Jarðarförin mín (2020)
TV show · as Kristján Kristjánsson
2010s
21 titles · average score 71
60
Agnes Joy (2019)
as Einar
77
And Breathe Normally (2018)
as Hörður
81
Let Me Fall (2018)
as Hannes
75
Under the Tree (2017)
as Konrad
72
The Oath (2016)
as Ragnar
76
Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
as Móri
79
True Detective (2014)
TV show · as Anders Lund
The Grandad (2014)
as Eiríkur
62
Either Way (2011)
as Vörubílstjóri
63
Stormland (2011)
as Toni Group
Chess Story (2011)
as Chess player 1
79
Volcano (2011)
as Ari
2000s
7 titles · average score 59
The Nail (2008)
Co-Producer
The Press (2007)
TV show · as Gestur
55
The Quiet Storm (2007)
as Keli
Thicker Than Water (2006)
as Steini
47
Eleven Men Out (2005)
as Georg
A Man Like Me (2002)
as Dagur
76
The Icelandic Dream (2000)
as Geiri
1990s
1 title · average score 45
45
The Viking Sagas (1995)
as Drunken Viking