Baltasar Kormákur

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Baltasar Kormákur (2007)

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (also Baltasar Kormákur Samper ; born February 27, 1966 in Reykjavík ) is a Spanish - Icelandic actor , film director and producer . His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper , who is very well known in Iceland .

Career

In Germany he became known as the actor of Baddi in Djöflaeyjan and played in Engel des Universum also under the direction of Friðrik Þór Friðriksson . He is the director of the films 101 Reykjavík (2000), The Cold Sea (2002), A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) and filmed Mýrin (2006) by Arnaldur Indriðason .

For 101 Reykjavík he was nominated for the Fassbinder Prize in 2000. In 2008, his feature film Brúðguminn was selected as the official Icelandic entry for the nomination for the best foreign language film at the 2009 Academy Awards.

In 2008 he played the lead role in the thriller Reykjavík - Rotterdam . An American remake with Mark Wahlberg and directed by Baltasar Kormákur started in January 2012. The following year he shot again with Wahlberg in the lead role. The action film comedy 2 Guns was made , in which Denzel Washington can also be seen in a leading role. It was the opening film of the 66th Locarno International Film Festival on August 7, 2013 .

At the beginning of September 2015, Baltasar Kormákur opened the 72nd Venice International Film Festival as the director of the American-British cinema production Everest . The film, shot in 3D and IMAX format, is based on various books about the accident on Mount Everest in 1996 , when eight climbers were killed by a change in the weather. Jason Clarke , Josh Brolin , John Hawkes and Robin Wright played the leading roles .

In September 2016, the thriller was in Icelandic cinemas The oath of where Baltasar Kormákur for director, screenplay and production was responsible and took over the lead role.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

As a director

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Official shortlist of foreign language feature films with English titles (English; accessed October 22, 2008)
  2. ^ "Everest": 3D mountaineering drama opens Venice Film Festival at spiegel.de, July 8, 2015 (accessed on July 9, 2015).
Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Baltasar Kormákur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (full name); Samper, Baltasar Kormákur (Spanish)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic actor, film director and producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Reykjavík , Iceland