Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Q: Has Ólafur Darri won any awards?

Ólafur Darri has received several nominations throughout his career, including awards for his work in Icelandic film and television, but he has yet to win a major international award.

Q: What was Ólafur Darri's first film?

Ólafur Darri made his film debut in 'The Sea' in 2002, which helped launch his career in the Icelandic film industry.

Q: What is Ólafur Darri's net worth?

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson's estimated net worth is around 2 million USD, reflecting his successful career in acting and voiceover work.

Q: What other films has Ólafur Darri appeared in?

In addition to 'Operation Napoleon' and 'Trapped', Ólafur has appeared in films like 'The Last Kingdom' and 'Rams', showcasing his talent in various roles.

Q: Is Ólafur Darri involved in any theater productions?

Yes, Ólafur Darri has participated in various theater productions in Iceland, demonstrating his versatility and commitment to the performing arts.

Q: What is Ólafur Darri's acting style known for?

Ólafur Darri is known for his intense and engaging acting style, often bringing depth to his characters through a strong emotional presence.

Q: Where was Ólafur Darri born?

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he began his journey in the arts before gaining international recognition.

Known for

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

IMDb 6.9 / 10

1947 / Comedy, Fantasy / 110mins

Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald poster

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

IMDb 6.5 / 10

2018 / Adventure, Family / 134 min

Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting...

Name

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Height

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Born

1 February 1978, Reykjavik, Iceland

Spouses

Jóhanna M. Ólafsdóttir (2008–present)

