
Benedikt Erlingsson
Known for: Directing
Born: May 31, 1969
Benedikt Erlingsson (born 31 May 1969; Reykjavík) is an Icelandic actor and theater and film director. He graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 1994 and has been with the National Theater of Iceland for most of his career. He has directed two feature-length films, both of which have won the Nordic Council Film Prize.
Known for

Memphis
2002
She Talks Icelandic
2006

The Dance
1998

The Boss of It All
2006

Njalssaga
2003

The Viking Sagas
2011

Doomsday
1998

Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016

The Higher Force
2008

Circledrawers
2009

Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
2021

The Nail
2008

Volcano
2011

The Lost Little Caterpillar
2002

Polite People
2011

Rattlesnakes
2007

Touch
2024

The Seagull's Laughter
2001

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
2016

When the Light Breaks
2024

Parents
2007

World's End
2011

My Life as Bent
2001

Blackport
2021
Fóstbræður
1997

The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey
2004

The Danish Woman
2025

Góðir Íslendingar
2026