Baltasar Breki Samper

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Baltasar Breki.

Baltasar Breki Samper
Born
Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson

Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma materIceland University of the Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
FatherBaltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Breki Samper, sometimes referred to as Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson, is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Hjörtur in the 2015 Icelandic TV series Trapped.

Early life and education

Baltasar Breki was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, to choreographer Ástrós Gunnarsdóttir and actor and film director Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (better known as Baltasar Kormákur).[citation needed] He is the grandson of Catalan painter Baltasar Samper.[citation needed] When he was a boy he attended ballroom dancing classes.[1]

He graduated from high school at Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 2008. During the first two years he was part of the school's drama department, but decided to quit in his third year to focus on other studies.[1] When he was 18 years old, his father threw him out of the house. He later described himself as "a troubled teen and not very interested in school".[2]

Before graduating from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2015, Baltasar Breki helped his father on several films as second assistant director.

Career

Baltasar Breki is known for his role as Hjörtur in the Icelandic TV series Trapped.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 101 Reykjavík Uncredited
2004 Dís
2007 The Quiet Storm Diddi Original title: Veðramót
2008 White Night Wedding Student Original title: Brúðguminn
2012 The Deep Original title: Djúpið
2018 Vultures Erik Original title: Vargur

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015-2019 Trapped Hjörtur Stefánsson Series regular; 19 episodes
2019 Chernobyl Ananenko Recurring role; 2 episodes
Venjulegt fólk Jón Pétur Episode: "Nennirðu að passa"
2020 Thin Ice American Soldier Episode: "Del 8"
2021 Katla Kjartan Series regular; 8 episodes

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue Ref
2015 The Heart of Robin Hood Much the Miller's Son National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík [3]
Sporvagninn Girnd Stanley Kowalski National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík [4]
2016 Djöflaeyjan Grjóni National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík
2017 Gott Fólk Grímar National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ljúfur og listfengur". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Átti skilið að vera hent að heiman - Fréttatíminn". Fréttatíminn. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ "THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD by David Farr". Vesturport Theatre and Film. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Baltasar Kormákur attends son's performance in Streetcar named Desire". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "GOTT FÓLK". evaberger.is. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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