Children

2 children, names not publicly known

Parents

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Sr., Guðrún Ólafsdóttir

Estimated Net Worth

2 million USD

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2027	Movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 The second live-action adaptation of the animated trilogy. Plot TBA.	Drago	Not rated
2026	Movie Wildwood Prue and her classmate Curtis are drawn into a forbidden magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable...	(voice)	Not rated
2026	Movie Blood on Snow A hit man falls for his client's wife, who happens to be the target of the assassin's latest assignment.	Unknown character	Not rated
2025	Movie Hidden People Guti and Sig wake up naked and handcuffed to one another on a riverbank near Ljubljana. Sig suffers from memory...	Sig	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2025	TV Reykjavík Fusion Jonas, a talented chef, attempts to clear his name and win back his family after wrongful imprisonment. As society turns...	Jónas	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2025	TV Your Friends & Neighbors When a financial titan suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat. Stealing...	Christian Tómasson	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2025	TV Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue Follow the tale of nine strangers who find themselves lost in a remote Mexican jungle after their small plane traveling...	Travis Davies	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2024	TV La Palma A Norwegian family vacationing on La Palma faces disaster when a young researcher discovers alarming signs of an imminent volcanic...	Haukur	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2024	TV Twilight of the Gods Zack Snyder unleashes a bold and bloody vision of Norse mythology in this adult animated series about a warrior with...	Tiwaz (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2024	TV Twilight of the Gods Zack Snyder unleashes a bold and bloody vision of Norse mythology in this adult animated series about a warrior with...	Tiwaz / First Wolf (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2024	TV The Darkness Special investigator DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir tackles one last cold case before forced into early retirement. This one relates the mysterious...	Aki Haraldsson	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2023	TV Boat Story Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2023	TV Boat Story Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split...	Narrator / Elias	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2023	TV As Long As We Live A struggling mom in a stale marriage, longs for thrills of her past life. When a young man enters her...	Haddi	Not rated
2023	TV Kiff This series follows Kiff, an optimistic squirrel whose best intentions often lead to complete chaos, and her best friend Barry,...	Centaur Claus (voice)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2023	Movie Operation Napoleon A modern-day lawyer is sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Her only...	Einar	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2022	Movie Summerlight and Then Comes The Night The village is brimming with stories and if you listen closely it might tell you a few. Perhaps the one...	Kjartan	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2022	TV Vikings: The Rise & Fall An unstoppable force for more than 300 years saw the relentless and far-reaching growth of the Viking Empire. Throughout history,...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2022	Movie Beautiful Beings A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent...	Svenni	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	TV Severance Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When...	Mr. Drummond	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2022	TV Somebody Somewhere Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she...	Víglundur 'Iceland' Hjartarson	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2022	TV The Tourist When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has...	Billy Nixon	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2021	Movie The Rock of Ages A soldier, which army, which era, unclear. What’s clear is the evil he’s done. Faced with his impending mortality, he...	The Rock	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	TV Journey A buddy love story about two men going on a road trip to reshape their longtime friendship. The journey takes...	Self	Not rated
2021	TV Star Stable: Mistfall Mistfall is the story of a tragic accident, a mysterious island, a magical horse… and an epic adventure. Feel the...	Sam	Not rated
2020	TV The Minister A look into the life of the newly elected Prime Minister of Iceland, who starts losing his grip on reality...	Benedikt	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2020	Movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage...	Neils Brongus	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	Movie End of Sentence Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean,...	Stone	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2019	TV The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power and set out...	urVa (The Archer) (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2019	TV NOS4A2 A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As...	Bing Partridge	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2019	Movie Murder Mystery On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling...	Sergei	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2019	TV The Widow A woman's search to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's...	Ariel Helgason	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie The Vanishing Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.	Boor	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2019	Movie How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the...	Ragnar the Rock (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2018	Movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only...	Skender	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2018	TV New Amsterdam The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out...	Burl	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2018	Movie Let Me Fall When 15-year-old Magnea meets Stella, everything changes. Stella's no-holds-barred lifestyle drags them both into a world of drugs, which brings...	Customer at the Beginning	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2018	Movie The Meg A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor...	The Wall	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2018	Movie The Spy Who Dumped Me A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their...	Finnish Backpacker	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	TV Emerald City In the blink of a tornado’s eye, 20-year-old Dorothy Gale and her K9 police dog are transported to another world,...	Ojo	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2016	Movie Patient Seven Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist, has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital...	Alley Zombie (segment: "Undying Love")	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2016	Movie CUBS A single father wants to fulfil his young daughter's wish to throw a slumber party for her friends, but it...	Per	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	TV Quarry The story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned...	Credence Mason	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	Movie The White King Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government...	Pickaxe	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2016	Movie The BFG An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the...	Maidmasher / Cook	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2016	TV Lady Dynamite A single-camera half-hour comedy based on what Maria Bamford has accepted to be "her life." It's the sometimes surreal story...	Scott Marvel Casssidy	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2016	Movie Zoolander 2 Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.	Hasidic Man	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2016	Movie I can't be seen like this The lives of two sisters change forever one winter morning.	Unknown character	Not rated
