- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 25, 1965
- Place of Birth
- Reykjavík, Iceland
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in Life in a Fishbowl. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Bachmann grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, Iceland before moving to Breiðholt when he was 10 years old. He did not do well in school in the early years. Looking back he remembers, that he was barely able to read or write before changing schools from Fossvogur to the one in Breiðholt. Bachmann graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1991. Since graduation he has worked with theatre groups in Reykjavík and Akureyri and was president of the latter for a few years. He has held many acting courses, and has served as a teacher at both the Icelandic Drama School and the Icelandic Film School. In 2013 he worked with the National Theatre of Iceland. Before every premiere Bachmann goes to the gym, goes swimming a…
Filmography
movieDABB
2026 · Pabbi
movieÁramótaskaup: 2025
2025 · Guðmundur Ingi
tvReykjavik 112
2025 · Ríkharður
Draumahöllin
tvDraumahöllin
2024
movieWhen the Light Breaks
2024
movieSense
2024
tvThe Darkness
2024 · Jón
tvBalls
2023 · Eysteinn
movieSummerlight and Then Comes The Night
2022 · Guðmundur
movieThe Very Last Fishing Trip
2022 · Valur Adalsteins
movieAgainst the Ice
2022 · Captain Amdrup
movieÁramótaskaup 2021
2021
tvKatla
2021 · Gísli
tvMy Funeral
2020 · Kristján Kristjánsson
movieThe Last Fishing Trip
2020 · Valur
movieAgnes Joy
2019 · Einar
movieThe County
2019
movieHow about that...
2019 · Þekktur maður
movieLet Me Fall
2018 · Hannes
movieAnd Breathe Normally
2018 · Hörður
movieUnder the Tree
2017 · Konrad
movieTom of Finland
2017 · Editor-in-chief
moviePrisonguards
2017
movieÁramótaskaup: 2016
2016
movieThe Oath
2016 · Ragnar
movieÁramótaskaup: 2015
2015
tvTrapped
2015 · Sigurður
tvCase
2015 · Högni
movieReverse
2015
movieÁramótaskaup: 2014
2014
movieThe Grandad
2014 · Eiríkur
movieLife in a Fishbowl
2014 · Móri
tvTrue Detective
2014 · Anders Lund
movieFerox
2013 · Police Sergeant
movieXL
2013 · Prime minister
The Pension Gang
movieThe Pension Gang
2012 · Bjarni
movieKorríró
2011
movieVolcano
2011 · Ari
movieEither Way
2011 · Vörubílstjóri
movieChess Story
2011 · Chess player 1, Producer
movieStormland
2011 · Toni Group
movieHullabaloo
2010 · Gummi Gumm
movieJitters
2010 · Benedikt
movieFar Away War
2010
movieThe Nail
2008 · , Co-Producer
movieHotel Earth
2008
tvThe Press
2007 · Gestur
movieThe Quiet Storm
2007 · Keli
movieThicker Than Water
2006 · Steini
Scratches: Part 4
movieScratches: Part 4
2006
movieEleven Men Out
2005 · Georg
movieA Man Like Me
2002 · Dagur
movieThe Icelandic Dream
2000 · Geiri
movieOut of the Ash and Into the Fire
2000
movieThe Viking Sagas
1995 · Drunken Viking
movieOne Family
1995
Dark Ocean
movieDark Ocean
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