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Hinrik Ólafsson

Hinrik Ólafsson

Actor · Born April 11, 1963 (63)

Hinrik Ólafsson was born on 11 April 1963. He is an actor and writer, known for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), Above Iceland (2026) and The County (2019).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 11, 1963 (63)
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 12% in 30 days

What are Hinrik Ólafsson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Society
25%
Morality
17%
Survival
12%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
1
Hopeful
1
Tense
1
Melancholic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hinrik Ólafsson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hinrik Ólafsson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Finnish Line(2024)

    as Jaak

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Million Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Baldur

  • Solitude(2023)

    as Þorkell

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Summerlight and Then Comes The Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Doctor

  • The County(2019)

    as Reynir

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Excuse me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Gunnar Lögga

  • Thick Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Reykjavík (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Alone? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Co-Producer

  • Elephant Whisperer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Fencing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Location Manager · Actor

  • In the Arm of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Valdimar

  • Fiasco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Raddsetning (voice)

  • Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Olaf

  • The Viking Sagas(1995)

    as Ketil

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 41st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 1995 to 2024; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Solitude (2023)

$23K worldwide

Highest rated

Solitude (2023)

Midcredits 77th

Film career

19952024

Peak 2024 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 14: 11 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 14: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 14: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 14: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew2010s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew2020s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Hinrik Ólafsson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

The Viking Sagas (1995)

66th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Solitude (2023)

Midcredits 77th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hinrik Ólafsson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hinrik Ólafsson's MovieCove titles; Snorri Þórisson shares the most, 2.