Þorsteinn Bachmann
Acting

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Born 25 October 1965 · Reykjavík, Iceland
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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.

Known for

True Detective
Against the Ice
Katla
Trapped
Under the Tree
Tom of Finland
And Breathe Normally
The Oath
King & Conqueror
Jitters
When the Light Breaks
The County
DABB
Áramótaskaup: 2025
Sense
When the Light Breaks
The Very Last Fishing Trip
Against the Ice
Summerlight and Then Comes The Night
Áramótaskaup 2021
The Last Fishing Trip
Agnes Joy
The County
How about that...
Let Me Fall
And Breathe Normally
Áramótaskaup: 2018
Tom of Finland
Under the Tree
The Oath
Áramótaskaup: 2016
Áramótaskaup: 2015
Reverse
Life in a Fishbowl
The Grandad
Áramótaskaup: 2014
XL
Ferox
Volcano
Stormland
Either Way
Korríró
Chess Story
Far Away War
Hullabaloo
Jitters
Hotel Earth
The Nail
The Quiet Storm
Thicker Than Water
Eleven Men Out
A Man Like Me
The Icelandic Dream
Out of the Ash and Into the Fire
One Family
The Viking Sagas
Þorsteinn Bachmann · Midrow