Thorvaldur Kristjansson
Actor · Born September 17, 1983 (43) · Reykjavík, Island
Thorvaldur Kristjansson has a BFA degree in drama from The Juilliard School in New York, which was funded by scholarships and through the personal assistance of Academy Award winner and former Juilliard alumnus, Robin Williams. Since graduating, he has been very active in his work life and was nominated as Best Leading Actor at The Icelandic Film and TV Academy Awards (Eddan) for his first feature film, BLACK'S GAME, and then won the prize in 2020 as Best Supporting Actor in a TV series for THE MINISTER. Films such as I REMEMBER YOU and LIFE IN A FISHBOWL were blockbuster hits in Iceland, and a number of his films have screened in major international festivals. Kristjansson has also done voice-over work for animated films, including one of the leading roles in the short YES-PEOPLE, which was nominated for an Academy Award at the 2021 Oscars. Kristjansson has a notable on-stage career, having performed in Iceland's most renowned theatres, including The Icelandic National Theatre and Reykjavik City Theatre. He was nominated as Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Icelandic National Theatre Awards (Gríman) for his work in the play CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME. His latest film, the critically acclaimed A LETTER FROM HELGA, was released in 2022 and went straight to the top of the Icelandic box office list during its first weekend. The film received 12 nominations at The Icelandic Film and TV Academy Awards (Eddan), including Kristjansson's nomination as Best Leading Actor. Mr Kristjansson that same year also received EFP's Shooting Stars award at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 17, 1983 (43)
- Reykjavík, Island
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Thorvaldur Kristjansson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas Stebbi in Black's Game (2012)
- Allyas Jón in The Swan (2017)
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 Thorvaldur Kristjansson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Thorvaldur Kristjansson'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, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
A Letter from Helga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Last Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Minister(2020)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
White Lines(2020)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Yes-People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Interdependence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Swan(2017)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
I Remember You(2017)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Dracula Untold(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Life in a Fishbowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Black's Game(2012)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all filmsDark Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Kill the Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Punishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles, 12 of them dated from 2012 to 2024; peak year 2013.
Biggest box office
I Remember You (2017)
Highest rated
Black's Game (2012)
Most popular right now
The Minister (2020)
Film career
Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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· Black's Game
- 2012First top-billed film· Black's Game
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Thorvaldur Kristjansson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. 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 Thorvaldur Kristjansson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Thorvaldur Kristjansson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Birgitta Bjornsdottir shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Óskar Thór AxelssonShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Óskar Thór Axelsson
Actors
- Jóhannes Haukur JóhannessonShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Editors
- Kristján LoðmfjörðShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kristján Loðmfjörð
Producers
- Birgitta BjornsdottirShared titles: The Minister (2020), I Remember You (2017), The Swan (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Birgitta Bjornsdottir
- Hlín JóhannesdóttirShared titles: The Minister (2020), The Swan (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
- Chris BriggsShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Briggs
- Skuli Fr. MalmquistShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Skuli Fr. Malmquist
Mixed roles
- Nanna Kristín MagnúsdóttirShared titles: The Minister (2020), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
