Gísli Örn Garðarsson

Acting

Gísli Örn Garðarsson

Born

1973-12-15 (52)

Place of birth

Reykjavík, Iceland

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

Gísli Örn Garðarsson (born 15 December 1973, Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic actor, director, producer, and writer. He is one of the thirteen founding members of Vesturport, Iceland's premier theatre and film company. He is best known as Vidar Jutul in Ragnarok (2020–2023, Netflix) and for writing, producing, and acting in Children (2006), which earned him the Shooting Stars Award at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. In film, he has appeared in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and Against the Ice (2022). He was awarded the Order of the Falcon, Knight's Cross by the President of Iceland in 2010 and has won multiple Edda Awards.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 4 titles

2010s · 11 titles

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time poster
6.3

A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Korríró poster
NR

The tale of Goldilocks is sometimes viewed as a cautionary tale that imparts a lesson about the hazards of wandering off and exploring unknown territory. The point about safety and shelter. But in its essence it was a tale about an intruder who could not control herself when encountering the possessions of others.

Korríró

2011

The Oath poster
6.0

When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.

The Oath

2016

Tumult poster
6.0

A tribe of Norse warriors traipse across a barren land after battle. Bloodied and wounded, their chief is near death. He is about to hand over power to his son when an army of a completely different kind descends upon them.

Tumult

2012

King's Road poster
5.2

After 3 years abroad Junior returns to Iceland with his set of problems hoping that his father can sort them out but his homecoming isn't quite what he had expected.

King's Road

2010

Jitters poster
5.9

An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying "jitters" of love and lust with the free-spirited Marcus; a perfect way to end a Summer studying abroad. Realizing he is gay, Gabriel returns home and is immediately scrutinized by his family and friends who notice he’s different. But as the school year launches with Gabriel distracted with parties and his friends’ own dramas, Marcus returns, reigniting the hot, thrilling emotions of one’s first crush. Jitters fires head-first into the topsy-turvy world of first love with an attractive cast and pulsating soundtrack, making it a smartly refreshing journey into the queer, teen experience.

Jitters

2010

Vultures poster
5.7

In an attempt to fix his financial problems, Erik recruits his brother, Atli, to help him import a shipment of cocaine into Iceland. Erik thinks he's got things all figured out, until the young Polish “mule” they've hired is unable to pass the drugs through her system.

Vultures

2018

City State poster
5.3

A police woman lost in violence, a mechanic revenging for his lost son, a crime kingpin with a heart condition, a corrupt officer in love with a prostitute will destroy each other.

City State

2011

Graves & Bones poster
4.7

Gunnar and Sonja are a married couple that had it all, money,love and a beautful daughter. But after the death of there daughter their world falls apart. To make things worse Gunnar is in the middle of a trial, being charged with illegal sales and purchase on behave of his company. When Gunnar and Sonja inherit Gunnar's niece Perla, the couple take on a weekend journey to pick up Perla, who is staying at a remote house in the Icelandic country side where she lost both of her parents in a horrible way. When Gunnar and Sonja arrive at the house strange things start to happen.

Graves & Bones

2014

Undercurrent poster
7.1

The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this routine is shaken to its foundation when one of the most solid crew members commits suicide. To fill his gap, a young woman takes his place on the next tour and gradually the fragile balance is tipped, and personal issues that should be left on the mainland cause dangerous friction between the crew members

Undercurrent

2010

Spooks and Spirits poster
2.5

Ofeigur, the passed away father of Anna Sol walks again and starts to involve her life and her boyfriend, Ingi Brjann. The young couples are going to sell the house of the dead but Ofeigur is not very happy with that and tries to convince them not to do it. The intervention of the ghost is so irritating that Ingi Brjann tries to get him away by using methods from an old magic book.

Spooks and Spirits

2013

2000s · 7 titles

Beowulf & Grendel poster
5.6

The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.

Beowulf & Grendel

2005

Country Wedding poster
6.6

A couple decide to get married in a church out in the country. It is 1 hour drive from Reykjavik but things do not go as planed.

