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Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Highest Rated: 94% The Deep (2012)

Lowest Rated: 17% Operation Napoleon (2023)

Birthday: Mar 3, 1973

Birthplace: Connecticut, USA

Olafur Darri Olafsson found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Olafsson landed roles in various films, including the comedy "Pearls and Swine" (1998) with Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir, the Robert Arnfinnsson comedy "Fiasko" (1999) and the Victoria Abril dramatic adaptation "101 Reykjavik" (2001). He also appeared in "Thicker Than Water" (2006), "Beowulf & Grendel" (2006) with Gerard Butler and "Born" (2006) with Gisli Orn Gardarsson. He kept working in film throughout the early 2000s, starring in the Hilmir Snær Guðnason comedic adaptation "White Night Wedding" (2008), "Country Wedding" (2008) and "Reykjavik-Rotterdam" (2008). More recently, he continued to act in the action picture "Contraband" (2012) with Mark Wahlberg, "The Deep" (2012) and "XL" (2013). He also appeared in the comedy adventure "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013) with Ben Stiller. He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "True Detective" (HBO, 2013-15). Olafsson most recently acted in the comedic adventure "The BFG" (2016) with Mark Rylance.

Highest rated movies

94% 64% The Deep
91% 87% End of Sentence
89% 77% 101 Reykjavik
85% 48% The Vanishing
83% 75% Beautiful Beings 68% 53% A Walk Among the Tombstones 64% 77% Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 47% 44% The Meg

Filmography

Movies

Credit
17% 63% Operation Napoleon Einar (Character) $909 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Summerlight... and Then Comes the Night Kjartan (Character) - 2022
83% 75% Beautiful Beings Svenni (Character) - 2022
64% 77% Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Neils Brongus (Character) - 2020
91% 87% End of Sentence Officer Stone (Character) - 2019
90% 87% How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Ragnar the Rock (Voice) $160.8M 2019
85% 48% The Vanishing Boor (Character) - 2018
36% 53% Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Skender (Character) $159.4M 2018
47% 44% The Meg The Wall (Character) $142.8M 2018
73% 58% The White King Pickaxe (Voice) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cubs Per (Character) - 2016
18% 44% The Last Witch Hunter Belial (Character) $27.4M 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Reverse Hilmar (Character) - 2015
68% 53% A Walk Among the Tombstones James Loogan (Character) $26.0M 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet XL Leifur Sigurdarson (Character),
Producer
- 2013
94% 64% The Deep Gulli (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Undercurrent Sævar (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 45% Reykjavik-Rotterdam Elvar (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Foreldrar Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thicker Than Water Börkur (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 89% Children Marinó (Character),
Screenwriter
- 2006
89% 77% 101 Reykjavik Marri (Character) $125.1K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fiasco Gulli (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pearls and Swine Bjartmar (Character) - 1998

TV

Credit
71% 79% Twilight of the Gods Tiwaz / First Wolf (Guest Voice) 2024
57% 72% Boat Story Narrator 2023
No Score Yet 86% Trapped Andri (Character) 2015-2016 2018-2019 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vikings: The Rise and Fall Narrator 2022
96% 61% The Tourist Billy Nixon (Character) 2022
72% 82% NOS4A2 Bing Partridge (Character) 2019-2020
89% 94% The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance The Archer (Voice) 2019
No Score Yet 50% New Amsterdam Burl (Guest Star) 2019
57% 60% The Widow Ariel Helgason (Character) 2019
97% 80% Lady Dynamite Scott (Character) 2017
38% 78% Emerald City Ojo (Guest Star) 2017
90% 92% Banshee Jonah Lambrecht (Guest Star) 2014