Arnar Jónsson (actor)

Arnar Jónsson (born January 21, 1943) is an Icelandic actor.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnar.

Arnar Jónsson
Born	(1943-01-21) January 21, 1943 Akureyri, Iceland
Spouse(s)	Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir

Jónsson was born in Akureyri. He is married to Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir. Arnar has played more leading roles in theaters than any other Icelandic actor. He starred in the film Outlaw and also in 17 other leading roles and about 200 other roles in theater. He likes golf (he plays in competition) and also brought up 5 children.[2] His daughter Sólveig Arnarsdóttir is also an actress.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Áramótaskaup 1966
1978	Áramótaskaup 1978
1981	Útlaginn	Gísli Súrsson
1983	Á hjara veraldar
1984	Atómstöðin	Gunnar
1985	Fastir liðir: eins og venjulega	Halldór
1992	Ævintýri á Norðurslóðum	Föður
	Karlakórinn Hekla	Kórfélagi
1997	María	Jónas
1998	Herbergi 6
	Dansinn	Djákni
2001	Mávahlátur	Sýslumaður
2004	Njálssaga	Geir goði
2006	Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé	Eggert
2009	Bjarnfreðarson	Sævar
2009	Up	Charles F. Muntz	Icelandic version
2015	Virgin Mountain	Rolf
2017	Bokeh	Nils
2019	Eden	Flugan

Notes and references

1. Nagy, Peter (1995-01-20). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 455–. ISBN 9780415059282. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
2. actors-union.is Archived January 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Arnar Jónsson on IMDb

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnar.