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Acting

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, busiest in 2011 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Let Me Fall
Let Me Fall
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Þorsteinn Bachmann Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.2, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Icelandic Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Icelandic Cinema 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Midlife Crisis 2
  • Dark & Gritty 2
  • Nordic Noir 2
  • Female Friendship 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Ríkið
Ríkið

TV show

2020s

15 titles · average score 55
Reykjavik 112
Reykjavik 112 (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Ríkharður

King & Conqueror
King & Conqueror (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Baron of Brittany

Áramótaskaup: 2025
Áramótaskaup: 2025 (2025)

as Guðmundur Ingi

The Darkness
The Darkness (2024)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Jón

Balls
Balls (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Eysteinn

The Very Last Fishing Trip
The Very Last Fishing Trip (2022)

as Valur Adalsteins

Summerlight and Then Comes The Night
Summerlight and Then Comes The Night (2022)
GoodWatch score 44

as Guðmundur

Against the Ice
Against the Ice (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

as Captain Amdrup

Katla
Katla (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Gísli

Black Sands
Black Sands (2021)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show · as Karl

The Last Fishing Trip
The Last Fishing Trip (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

as Valur

My Funeral
My Funeral (2020)

TV show · as Kristján Kristjánsson

2010s

21 titles · average score 69
Let Me Fall
Let Me Fall (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

as Hannes

And Breathe Normally
And Breathe Normally (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hörður

Under the Tree
Under the Tree (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

as Konrad

The Oath
The Oath (2016)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ragnar

Trapped
Trapped (2015)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Sigurður

True Detective
True Detective (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Anders Lund

Life in a Fishbowl
Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

as Móri

The Grandad
The Grandad (2014)

as Eiríkur

XL
XL (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as Prime minister

Either Way
Either Way (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Vörubílstjóri

Stormland
Stormland (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

as Toni Group

Chess Story
Chess Story (2011)

as Chess player 1

2000s

7 titles · average score 53
The Nail
The Nail (2008)

Co-Producer

The Press
The Press (2007)

TV show · as Gestur

The Quiet Storm
The Quiet Storm (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as Keli

Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water (2006)

as Steini

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

as Georg

A Man Like Me
A Man Like Me (2002)

as Dagur

The Icelandic Dream
The Icelandic Dream (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

as Geiri

1990s

1 title · average score 45
The Viking Sagas
The Viking Sagas (1995)
GoodWatch score 45

as Drunken Viking