Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (English transliteration: Thröstur Leó
Gunnarsson), born 23 April 1961 in ReykjavÃk, Iceland, is an
Icelandic stage, film and television actor.Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
graduated from the Icelandic School of Drama in 1985. He then began
his career onstage at the Leikfélag ReykjavÃkur, Reykjavik's premier
theatre company, where he appeared in productions as: John
Steinbeck's' The Grapes of Wrath, William Shakespeare's Hamlet,
Molière's Tartuffe, Anton Chekhov's Platonov and Birgir Sigurðsson's
Degi vonar.Gunnarsson's first film role came in the 1986 Hilmar
Oddsson-directed drama Eins og skepnan deyr (English release title:
The Beast). He then followed in a number of films and television
movies. He is possibly best recalled internationally for his roles in
Baltasar Kormákur's 2000 romantic comedy 101 ReykjavÃk, opposite
Spanish actress Victoria Abril, Kormákur's 2002 drama Hafið (English
release title: The Sea), 2002's United States/Icelandic coproduction
of No Such Thing, a bilingual fantasy starring Sarah Polley, Helen
Mirren and Julie Christie, and Dagur Kári's 2003 drama Nói albÃnói
(Nói the Albino). For his role in Nói albÃnói, Gunnarsson won Best
Supporting Actor at the 5th Edda Awards.In 2008, Gunnarsson won
Iceland's Edda Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the
Baltasar Kormákur directed drama Brúðguminn.
Gunnarsson), born 23 April 1961 in ReykjavÃk, Iceland, is an
Icelandic stage, film and television actor.Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
graduated from the Icelandic School of Drama in 1985. He then began
his career onstage at the Leikfélag ReykjavÃkur, Reykjavik's premier
theatre company, where he appeared in productions as: John
Steinbeck's' The Grapes of Wrath, William Shakespeare's Hamlet,
Molière's Tartuffe, Anton Chekhov's Platonov and Birgir Sigurðsson's
Degi vonar.Gunnarsson's first film role came in the 1986 Hilmar
Oddsson-directed drama Eins og skepnan deyr (English release title:
The Beast). He then followed in a number of films and television
movies. He is possibly best recalled internationally for his roles in
Baltasar Kormákur's 2000 romantic comedy 101 ReykjavÃk, opposite
Spanish actress Victoria Abril, Kormákur's 2002 drama Hafið (English
release title: The Sea), 2002's United States/Icelandic coproduction
of No Such Thing, a bilingual fantasy starring Sarah Polley, Helen
Mirren and Julie Christie, and Dagur Kári's 2003 drama Nói albÃnói
(Nói the Albino). For his role in Nói albÃnói, Gunnarsson won Best
Supporting Actor at the 5th Edda Awards.In 2008, Gunnarsson won
Iceland's Edda Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the
Baltasar Kormákur directed drama Brúðguminn.
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