Cast & creator
Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Best known for Greenland 2: Migration, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Ragnarok
Gísli Örn Garðarsson (born 15 December 1973, Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic actor, director, producer, and writer. He is one of the thirteen founding members of Vesturport, Iceland's premier theatre and film company. He is best known as Vidar Jutul in Ragnarok (2020–2023, Netflix) and for writing, producing, and acting in Children (2006), which earned him the Shooting Stars Award at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. In film, he has appeared in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and Against the Ice (2022). He was awarded the Order of the Falcon, Knight's Cross by the President of Iceland in 2010 and has won multiple Edda Awards.
29
film credits
13
television credits
32
2001–2026 · acting roles
6.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (42)
Showing 42 of 42 credits
Greenland 2: Migration
Lars
2026
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Hassansin Leader
2010
Ragnarok
Vidar Jutul
2020
Exit
Director
2019
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Breca
2016
Against the Ice
Jørgensen
2022
Blackport
Jón
2021Blackport
Producer
2021Blackport
Writer
2021Blackport
Director
2021Blackport
Creator
2021
For Life
Overlege Alex Lind
2020
Beowulf & Grendel
Erik
2005
Parents
Producer
2007
Korríró
2011
Dramarama
Darri
2001
Vultures
Erik
2018
The Oath
Óttar
2016
No Laughing Allowed
2024
Tumult
Dark Son
2012Terra Infirma
Su
Woyzeck
Director
Woyzeck
Translator
Prisoners
Ásbjörn
2017
Everybody Loves Horses
Valdi
2025
Krautz in Seltjarnarnes
2025
Jitters
Haraldur
2010
Two Birds
2008
Caramels
2003
Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
Ethan
2004
City State
Jói
2011
Country Wedding
Grjóni
2008
Wild Game
Pétur
2023
Children
Garðar/Georg
2006
King's Road
Júníor
2010
Graves & Bones
Sigurður
2014Kill the Poet
Kadett
Undercurrent
Benni
2010Undercurrent
Writer
2010Undercurrent
Producer
2010
Grandma Hófí
2020
Spooks and Spirits
Ingi Brjánn
2013