Country Wedding

2008

Children poster
6.1

Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she is oblivious to what’s going on with her twelve year old Gudmund, a victim of brutal bullying at school and whose life is on the fast track to destruction. Gudmund’s only friend in the world is Marinó, a schizophrenic in his fourties who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinó realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marinó starts to lose grip on reality.

Children

2006

Two Birds poster
6.2

The story takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy who has a typical schoolboy crush on a girl his age, who happens to be a friend of his mate.

Two Birds

2008

Dramarama poster
6.6

Five stories interwine into one. A blind man hovers above the city. Everything looks set for a perfectly normal evening in Reykjavík, until the the power goes off?

Dramarama

2001

Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) poster
4.9

Jet lives a joyful life working at a factory with his girlfriend who he's deeply in love with. Shortly after they decide to get married and live together happily ever after her cat, who she has a weird affection for, dies. The girlfriend falls into depression which could (strangely enough) lead to her death and the only way to give her a purpose to live and save her is to tell her the meaning of life.

Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

2004

Caramels poster
7.0

A short comedy about a mad small town scientist who makes deadly explosive caramels. While he distributes them through the local candy store, a rough-neck detective closes in.

Caramels

2003

Series credits

Ragnarok poster
7.7

A small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another Ragnarök -- unless someone intervenes in time.

Ragnarok

2020

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands poster
5.4

Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel.

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

2016

For Life poster
6.1

A tough police investigator and her team are currently solving murder cases. 15 years later she's at a completely different and more dangerous place.

For Life

2020

Blackport poster
5.9

Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.

Blackport

2021

No Laughing Allowed poster
NR

Auðunn Blöndal invites 25 of Iceland’s funniest people to five unique dinner parties. The one rule? No laughing allowed! A fun and unconventional show where the contestants try to keep a straight face while being put in hilarious situations.

No Laughing Allowed

2024

Prisoners poster
3.4

After a lifetime of mistakes, Linda is sent to serve time in Iceland’s only women’s prison for a vicious assault that leaves her father in a coma. But no-one knows that she harbours a dark secret that could tear her family apart, a secret that could set her free.

Prisoners

2017

Everybody Loves Horses poster
8.0

A bittersweet romantic drama series about middle-aged people at a turning point in their lives. Oskari travels with a group of friends Set amidst Iceland’s rugged landscapes, breathtaking nature, and wise horses.

Everybody Loves Horses

2025

Krautz in Seltjarnarnes poster
NR

An Icelandic drama series about German Karl Krautz, who has the important job of traveling the world and producing television content for the German state. He is forced to spend the summer in Iceland with his assistant, Heinrich, producing cultural programs about the small village of Seltjarnarnes.

Krautz in Seltjarnarnes

2025

Behind the camera

Parents poster
5.8

The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When he finds out that his wife has been deceiving him all these years he decides it's time for a change. Einar is a stockbroker who is very successful at work but not in his personal life. For the last couple of months Einar has been living at a hotel waiting for his wife to realize the terrible mistake she made by throwing him out. Katrin Rose returns from Sweden where she has lived for eight years. In Iceland Katrin has an eleven-year-old son, brought up by his grandmother and now Katrin wants him back. Katrin gets a job as a dentist's assistant intending to make a fresh start but her troubled past catches up with her.

Parents

2007

Woyzeck poster
NR

The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. A hostage to fortune, class and his sadistic superiors, Woyzeck’s fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his own paranoid fantasies. Pushed beyond breaking point, Woyzeck’s last love- crazed act destroys the only thing he truly cares for.

Woyzeck

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Undercurrent poster
7.1

The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this routine is shaken to its foundation when one of the most solid crew members commits suicide. To fill his gap, a young woman takes his place on the next tour and gradually the fragile balance is tipped, and personal issues that should be left on the mainland cause dangerous friction between the crew members

Undercurrent

2010

Undercurrent poster
7.1

The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this routine is shaken to its foundation when one of the most solid crew members commits suicide. To fill his gap, a young woman takes his place on the next tour and gradually the fragile balance is tipped, and personal issues that should be left on the mainland cause dangerous friction between the crew members

Undercurrent

2010