Helgi Björnsson Explained

Helgi Björns
Birth Name:	Helgi Björnsson
Birth Date:	10 July 1958
Birth Place:	Ísafjörður, Iceland
Instrument:	Vocals
Genre:	Pop/rock
Years Active:	1984–present

Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icelandic bands Grafík and for Síðan skein sól (also known as SSSól).^{[1] [2]}

As an actor, he has appeared as Arngrímur Árland in Atómstöðin, Moli in Sódóma Reykjavík, detective Hans Carlsson in Daryush Shokof's Hitler's Grave,^{[3] [4]} and the murderous whaler Tryggvi in Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre.^[5]

Discography

Albums

Solo

• 1997: Helgi Björns
• 2005: Yfir Esjuna
• 2011: ...syngur íslenskar dægurperlur ásamt gestum
• 2014: Eru ekki allir sexý? (compilation)
• 2015: Veröldin er ný
• 2018: Ég stoppa hnöttinn með puttanum

as Helgi Björns og Reiðmenn Vindanna

• 2008: Ríðum sem fjandinn
• 2010: Þú komst í hlaðið
• 2011: Ég vil fara upp í sveit

in Grafík

• 1984: Get ég tekið cjens
• 1985: Stansað Dansað Öskrað

with Síðan skein sól / SSSól

• 1989: Síðan Skein Sól
• 1989: Ég stend á skýi
• 1990: Halló ég elska þig
• 1991: Klikkað
• 1992: Toppurinn
• 1993: SSSól
• 1994: Blóð
• 1999: 88–99

Singles

• 2014: "Viltu dansa?"
• 2014: "Ég fer á Land Rover frá Mývatni á Kópasker"
• 2019: "Það bera sig allir vel"

Filmography

Film

• 1984: Atómstöðin as Arngrímur Árland
• 1987: Skytturnar (English title White Whales) as a billiard player
• 1988: Foxtrot as a mechanics
• 1992: Sódóma Reykjavík (English title Remote Control) as Moli
• 1993: Í ljósaskiptunum
• 1999: Ungfrúin góða og húsið (English title The Honour of the House) as Andrés
• 2000: Óskabörn þjóðarinnar
• 2001: Villiljós as Vikki
• 2001: Skrímsli (English title No Such Thing) as Leó
• 2004: Njálssaga as Otkell
• 2005: Strákarnir okkar (English title Eleven Men Out) as Pétur
• 2005: Beowulf & Grendel (Icelandic title Bjólfskviða) as Maður
• 2006: Köld slóð (English title Cold Trail) as Karl
• 2009: Reykjavik Whale Watching massacre as Tryggvi
• 2011: Hitler's Grave as detective Hans Carlsson
• 2012: Frost as Yfirmaður Björgunarsveitar
• 2013: Hross í oss
• 2014: París Norðursins
• 2016: Grimmd
• 2023: Odd Fish

Television

• 2008: Svartir englar
• 2011: Makalaus
• 2016: Ligeglad
• 2016: Der Island-Krimi
• 2017: Steypustöðin
• 2020: The Minister

Personal life

Helgi was born in Ísafjörður to María Gísladóttir and Björn Helgason, a former member of the Icelandic men's national football team.^{[3] [6]}

Helgi graduated from the Iceland School of Drama in 1983.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Helgi Björns í tölum . 15 June 2023 . . 12 April 2018 . 1, 36 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
2. News: Júlía Aradóttir . Júlía Aradóttir og Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson . Ég stend þarna í stafni, skipstjórinn . 15 June 2023 . . 9 September 2022 . Icelandic.
3. News: Helga Kristín Einarsdóttir. Erkitöffarinn er liðin tíð. 3 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 30 October 2005. 12–18. Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
4. News: Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson . Helgi í þremur stórmyndum . 17 June 2023 . . 21 January 2009 . 36 . Icelandic.
5. News: Helgi Björns hefur tökur á nýrri kvikmynd . 17 June 2023 . 24 Stundir . . 14 August 2008 . Icelandic.
6. Web site: Félagsmaður – Björn Helgason. ksi.is. Football Association of Iceland. 3 January 2018. Icelandic.
7. News: Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir . Ég var nýútskrifaður úr leiklistarskólanum og til í að láta finna fyrir mér . 17 July 2023 . . 17 July 2023 . Icelandic.