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Acting

Egill Ólafsson

Career

Active from 1981 to 2024, with a break from 2010 to 2023, busiest in 1982 and 1991 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Touch
Touch
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Egill Ólafsson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.7, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Satire & Parody
    1.4, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Icelandic Cinema 5
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Existential Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 80
Touch
Touch (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kristófer

2010s

1 title
The Magic Wardrobe
The Magic Wardrobe (2011)

as Jói

2000s

4 titles · average score 78
The Big Rescue
The Big Rescue (2009)

as Scientist

Ahead of Time
Ahead of Time (2004)

as Stinni

Dramarama
Dramarama (2001)

as Helgi

Angels of the Universe
Angels of the Universe (2000)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lúðvík

1990s

10 titles · average score 65
The Honour of the House
The Honour of the House (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Björn

Wildside
Wildside (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Stefán

Agnes
Agnes (1995)

as Sýslumaður

Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (1995)
GoodWatch score 90

as Jean Valjean (Iceland)

The Viking Sagas
The Viking Sagas (1995)
GoodWatch score 45

as Hrut

Privacy
Privacy (1995)

as Pétur

The Men's Choir
The Men's Choir (1992)

as Gunnar

The White Viking
The White Viking (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Olaf Tryggvason

Children of Nature
Children of Nature (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lögregluþjónn

Rust
Rust (1990)

as Pétur

1980s

8 titles · average score 67
Magnús
Magnús (1989)

as Magnús

Under the Glacier
Under the Glacier (1989)

as Saknússemm II

In the Shadow of the Raven
In the Shadow of the Raven (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hjoerleifur

Cool Jazz and Coconuts
Cool Jazz and Coconuts (1985)

as Oddur

When the Raven Flies
When the Raven Flies (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as Thord's Brother

On Top
On Top (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kristinn "Stuð" Styrkársson Proppé

Inter Nos
Inter Nos (1982)

Original Music Composer

The Twins
The Twins (1981)

as Pabbi

1970s

1 title
The Silvermoon
The Silvermoon (1978)

Music