Gunnar Helgason

Biography

Gunnar Helgason is an Icelandic actor and writer born in Reykjavik on November 24, 1965. He graduated from Leiklistarskóla Íslands in 1991 and gained recognition for his children's television series Stundina okkar, alongside Felix Bergssyn. In 2013, he starred in the film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty opposite Ben Stiller, followed by a successful adaptation of his book Víti í Vestmannaeyjum into a 2018 film.