2015	TV Trapped The body of a murder victim turns up in a small Icelandic village just as a major snowstorm cuts the...	Andri Ólafsson	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2015	Movie The Last Witch Hunter The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious...	Belial	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Reverse Two childhood friends decide to drive around Iceland backward to raise money for charity. Soon after they set out, however,...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie East A film inspired by real events in the Icelandic underworld. A young man has a one night stand with the...	Unknown character	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2014	Movie Artun A boy from a small town has never kissed a girl. One day he and his friends decide to go...	Jaffi's Father (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2014	Movie A Walk Among the Tombstones Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.	Jonas Loogan	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2013	Movie Áramótaskaup: 2013 Áramótaskaup: 2013 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2013	Movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes...	Helicopter Pilot	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2013	Movie XL Ex-family man, avid womanizer, heavy-drinking, parliamentarian, Leifur, is forced to go into rehab by his political rival, following a well...	Leifur Sigurðarson	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2012	Movie Swim for your life The film follows the brave attempts of two men to be the first Icelander to swim the English Channel, the...	Narrator	Not rated
2012	Movie The Deep Based on an astonishing true incident that took place on the frigid seas off Iceland in 1984, The Deep fashions...	Gulli (Guðlaugs Friðþjófssonar)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2012	Movie Contraband When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long...	Olaf	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2011	Movie Undying Love What lengths does a man go to hold on to love.	Alley Zombie	Not rated
2011	Movie Legends of Valhalla: Thor An over confident teen with a magical weapon and a handful of imperfect gods join forces against an evil queen...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2011	Movie Stormland The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland. Boddi hates materialistic...	Böddi	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	Movie Permille Erik likes to have a drink once in a while. The day after a good party, sitting with his girlfriend...	Erik	Not rated
2010	Movie Undercurrent The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of...	Sævar	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2010	Movie King's Road After 3 years abroad Junior returns to Iceland with his set of problems hoping that his father can sort them...	Ray	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2009	Movie Epic Fail Epic Fail is based on true events that happened in Reykjavik, Iceland not so long ago. It is a 14...	Unknown character	Not rated
2008	Movie Reykjavik-Rotterdam A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered...	Elvar	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2008	Movie Country Wedding A couple decide to get married in a church out in the country. It is 1 hour drive from Reykjavik...	Egill	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2008	TV I Hunt Men This thriller series follows two detectives, Gunnar (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) and Hinrik (Gísli Örn Garðarsson),as they attempt to track down...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2008	Movie White Night Wedding Jon, a middle-aged professor is going to get married tomorrow, for the second time, to one of his ex-students half...	Sjonni	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2008	Movie The Box The film tells the tale of a man named Kalli, a scruffy looking 30 year old, that lives in his...	Unknown character	Not rated
2007	Movie Wrath of Gods When Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson set upon Iceland to film Beowulf & Grendel starring Gerard Butler and Stellan Skarsgard in...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2006	Movie Children Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her...	Marino	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2006	Movie Thicker Than Water Pétur is an optometrist happily married to Ásta. They are expecting a child but already have a 10 year old...	Börkur	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2006	Movie Beauty of Small Things	Unknown character	Not rated
2005	Movie Beowulf & Grendel The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of...	Unferth	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2004	TV The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by...	Computertyven	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Wine of the House A short film about how everything that can go wrong goes so bad that going wrong takes on a new...	Unknown character	Not rated
2003	Movie Full House	Unknown character	Not rated
2003	Movie Njalssaga TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga is a half-hour...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	TV The Amazing Race This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2000	Movie 101 Reykjavik A 30-year-old slacker who lives with his mother finds his life turned upside down when his mother's flamenco-dancing friend moves...	Marri	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2000	Movie Fiasco Set in present-day Reykjavík, Fiasco draws a narrative circle of interconnecting stories in which three members of the Bardal household...	Gulli	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2000	Movie Out of the Ash and Into the Fire A streetsweeper finds a unconscious woman while cleaning the streets and decides to help her out by bringing her to...	Unknown character	TMDB 1.0 / 10
1999	Movie Robbie Rotten in LazyTown Íþróttaálfurinn has managed to change the villagers' negative attitude towards sports, healthy food and all diligence. But when he leaves...	Pósturinn	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1998	Movie The Rooties A band's and their crew's miscommunication leading them to being on the opposite sides of the country leads to comic...	Unknown character	Not rated
1997	Movie Pearls and Swine Lisa wants to take a cruise, hubby Finnbogi schemes to make money. He buys a dilapidated bakery. They get lucky...	Bjartmar	TMDB 6.1 / 10
TBA	TV 12 12 12 A disgraced FBI agent and an American career criminal play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	TV God of War Father and son Kratos and Atreus embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye....	Thor	Not rated
TBA	Movie A Winter's Journey Bavaria, 1812. A lovelorn young poet banished from society is forced to wander across mountains, ice and snow, on a...	Jakob	Not rated
TBA	Movie How and Why After his children's science show is canceled, Goodman Hesselman tries to start over with a new show in a little...	Bill Senior	Not rated
TBA	Movie Dark Ocean The charismatic captain of a fishing trawler in the North Atlantic has just boarded young deckhand Hákon, who takes on...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf Kristin and Steve are living a quiet life in Iceland until an emergency call and a mysterious murder lead them...	Einar	Not rated
TBA	Movie Woyzeck The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best...	Entertainer	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2022	Movie Summerlight and Then Comes The Night The village is brimming with stories and if you listen closely it might tell you a few. Perhaps the one...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie XL Ex-family man, avid womanizer, heavy-drinking, parliamentarian, Leifur, is forced to go into rehab by his political rival, following a well...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2010	Movie Permille Erik likes to have a drink once in a while. The day after a good party, sitting with his girlfriend...	Producer Production	Not rated
2010	Movie Undercurrent The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2008	Movie The Box The film tells the tale of a man named Kalli, a scruffy looking 30 year old, that lives in his...	Camera Operator Camera	Not rated
2007	Movie Parents The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
TBA	Movie Dead Weight Lonely Reykjavik woman Unnur's life changes when she takes in a stray black cat and its owner, Ásta, leading to...	Producer Production	Not rated

Hidden People

2025 / TMDB 10.0

Operation Napoleon

2023 / TMDB 6.2

Summerlight and Then Comes The Night

2022 / TMDB 6.5

Beautiful Beings

2022 / TMDB 7.0

The Rock of Ages

2021 / TMDB 8.0

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

2020 / TMDB 6.4

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Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Known for

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Personal details

Credits

Latest Release

Hidden People

Operation Napoleon

Summerlight and Then Comes The Night

Beautiful Beings

The Rock of Ages

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

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