Helgi Björnsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Helgi.

Helgi Björns
Birth name	Helgi Björnsson
Born	(1958-07-10) 10 July 1958 (age 66) Ísafjörður, Iceland
Genres	Pop/rock
Occupations	Singer songwriter actor
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1984–present
Formerly of	Grafík Síðan skein sól

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

1. "Helgi Björns í tölum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 12 April 2018. pp. 1, 36. Retrieved 15 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
2. Júlía Aradóttir; Júlía Aradóttir og Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson (9 September 2022). "Ég stend þarna í stafni, skipstjórinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
3. Helga Kristín Einarsdóttir (30 October 2005). "Erkitöffarinn er liðin tíð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 12–18. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Tímarit.is.
4. Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (21 January 2009). "Helgi í þremur stórmyndum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 36. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
5. "Helgi Björns hefur tökur á nýrri kvikmynd". 24 Stundir (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
6. "Félagsmaður – Björn Helgason". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
7. 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.

External links

• Helgi Björnsson at IMDb