
Rúnar Freyr Gíslason
Known For & Full Filmography14 Titles

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as Lebedev
The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark. It won an International Emmy Award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for best non-American television drama series in 2005. There were three seasons; the second season premiered in Denmark on 9 October 2005 and the third on 8 October 2006. The last episode originally aired in Denmark on 26 November 2006. The series was filmed on location in various parts of northern Europe, from Berlin and Copenhagen to Oslo and other locations including Iceland. The series has enjoyed particular success in Australia, where it airs on SBS and is available on DVD with English subtitles.

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Áramótaskaup: 2014 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Áramótaskaup: 2016 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.

Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Orri
The Cliff is a dramatic mystery about a Crime Detective who is sent to a small community in Iceland to help a local policewoman investigate a suspicious accident. Together they unravel a mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths.

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Árni Jónsson
In the mid to late '90s, the Reykjavik crime and drug scene saw a drastic change from a relatively small and innocent world into a much more aggressive and violent one.. The film tells the story of this change through the fictional gang of pushers that took control of Iceland's underworld.

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In an attempt to fix his financial problems, Erik recruits his brother, Atli, to help him import a shipment of cocaine into Iceland. Erik thinks he's got things all figured out, until the young Polish “mule” they've hired is unable to pass the drugs through her system.

Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Narrator (voice)
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Totti
Five stories interwine into one. A blind man hovers above the city. Everything looks set for a perfectly normal evening in Reykjavík, until the the power goes off?

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Goggi Mega
Íþróttaálfurinn has managed to change the villagers' negative attitude towards sports, healthy food and all diligence. But when he leaves and the villagers have to manage on their own, they turn out to be very unstable and easily influenced by the criminal Glanni Glæpur, who turns up disguised as a very rich man. In fact, he has stolen the president's car and intends to corrupt the villagers so that he can sell them un-wholesome powder-food and become mayor of the town.

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Pétur
A young woman inherits her grandmothers home, despite never having met her and never been to her house. Her mother tells her to make a journey to her grandmothers home as a way to deal with grief, but she gets more than she bargained for.

Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The inhabitants of a small island is attacked by weird outsiders.

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Sigurður Atli
A couple decide to get married in a church out in the country. It is 1 hour drive from Reykjavik but things do not go as planed.
