Björgvin Franz Gíslason
Biography
Björgvin was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1977 to parents, actors Edda Björgvinsdóttir and Gísli Rúnar Jónsson. In the late 2000s, Björgvin got the job as the children's presenter at Stundin okkar. Stundin okkar is one of the longest-running television programs in Icelandic television history. It has run at 6 PM on RÚV Sunday nights every year since Christmas 1966. In addition to hosting the show, Björgvin also published adventure books for children with themes related to the children's show. Björgvin wrote the first episodes with his mother Edda and said it was the most fun job in the world, but in 2011 he felt that it was his time to pass the torch. By that time Björgvin had won an Edda award for best children's television program.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Impaled Marine
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Hemmi Gunn
Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Frosti
A retired customs officer is forced to move with his wife to an assisted living facility. While his wife becomes liberated in the new surroundings he searches for a purpose in life and small things become major issues.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Masi / Subbi sjóræningi
Songs and games with Sigga and Maria
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Neyðarlínan (Voice)
Three people living on the same block try to manage their dull yet odd lives.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Johnny Norway
A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favorite football team. He decides to start importing Bulgarian energy cigarettes in a last ditch attempt at success ... his best friend soon advises that suicide might be his best option.
Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Benedikt Búálfur
Here we see elves, human children, dragons and other strange creatures fighting over the fate of elves. The story begins when Benedikt decides to invite his friend Dídí to an elf world, unaware of the danger of traveling. The dark elves have come to a standstill and now the danger is clear.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The family musical Benedikt búálfur, which Leikfélag Akureyrar has shown in Samkomuhúsið, The exhibition has enjoyed unparalleled popularity and has now been recorded by professionals for future generations to enjoy.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as News Reporter
An obsessive photographer and his girlfriend are invited to a desert getaway in search of an ultra-rare bird. Fortune, fame and mending their fading relationship takes a turn at the hands of a sinister force where they face demons from both past, present and future.
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Trausti
The Icelandic Shock-Station is a thoroughbred Icelandic comedy, where the Icelander's daily life and habits are elevated to the level of farcical confusion and where all the laws of common sense are reversed in travesty of themselves, while at the same time the opportunity is taken to satirize some of the features the scriptwriter feels are blemish on the otherwise smooth facade of the nation's character.