Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He co-founded the theatre company Vesturport the same year. In spring of 2015, he starred in the psychological thriller TV series Fortitude. He has previously been noted for roles in the films Eleven Men Out and Jar City. Most recently he appeared as King Eist in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, as Pétur in the A24 horror film Lamb and as Rikki in Cop Secret.

Film and television roles Year Title Character Refs 2002 Reykjavik Guesthouse: Rent a Bike Guðjón 2004 Kaldaljós Indriði 2004 Love is in the Air Hann Sjálfur 2005 Eleven Men Out Ottar Thor 2006 Jar City Sigurður Óli 2008 Country Wedding Barði 2009 Hamarinn Helgi 2009 Desember Raggi 2010 Kóngavegur Önni 2010 Brim Logi 2011 Kurteist fólk Arnar 2012 City State Ingólfur 2013 The Borgias Gian Paolo Baglioni 2014 The Lava Field Helgi 2015–2018 Fortitude Eric Odegård, (Deputy) 2015–2019 Trapped Trausti Einarssson 2019 The Witcher King Eist Tuirseach 2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Arnar 2021 Lamb Pétur 2021 Cop Secret Rikki 2021-2022 Blackport Grímur 2022 Woman at Sea Jude 2023 Wild Game 2024 A Gentleman in Moscow Emile Zhukovsky