Mikael Kaaber
Mikael Kaaber is an Icelandic actor known for As long as we live, Cold and Luther and the fallen sun He started studying drama at Iceland University of the Arts in autumn 2021 Mikael started acting when he was 6-year-old and played the part of the grandson in the Icelandic hit show "Sitji Guðs Englar" in the Icelandic National Theatre. He performed over 55 times for a full auditorium. After that, there was no turning back. When he turned 10 he went straight to the City Theatre's acting academy and studied there for four years. Through the college years, Mikael took part in a lot of big school plays and musicals. In 2017 he got awarded for his performance as Brian in the hit play The Breakfast Club, on the annual College Theatre Awards for Best performance in a leading role and as The 2017 shooting star. After graduation, he wrote in collaboration with other young artists, commercial hit show Fyrsta Skiptið. It toured the country and was televised on Sjónvarp Símans in 2020. The play was on the national newspapers shortlist as the Best Play Of The Year. Mikael has been praised by critics and fans for his performances in theatre, television, and films. Upcoming projects in 2024: WHEN THE LIGHTS BREAKS by Rúnar Rúnarsson - an Oscar nominated director.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Mikael Kaaber's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
- Shadowas Natan in Come to Harm (2021)
- Threshold guardianas Gunni in When the Light Breaks (2024)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
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 Mikael Kaaber's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Mikael Kaaber'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
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Hvar er draumurinn? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Góðir Íslendingar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Brjánn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Reykjavík 112(2025)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
When the Light Breaks(2024)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
As Long As We Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Cold(2023)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Come to Harm(2021)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Iceland Is Best(2020)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Metalhead(2013)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 2013 to 2026; peak year 2024.
Biggest box office
Cold (2023)
Highest rated
Metalhead (2013)
Most popular right now
Reykjavík 112 (2025)
Film career
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.
- 2013Screen debut· Metalhead
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.
How do Mikael Kaaber's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 44. 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 Mikael Kaaber work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mikael Kaaber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yrsa Sigurðardóttir shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Yrsa SigurðardóttirShared titles: Reykjavík 112 (2025), Cold (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Actors
- Elín HallShared titles: When the Light Breaks (2024), Cold (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Elín Hall
- Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirShared titles: Cold (2023), Metalhead (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Producers
- Heather MillardShared titles: When the Light Breaks (2024), Cold (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Heather Millard
- Thora MargretardottirShared titles: When the Light Breaks (2024), Cold (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Thora Margretardottir