Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Date of birth: 1969-01-24
Place of birth: Reykjavík, Iceland
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Hilmir Snaer Gudnason
Biography
Hilmir Snær Guðnason (born 24 January 1969, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic actor. He is famous in his native country and has appeared in both film and on stage. In 2000 he was named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion. Hilmir graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 1994. He has played in a number of plays and musicals. He is married to Bryndís Jónsdóttir and has two daughters born in 1995 and 2009. He is best known for his roles in the films "101 Reykjavík" (2000), "The Sea" (2002), "White Night Wedding" (2008) & "Lamb" (2021). Three-time winner of the highest national Icelandic film and TV award - "EDDA" (also nominated 3 times).
Movie Credits
Erbsen auf halb 6
2004-03-04
It all starts with a bang. The car breaks through the crash barrier and falls off the bridge. The li
Angels of the Universe
2000-01-01
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, t
101 Reykjavik
2000-05-31
A 30-year-old slacker who lives with his mother finds his life turned upside down when his mother's
Crossroads
2001-10-31
Within the walls of the hospital, the duo develops a strong visceral relationship that eventually ta
Flying Blind
1998-11-27
One day a heavy smoker finally quits his habit exactly when the clock hits noon. After years of thin
Kalt Borð
1998-01-01
When Dreams Come True
1995-02-03
The staff at the bureau of values may be the greatest bureaucrats in the world, but they have the mo
Blueprint
2003-12-08
The story of the first cloned human being - told in her own words: At the age of thirty the world-fa
The Nail
2008-09-29
Robert is an important man with big responsibilities. One day he has an accident that blurs the bord
Njalssaga
2003-01-01
TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga
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
Frozen Paradise
2005-01-01
A filmmaker joins a group of expert kayakers on a kayaking trip in the ice filled fiords of East Gre
White Night Wedding
2008-01-18
Jon, a middle-aged professor is going to get married tomorrow, for the second time, to one of his ex
The Sea
2002-09-13
Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs in his remote Icelandic fishing villa
The Swan
2018-01-05
When young Sól is sent to live with her distant countryside relatives for a summer, she becomes enta
Cold Trail
2006-12-29
After the death of his father, a private investigator in Iceland leads his own search to discover wh
Anna
2007-05-26
A rare syndrome keeps Anna in a world of isolation. Desperate for human contact, she attempts to bre
Guy X
2005-06-06
A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.
Our Own Oslo
2011-01-01
The comedy Our Own Oslo is an everyday love story. We follow the strained courtship of the wildly di
Cruelty
2016-10-21
Two girls disappear from a playground and the two best detectives in the police force try to solve t
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
The Seagull's Laughter
2001-10-20
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a w
The Higher Force
2008-03-28
Ashamed for being a debt-collecting thug, David believes that he is an ugly duckling waiting to beco
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
Circledrawers
2009-01-10
Welcome to world of the Circledrawers - lowly janitors of the Almighty's imperfect system, angels li
Stormland
2011-01-14
The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland
Rust
1990-12-26
After 15 years Pétur returns to Baddi's auto garage that is still located at the end of the world. B
La Légende du Cavalier Fantôme
Witchcraft
1999-11-26
The young and fanatical Jon is appointed pastor to a remote church in 15th century Iceland. As is cu
Polite People
2013-03-31
A desperate city slicker engineer cheats his way into a small farming community, pretending to know
Ferox
2013-04-19
Arnaldur, a 16-year-old boy living a normal teenager's life in Reykjavik. One day, coming home from
Brave Men's Blood
2014-10-17
The head of the Reykjavík police department's internal affairs unit decides to use his investigation
Spooks and Spirits
2013-03-29
Ofeigur, the passed away father of Anna Sol walks again and starts to involve her life and her boyfr
Grand Finale
2024-01-26
A chamber orchestra is working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik. Financial hardship places a gr
Wild Game
2023-01-06
At a dinner party in Vesturbær, seven friends decide to play a dangerous game. They put their phones
In Front of Others
2016-02-26
Hubert is a shy and introverted graphic designer who hasn't been too successful when approaching wom
Agnes
1995-12-22
In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life
The Biggest Rescue
2014-10-30
Friends Sveppi and Villi discover that an old nemesis has built a doomsday machine that can trigger
Woman at War
2018-05-22
Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything t
Fullir vasar
2018-02-23
The film deals with four men who rob a bank to pay tens of millions of debts one of them to Iceland'
A White, White Day
2019-07-25
In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an af
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
On Top Down Under
2002-08-31
On Top - Iceland, a lighthouse, a cold winter evening. Her thoughts drift back to that summer ... to
Lamb
2021-08-12
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover
Reykjavik Guesthouse: Rent a Bike
2002-03-25
Jóhann is a thirty year old guesthouse owner in downtown Reykjavík who has isolated himself socially
Doomsday
1998-01-01
Follows the infamous Sólborgarcase where a mother and her brother were accused of killing their newb
Dawn
2012-12-08
A father and his child wake up from a bad dream.
Mamma Gógó
2010-01-01
Mamma Gógó is about Gógó, an elderly lady, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and her son’s and
Alma
2021-05-07
After having witnessed her father's brutal murder, three-year-old Alma and her mother fled their war
House For Sale
2024-09-28
A real estate agent struggles to sell his own house.
Divine Remedy
2024-12-26
Four priests head to Rioja, Spain, to find a better quality mass wine than has ever been available i
Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016-12-31
Áramótaskaup: 2016 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.