Stefán Hallur Stefánsson
ABOUT Since his graduation from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts in 2006, Stefán Hallur has worked as an actor, director, dramaturg and teacher with professional international and local representation in theater, film and television including the National Theater of Iceland, Reykjavík City Theater, Vesturport, Vér Morðingjar, Sokkabandið, Aldrei Óstelandi, Lab Loki, ART (USA), CDN Orléans (FRA), Blueeyes Productions, Sagafilm, Pegasus Productions, ZikZak Filmworks, Mystery Island, RÚV, ZDF (GER) and ARD (GER) to name a few. He was tenured at the National Theater of Iceland as an actor from 2006-2020 and on the faculty staff of the drama department of the Icelandic University of the Arts from 2006-2017 focusing on dramaturgical analysis and scenework. THEATER / ACTOR He has portrayed a variety of main roles at the National Theater of Iceland such as Edward in KING LEAR, Lövborg in HEDDA GABLER, Macbeth in MACBETH, Dionysos in THE BACCHAE, Hans in Sofi Oksanen's PURGE, Fjalla- Eyvindur in FJALLA-EYVINDUR and The Master in THE MASTER AND MARGARITA. Other roles include portraying Jeff Skilling in Reykjavík City Theaters production of ENRON in 2010 and also starring in various independent productions, both Icelandic and international including Vesturports WOYZECK, Sokkabandiðs HÉR OG NÚ in Finland and Germany and CDN Orléans (FRA) production of JULIUS CAESAR, in collaboration with ART (USA) in France and Colombia from 2010-2012. He starred in Vesturports production of BASTARDS at Reykjavík City Theater in 2012 and THE DEEP, a one-man show in English in 2013 at Harpa Music Hall. TV & FILM / ACTOR Stefán Hallur has been featured in several foreign and domestic TV series and sitcoms. SENSE8 for Netflix (USA), HERZEN AUF EIS and WEGENER PROJECT for ZDF (GER) and THE SOLVEIG KARLDOTTIR MYSTERIES for ARD (GER). Icelandic credits include PRESSA and RÉTTUR 2 for which he recieved a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Icelandic Film&TV Awards in 2010. He was the lead in RÚV's FLATEY ENIGMA in 2018 and featured in BROT in 2019. Feature films include JÓHANNES, ROKLAND, DESEMBER and DJÚPIÐ. For the latter two Stefán Hallur received nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the Icelandic Film&TV Awards in 2008 and 2012. AWARDS / NOMINATIONS / ACTOR Stefán Hallur received a nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2014 at the Icelandic Theater Awards for LÚKAS at the National Theater. The same year he was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for THE CRUCIBLE at the National Theater. He was also nominated in 2016 for Best actor in a supporting Role for UM ÞAÐ BIL at the National Theater and for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2017 for the one-man play I'D RATHER GOYA KEPT ME FROM MY SLEEP THAN SOME OTHER ARSEHOLE at the National Theater in association with his own independent theater group ST/Una. He won Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2017 for the National Theater of Icelands production of GOTT FÓLK and won Best Supporting Role for CONSENT at the National Theater in 2019. THEATER / DIRECTOR / AWARDS / NOMINATIONS Directing and producer credits of Stefán Hallur between 2008 -2013 include, in association with the National Theater of Iceland, The Ministry of Education and The Association of Independent Theaters, PENETRATOR and THE CENSOR by Anthony Neilson, THE UGLY ONE by Marius Von Mayenburg, MACBETH by William Shakespeare and AFTER THE END by Dennis Kelly. His own adaptation of Saint-Exuperys LE PETIT PRINCE at the National Theater in 2014 received critical acclaim in Iceland. Stefán Hallur directed and co-wrote ÞITT EIGIÐ LEIKRIT/YOUR OWN PLAY VOL1 & 2 for the National Theater of Iceland. A two-year project based on two interactive plays for children and young adults where the audience decides the outcome. Both plays received nominations for Best Childrens Play at the Icelandic Theater Awards in 2019 and 2020. His latest project is KJARVAL, a childrens play, directed and written by Stefán Hallur about Icelands most famous painter for the Reykjavík City Theater. Premiered in september 2021 and is still running. RADIO / DIRECTOR / AWARDS / NOMINATIONS Stefán Hallur directed LIFUN a 4 -part series radio play at the National Broadcasting Corporation (RÚV) in 2016 for which he won Best Radio Play at the Icelandic Theater Awards in 2017. He also received a nomination for 48 by Jón Atli Jónasson, produced by RÚV, which also received a nomination for Best Radio Play in 2018.
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- Actor
- 3 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Known for
What are Stefán Hallur Stefánsson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
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 Stefán Hallur Stefánsson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Stefán Hallur Stefánsson'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
14 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Iceland Is Best(2020)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Flatey Enigma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Autumn Lights(2016)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Reykjavík (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Áramótaskaup: 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Deep(2012)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Stormland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Crew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Örstutt Jól (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Jóhannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Family Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Scratches: Part 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Career shape
Star power in the 53rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 2006 to 2020; peak year 2012.
Film career
Peak 2012 · 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.
- 2012Screen debut· The Deep
How do Stefán Hallur Stefánsson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 3 titles is Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 28. 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 Stefán Hallur Stefánsson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stefán Hallur Stefánsson's MovieCove titles; Thora Bjorg Helga shares the most, 2.
- Thora Bjorg HelgaShared titles: Autumn Lights (2016), The Deep (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Thora Bjorg Helga
