Þorsteinn Bachmann

Born: 1965-10-25

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".


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Against the Ice

as Captain Amdrup
Released: 2022-02-10

In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition...

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The Oath

as Ragnar
Released: 2016-09-06

When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must...

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And Breathe Normally

as Hörður
Released: 2018-08-17

At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief...

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Life in a Fishbowl

as Móri
Released: 2014-05-16

Three tales of three people who have a lasting effect on one another. A young writer whose...

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Tom of Finland

as Editor-in-chief
Released: 2017-02-24

Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience...

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Under the Tree

as Konrad
Released: 2017-09-06

When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a...

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Summerlight and Then Comes The Night

as Guðmundur
Released: 2022-10-14

The village is brimming with stories and if you listen closely it might tell you a few. Perhaps...

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Eleven Men Out

as Georg
Released: 2005-09-02

The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his...

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XL

as Prime minister
Released: 2013-01-18

Ex-family man, avid womanizer, heavy-drinking, parliamentarian, Leifur, is forced to go into...

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Let Me Fall

as Hannes
Released: 2018-09-07

When 15-year-old Magnea meets Stella, everything changes. Stella's no-holds-barred lifestyle...

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The County

as uncredited
Released: 2019-08-14

A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice...

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Either Way

as Vörubílstjóri
Released: 2011-09-02

Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the...

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Jitters

as Benedikt
Released: 2010-08-27

An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying "jitters" of love and lust with...

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Stormland

as Toni Group
Released: 2011-01-14

The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern...

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Thicker Than Water

as Steini
Released: 2006-02-24

Pétur is an optometrist happily married to Ásta. They are expecting a child but already have a...

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Hullabaloo

as Gummi Gumm
Released: 2010-12-26

The time is 20 years and a few months to the millennium, and the unrecognized, self-proclaimed...

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A Man Like Me

as Dagur
Released: 2002-08-16

A postal worker falls in love with the Chinese waitress at a Chinese restaurant. They start...

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Volcano

as Ari
Released: 2011-09-30

Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets...

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The Icelandic Dream

as Geiri
Released: 2000-09-07

A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the...

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The Last Fishing Trip

as Valur
Released: 2020-03-06

Six friends on their annual fishing trip realize leaving wives, work and worries at home is...

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Agnes Joy

as Einar
Released: 2019-10-05

When a new neighbour arrives at Rannveig´s doorstep, her frustrated everyday life suddenly...

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The Quiet Storm

as Keli
Released: 2007-09-07

A young girl breaks up from her petit bourgeoisie home and her piano lessons to lead an entirely...

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Ferox

as Police Sergeant
Released: 2013-04-19

Arnaldur, a 16-year-old boy living a normal teenager's life in Reykjavik. One day, coming home...

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The Grandad

as Eiríkur
Released: 2014-09-25

Gudjón has led a safe life. Suddenly faced with retirement and growing older, he is forced to...

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How about that...

as Þekktur maður
Released: 2019-03-05

An elderly woman feels that she's leading a too lonely a life so she decides to turn things around.

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Out of the Ash and Into the Fire

as uncredited
Released: 2000-02-06

A streetsweeper finds a unconscious woman while cleaning the streets and decides to help her out...

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Chess Story

as Chess player 1
Released: 2011-01-29

The battle of two great chess players to mentally overpower one another takes on a dimension of...

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Korríró

as uncredited
Released: 2011-12-22

The tale of Goldilocks is sometimes viewed as a cautionary tale that imparts a lesson about the...

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Áramótaskaup 2021

as uncredited
Released: 2021-12-31

Annual TV movie that makes fun of the past year.

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The Nail

as uncredited
Released: 2008-09-29

Robert is an important man with big responsibilities. One day he has an accident that blurs the...

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The Very Last Fishing Trip

as Valur Adalsteins
Released: 2022-03-18

A group of friends goes on their annual salmon fishing trip to relax in the countryside. The...

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Far Away War

as uncredited
Released: 2010-01-01

During the invasion of Gaza in 2008-2009 by the Israeli army, 1400 people were killed - there of...

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One Family

as uncredited
Released: 1995-03-01

Joe, fed up with his in-laws, runs away from home. Enjoying his newly gained freedom and his...

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Prisonguards

as uncredited
Released: 2017-01-21

The job of a prisonguard is a strange one; they work on the border of free society and prison....

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Hotel Earth

as uncredited
Released: 2008-01-01

Three children take their grandfather to the graveyard to visit their dead grandmother. When...

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True Detective

as Anders Lund
First aired: 2014-01-12

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which...

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Trapped

as Sigurður
First aired: 2015-12-27

The body of a murder victim turns up in a small Icelandic village just as a major snowstorm cuts...

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Katla

as Gísli
First aired: 2021-06-17

A year after a subglacial volcano erupts, mysterious elements from prehistoric times emerge from...

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The Darkness

as Jón
First aired: 2024-11-01

Special investigator DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir tackles one last cold case before forced into early...

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Case

as Högni
First aired: 2015-10-18

A dramatic thriller about a broken lawyer who seeks redemption through his investigation into...

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The Press

as Gestur
First aired: 2007-12-30

When Lára, a journalist on maternity leave finds herself newly single and in deep financial...

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Afturelding

as Eysteinn
First aired: 2023-04-09

Years after burning out and falling from grace, a middle aged, 90s handball legend seeks to...

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Jarðarförin mín

as Kristján Kristjánsson
First aired: 2020-04-08

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