Born to Icelandic parents in Lund and raised in Reykjavík before his family settled in Tyresö, he began his stage career with a performance in Heimsljós at the Reykjavík City Theatre and an appearance on the comedy program Áramótaskaupið. After gaining experience in both Gothenburg’s and Stockholm’s municipal theatres, he earned international recognition when a jury at the 2009 Shanghai Internatio…