Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He directed the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV series Katla.

Early life and education Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper, and his mother is Kristjana Guðnadóttir Samper.

Career

In 1999, Baltasar founded the film production company Blueeyes with his then wife, Lilja Pálmadóttir. Agnes Johansen (1958–2025) was another producer at the company, and Daði Einarsson joined later.

Baltasar's 2012 film The Deep was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist.

In January 2013, it was announced that a new film, Rocketman, would be produced by Baltasar with his partner Agnes Johansen, with Danish production company Nimbus Film co-producing. The film's expected release was 2015.

In February 2015, it was announced that his next film would be the crime-thriller The Oath, which is based on a script by actor Ólafur Egilsson.

In 2020, Baltasar began production of the Netflix science fiction series Katla.

His 2024 film Touch, based on the eponymous novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, became the closing film at Filmfest München.

Personal life Baltasar's first wife was Lilja Pálmadóttir, Later that year, newspapers reported that Baltasar had begun a relationship with set designer Sunneva Ása Weisshappel.

Filmography Film Year TitleDirectorProducerWriter 1996 Go LazyTown 2000 101 Reykjavík 2002 The Sea 2005 A Little Trip to Heaven 2006 Jar City 2008 White Night Wedding 2010 Inhale 2012 Contraband The Deep 2013 2 Guns 2015 Everest 2016 The Oath 2018 Adrift 2022 Beast 2024 Touch 2026 Apex 2027 The Big Fix

Producer only Pop in Reykjavík (1998) (Documentary) Stormy Weather (2003) Dís (2004) The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008) (Executive producer) Reykjavík-Rotterdam (2008) Summerland (2010) Virgin Mountain (2015) Vultures (2018) Against the Ice (2022)

Acting roles

Television Year TitleDirectorProducer Notes2013 Hulli The Missionary Television film 2015–2019 Trapped Also creator 2016 The Mayor 2021 Katla Also creator 2025 King & Conqueror Miniseries; episode: "Invitation"

Awards and honors