Helgi Björnsson
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Birth name | Helgi Björnsson |
Born | Ísafjörður, Iceland | 10 July 1958
Genres | Pop/rock |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1984–present |
Formerly of |
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Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icelandic bands Grafík and for Síðan skein sól (also known as SSSól).[1][2]
As an actor, he has appeared as Arngrímur Árland in Atómstöðin, Moli in Sódóma Reykjavík, detective Hans Carlsson in Daryush Shokof's Hitler's Grave,[3][4] and the murderous whaler Tryggvi in Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre.[5]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Solo
- 1997: Helgi Björns
- 2005: Yfir Esjuna
- 2011: ...syngur íslenskar dægurperlur ásamt gestum
- 2014: Eru ekki allir sexý? (compilation)
- 2015: Veröldin er ný
- 2018: Ég stoppa hnöttinn með puttanum
- as Helgi Björns og Reiðmenn Vindanna
- 2008: Ríðum sem fjandinn
- 2010: Þú komst í hlaðið
- 2011: Ég vil fara upp í sveit
- in Grafík
- 1984: Get ég tekið cjens
- 1985: Stansað Dansað Öskrað
- with Síðan skein sól / SSSól
- 1989: Síðan Skein Sól
- 1989: Ég stend á skýi
- 1990: Halló ég elska þig
- 1991: Klikkað
- 1992: Toppurinn
- 1993: SSSól
- 1994: Blóð
- 1999: 88–99
Singles
[edit]- 2014: "Viltu dansa?"
- 2014: "Ég fer á Land Rover frá Mývatni á Kópasker"
- 2019: "Það bera sig allir vel"
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- 1984: Atómstöðin as Arngrímur Árland
- 1987: Skytturnar (English title White Whales) as a billiard player
- 1988: Foxtrot as a mechanics
- 1992: Sódóma Reykjavík (English title Remote Control) as Moli
- 1993: Í ljósaskiptunum
- 1999: Ungfrúin góða og húsið (English title The Honour of the House) as Andrés
- 2000: Óskabörn þjóðarinnar
- 2001: Villiljós as Vikki
- 2001: Skrímsli (English title No Such Thing) as Leó
- 2004: Njálssaga as Otkell
- 2005: Strákarnir okkar (English title Eleven Men Out) as Pétur
- 2005: Beowulf & Grendel (Icelandic title Bjólfskviða) as Maður
- 2006: Köld slóð (English title Cold Trail) as Karl
- 2009: Reykjavik Whale Watching massacre as Tryggvi
- 2011: Hitler's Grave as detective Hans Carlsson
- 2012: Frost as Yfirmaður Björgunarsveitar
- 2013: Hross í oss
- 2014: París Norðursins
- 2016: Grimmd
- 2023: Odd Fish
Television
[edit]- 2008: Svartir englar
- 2011: Makalaus
- 2016: Ligeglad
- 2016: Der Island-Krimi
- 2017: Steypustöðin
- 2020: The Minister
Personal life
[edit]Helgi was born in Ísafjörður to María Gísladóttir and Björn Helgason, a former member of the Icelandic men's national football team.[3][6]
Helgi graduated from the Iceland School of Drama in 1983.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Helgi Björns í tölum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 12 April 2018. pp. 1, 36. Retrieved 15 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Júlía Aradóttir; Júlía Aradóttir og Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson (9 September 2022). "Ég stend þarna í stafni, skipstjórinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b Helga Kristín Einarsdóttir (30 October 2005). "Erkitöffarinn er liðin tíð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 12–18. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (21 January 2009). "Helgi í þremur stórmyndum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 36. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Helgi Björns hefur tökur á nýrri kvikmynd". 24 Stundir (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Félagsmaður – Björn Helgason". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir (17 July 2023). "Ég var nýútskrifaður úr leiklistarskólanum og til í að láta finna fyrir mér". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 July 2023.