Hjálmar Hjálmarson Explained

Hjálmar Hjálmarsson (born 28 August 1963) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor.

Career

Hjálmar graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1987. He has been involved in numerous productions on stage at the National Theatre of Iceland and Reykjavik City Theatre. He has also been involved in directing and writing several radio and television productions.^[1]

He was nominated for an Edda Award in 2003 for his script of Áramótaskaupið 2002.^[2]

Personal life

Hjálmar is married to Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, teacher. The couple has three children: Salka Sól, Hjálmar Óli and Adrien Brody (not the actor).

Selected voice credits (Icelandic)

• Pocahontas (1995) as Wiggins
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1995) as Jasper
• The Swan Princess (1996) as Jean-Bob
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) as Hugo
• Prince of Egypt (1998) as Rameses II
• Shrek Franchise as Shrek
• Toy Story Franchise as Rex
• Finding Nemo (2003) as Marlin
• Garfield (2004) as Garfield
• Kung Fu Panda Franchise as Po
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012) as Ralph
• Up (2009) as Campmaster
• Inside Out (2015) as Bing Bong
• The Lion King (2019) as Azizi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hjálmar Hjálmarsson. www.mbl.is. 2016-03-22.
2. Web site: Tilnefningar Eddu 2003 Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands. www.kvikmyndamidstod.is. 2016-03-22.