Guðjón Davíð Karlsson

Acting

Guðjón Davíð Karlsson

Born

1980-04-08 (46)

Place of birth

Reykjavík, Iceland

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

Guðjón Davíð Karlsson (born 8 April, 1980) is an Icelandic actor and writer. Commonly known as Gói, he is known for Let Me Fall (2018), The Rescue Franchise (2009-2014) and Blackport (2021). He graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2005.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 9 titles

Ploey: You Never Fly Alone poster
6.1

A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.

Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

2018

Áramótaskaup: 2015 poster
9.0

Áramótaskaup: 2015 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the year.

Áramótaskaup: 2015

2015

The Biggest Rescue poster
7.5

Friends Sveppi and Villi discover that an old nemesis has built a doomsday machine that can trigger earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. With the help of their friend Gói, they manage to sneak into his evil lair. But this is only half the battle - to save the country they'll have to destroy the machine.

The Biggest Rescue

2014

The Magic Wardrobe poster
6.8

When Sveppi gets a old wardrobe made by his great grandfather, magical things start happening, Sveppi, Villi and Gói go deep into the wardrobes history while a dangerous criminal is after them.

The Magic Wardrobe

2011

The Secret Spell poster
7.5

Sveppi and Villi go on summer holiday to an old country hotel. Soon they realize a dark and beautiful secret concerning a ghost, a secret spell and a grumpy hotel manager.

The Secret Spell

2010

Mindbroken poster
NR

The story of a teenager in the early stages of psychosis and how his family reacts when they realize it.

Mindbroken

2014

Snow and Salóme poster
7.5

A story that follows Salóme, a young woman in Reykjavík, who lives with her best friend and on/off-boyfriend, Hrafn. Everything changes when Hrafn gets another girl pregnant and she moves in with them.

Snow and Salóme

2017

Gói og Eldfærin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gói og Eldfærin

2011

Gói og baunagrasið poster
NR

Gói is sent by his mother to market to sell their only cow, Old Skjölda, but trades her for three “magic beans” instead. Overnight, the beans grow into a towering stalk leading to a giant’s castle in the clouds. Gói climbs up, outwits the sleeping giant, and returns home with treasures, among them a hen that lays golden eggs and a self-playing harp. His adventure restores his family’s fortune and transforms their humble home into a place of wonder.

Gói og baunagrasið

2012

Series credits

Behind the camera