Helgi Björnsson

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).

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, and the murderous whaler Tryggvi in Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre.

Discography Albums 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 2014: "Viltu dansa?" 2014: "Ég fer á Land Rover frá Mývatni á Kópasker" 2019: "Það bera sig allir vel"

Filmography Film 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 2008: Svartir englar 2011: Makalaus 2016: Ligeglad 2016: Der Island-Krimi 2017: Steypustöðin 2020: The Minister 2020: Heima með Helga

Personal life Helgi was born in Ísafjörður to María Gísladóttir and Björn Helgason, a former member of the Icelandic men's national football team.

Helgi graduated from the Iceland School of Drama in 1983.