Baltasar Breki Samper

Baltasar Breki Samper, sometimes referred to as Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson, is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Hjörtur in the 2015 Icelandic TV series Trapped.

Early life and education Baltasar Breki was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, to choreographer Ástrós Gunnarsdóttir and actor and film director Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (better known as Baltasar Kormákur). He is the grandson of Catalan painter Baltasar Samper. When he was a boy he attended ballroom dancing classes. When he was 18 years old, his father threw him out of the house. He later described himself as "a troubled teen and not very interested in school".

Before graduating from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2015, Baltasar Breki helped his father on several films as second assistant director.

Career Baltasar Breki is known for his role as Hjörtur in the Icelandic TV series Trapped.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2000 101 Reykjavík Uncredited 2004 Dís 2007 The Quiet Storm Diddi Original title: Veðramót 2008 White Night Wedding Student Original title: Brúðguminn 2012 The Deep Original title: Djúpið 2018 Vultures Erik Original title: Vargur

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2015–2019 Trapped Hjörtur Stefánsson Series regular; 19 episodes2019 Chernobyl Ananenko Recurring role; 2 episodes Venjulegt fólk Jón Pétur Episode: "Nennirðu að passa" 2020 Thin Ice American Soldier Episode: "Del 8" 2021 Katla Kjartan Series regular; 8 episodes

Theatre credits Year Title Role Venue Ref2015 The Heart of Robin Hood Much the Miller's Son National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík Sporvagninn Girnd Stanley Kowalski National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík 2016 Djöflaeyjan Grjóni National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík 2017 Gott Fólk Grímar National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík