Helgi Björnsson

Icelandic actor and musician (born 1958)

Singer
songwriter
actor

Instrument(s)VocalsYears active1984–presentFormerly of

Grafík
Síðan skein sól

Musical artist

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).^[1]^[2]

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,^[3]^[4] and the murderous whaler Tryggvi in Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre.^[5]

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

Personal life

Helgi was born in Ísafjörður to María Gísladóttir and Björn Helgason, a former member of the Icelandic men's national football team.^[3]^[6]

Helgi graduated from the Iceland School of Drama in 1983.^[7]

References

^ "Helgi Björns í tölum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 12 April 2018. pp. 1, 36. Retrieved 15 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Júlía Aradóttir; Júlía Aradóttir og Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson (9 September 2022). "Ég stend þarna í stafni, skipstjórinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Helga Kristín Einarsdóttir (30 October 2005). "Erkitöffarinn er liðin tíð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 12–18. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (21 January 2009). "Helgi í þremur stórmyndum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 36. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Helgi Björns hefur tökur á nýrri kvikmynd". 24 Stundir (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "Félagsmaður – Björn Helgason". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir (17 July 2023). "Ég var nýútskrifaður úr leiklistarskólanum og til í að láta finna fyrir mér". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 July 2023.