Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Birthdate
October 25, 1965 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Iceland
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
October 25, 1965 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Iceland
Known For
Acting

Biography

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 and finishes off with a sauna. "This is something I've always done and goes with every film or stage premiere".

Þorsteinn Bachmann's LGBTQ+ Titles

Tom of Finland
Tom of Finland
Editor-in-chief
Jitters
Jitters
Benedikt
Let Me Fall
Let Me Fall
Hannes

Acting (46)

Ríkið (10 episodes)
2024
The Darkness as Jón (6 episodes)
2023
Afturelding as Eysteinn (8 episodes)
2022
Summerlight and Then Comes The Night as Guðmundur
2022
The Very Last Fishing Trip as Valur Adalsteins
2022
Against the Ice as Captain Amdrup
2021
Áramótaskaup 2021
2021
Katla as Gísli (8 episodes)
2020
Jarðarförin mín as Kristján Kristjánsson (6 episodes)
2020
The Last Fishing Trip as Valur
2019
Agnes Joy as Einar
2019
The County
2019
How about that... as Þekktur maður
2018
Let Me Fall as Hannes
2018
And Breathe Normally as Hörður
2017
Under the Tree as Konrad
2017
Tom of Finland as Editor-in-chief
2017
Prisonguards
2016
The Oath as Ragnar
2015
Trapped as Sigurður (10 episodes)
2015
Case as Högni (9 episodes)
2014
The Grandad as Eiríkur
2014
Life in a Fishbowl as Móri
2014
True Detective as Anders Lund (5 episodes)
2013
Ferox as Police Sergeant
2013
XL as Prime minister
2012
The Pension Gang as Bjarni
2011
Korríró
2011
Volcano as Ari
2011
Either Way as Vörubílstjóri
2011
Chess Story as Chess player 1
2011
Stormland as Toni Group
2010
Hullabaloo as Gummi Gumm
2010
Jitters as Benedikt
2010
Far Away War
2008
The Nail
2008
Hotel Earth
2007
The Press as Gestur (18 episodes)
2007
The Quiet Storm as Keli
2006
Thicker Than Water as Steini
2006
Scratches: Part 4
2005
Eleven Men Out as Georg
2002
A Man Like Me as Dagur
2000
The Icelandic Dream as Geiri
2000
Out of the Ash and Into the Fire
1995
One Family

Production (2)

2011
Chess Story • Producer
• Producer
2008
The Nail • Co-Producer
• Co-Producer