Þorsteinn Bachmann
Date of birth: 1965-10-25
Place of birth: Reykjavík, Iceland
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in Life in a Fishbowl. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Bachmann grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, Iceland before moving to Breiðholt when he was 10 years old. He did not do well in school in the early years. Looking back he remembers, that he was barely able to read or write before changing schools from Fossvogur to the one in Breiðholt. Bachmann graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1991. Since graduation he has worked with theatre groups in Reykjavík and Akureyri and was president of the latter for a few years. He has held many acting courses, and has served as a teacher at both the Icelandic Drama School and the Icelandic Film School. In 2013 he worked with the National Theatre of Iceland. Before every premiere Bachmann goes to the gym, goes swimming and finishes off with a sauna. "This is something I've always done and goes with every film or stage premiere".
Movie Credits
Eleven Men Out
2005-09-02
The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team
Scratches: Part 4
2006-01-01
Far Away War
2010-01-01
During the invasion of Gaza in 2008-2009 by the Israeli army, 1400 people were killed - there of 400
Hotel Earth
2008-01-01
Three children take their grandfather to the graveyard to visit their dead grandmother. When they fi
The Nail
2008-09-29
Robert is an important man with big responsibilities. One day he has an accident that blurs the bord
Thicker Than Water
2006-02-24
Pétur is an optometrist happily married to Ásta. They are expecting a child but already have a 10 ye
Prisonguards
2017-01-21
The job of a prisonguard is a strange one; they work on the border of free society and prison. This
Áramótaskaup 2021
2021-12-31
Annual TV movie that makes fun of the past year.
Hullabaloo
2010-12-26
The time is 20 years and a few months to the millennium, and the unrecognized, self-proclaimed geniu
The Very Last Fishing Trip
2022-03-18
A group of friends goes on their annual salmon fishing trip to relax in the countryside. The newcome
Volcano
2011-09-30
Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill
The Quiet Storm
2007-09-07
A young girl breaks up from her petit bourgeoisie home and her piano lessons to lead an entirely new
Jitters
2010-08-27
An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying "jitters" of love and lust with the
Against the Ice
2022-02-10
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ic
Stormland
2011-01-14
The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland
Either Way
2011-09-02
Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding ro
A Man Like Me
2002-08-16
A postal worker falls in love with the Chinese waitress at a Chinese restaurant. They start dating a
XL
2013-01-18
Ex-family man, avid womanizer, heavy-drinking, parliamentarian, Leifur, is forced to go into rehab b
Ferox
2013-04-19
Arnaldur, a 16-year-old boy living a normal teenager's life in Reykjavik. One day, coming home from
Life in a Fishbowl
2014-05-16
Three tales of three people who have a lasting effect on one another. A young writer whose career i
The Grandad
2014-09-25
Gudjón has led a safe life. Suddenly faced with retirement and growing older, he is forced to take a
Summerlight and Then Comes The Night
2022-10-14
The village is brimming with stories and if you listen closely it might tell you a few. Perhaps the
The Icelandic Dream
2000-09-07
A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the cont
Tom of Finland
2017-02-24
Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving h
The Oath
2016-09-06
When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must tak
Under the Tree
2017-09-06
When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow o
Let Me Fall
2018-09-07
When 15-year-old Magnea meets Stella, everything changes. Stella's no-holds-barred lifestyle drags t
And Breathe Normally
2018-08-17
At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment
Agnes Joy
2019-10-05
When a new neighbour arrives at Rannveig´s doorstep, her frustrated everyday life suddenly changes.
The Last Fishing Trip
2020-03-06
Six friends on their annual fishing trip realize leaving wives, work and worries at home is really h
The County
2019-08-14
A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in
Out of the Ash and Into the Fire
2000-02-06
A streetsweeper finds a unconscious woman while cleaning the streets and decides to help her out by
How about that...
2019-03-05
An elderly woman feels that she's leading a too lonely a life so she decides to turn things around.
The Pension Gang
2012-01-04
Marta and Johann, a retired couple, invest their life savings with banker Bjarni who has promised to
Korríró
2011-12-22
The tale of Goldilocks is sometimes viewed as a cautionary tale that imparts a lesson about the haza
Chess Story
2011-01-29
The battle of two great chess players to mentally overpower one another takes on a dimension of life
One Family
1995-03-01
Joe, fed up with his in-laws, runs away from home. Enjoying his newly gained freedom and his father-
The Viking Sagas
1995-08-03
The film chronicles a long-ago time when men relied not on their intellect to make points, but on th
Sense
2024-09-28
Vigdís, a young and ambitious partner at a law firm, mysteriously wakes up one day to a disturbing d
Dark Ocean
The charismatic captain of a fishing trawler in the North Atlantic has just boarded young deckhand H