May 31, 1969 - Reykjavik, Iceland
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.
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| Movie | 2006 | The Boss of It All | Interpreter | |
| Movie | 2002 | Memphis | ||
| Movie | 2008 | The Nail | ||
| Movie | 2007 | Rattlesnakes | ||
| Movie | 2006 | She Talks Icelandic | ||
| Movie | 2003 | Njalssaga | ||
| Movie | 2001 | The Seagull's Laughter | Hilli | |
| Movie | 2011 | Volcano | Pálmi | |
| Movie | 2008 | The Higher Force | Snati | |
| Movie | 2009 | Circledrawers | Mozart | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Lost Little Caterpillar | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2013 | Polite People | Þorgeir | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Viking Sagas | Himself | |
| Movie | 2024 | Touch | Dr. Stefánsson | |
| Movie | 1998 | The Dance | Hólófernes | |
| Movie | 2016 | Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe | Halldor Laxness | |
| Movie | 2021 | Hver drap Friðrik Dór? | Bróðir Símon | |
| Movie | 1998 | Doomsday | ||
| Movie | 2007 | Parents | Police man | |
| TV Show | 2011 | World's End | Búi | 9 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Mit liv som Bent | Haraldur, Linettes kæreste | 10 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Blackport | Steingrímur | 8 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Fóstbræður | 7 | |
| TV Show | 2004 | The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey | Flykaptajn | 1 |
| TV Show | 2025 | The Danish Woman | Balding Thug | 6 |
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| Movie | 2013 | Of Horses and Men | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2013 | Of Horses and Men | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | Woman at War | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2015 | The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2008 | The Nail | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2008 | The Nail | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2008 | The Nail | Co-Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2018 | Woman at War | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2016 | Poor Iceland | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2007 | Thanks | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2007 | Thanks | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | Woman at War | Producer | Production |
| TV Show | 2025 | The Danish Woman | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 2025 | The Danish Woman | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 2025 | The Danish Woman | Creator | Creator |
