Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson


Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson is an Icelandic actor who has worked extensively in Icelandic cinema, television and stage productions. He became internationally known for his role as police officer Ásgeir in the Icelandic TV series Trapped, and in Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason's films A White White Day and Godland.

Life and career

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson was born on 22 November 1963.
Ingvar has acted extensively in film, television, and stage productions, both in Iceland and overseas. He had roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Englar alheimsins and Baltasar Kormákur's Mýrin and Everest. Ingvar became internationally known for his role as police officer Ásgeir in the Icelandic TV series Trapped.
He has collaborated with Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason on several occasions, from his graduation short film in Denmark, A Painter, in 2013, his second feature film A White White Day, and in 2022, Godland.
He portrayed a fictitious version of William fitz Osbern in the 2025 BBC series King & Conqueror.

Recognition and awards

Ingvar has won the Edda Award for Actor or Actress of the Year four times, for his performances in the short film Slurpinn & Co.; and the feature films Englar alheimsins ; Kaldaljós ; and Mýrin, in 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2006 respectively.
He won the Audience Award at the 2000 European Film Awards for his performance in Englar alheimsins. Apart from that he has been nominated many times for several roles in various films. In May 2019, Ingvar was awarded the Critics' Week festival best actor award for his performance in A White, White Day.

Partial filmography

Ingaló – SkúliSkýjahöllin – Pabbi AllaDevil's Island – GrjóniPearls and Swine – ViktorCount Me Out – HilmarNo Trace – ÓliSlurpinn & Co. Angels of the Universe – PállDramarama – SölviNo Such Thing – Dr. SvendsenFalcons – CopK-19: The Widowmaker – Chief Engineer GorelovStormy Weather – GunnarCold Light – Older GrímurBeowulf & Grendel – GrendelJar City – ErlendurChildren Parents – Óskar SveinnGreat Plane Stóra planið – MagnúsSkrapp út – SiggiCountry Wedding – BrynjólfurReykjavík-Rotterdam – Steingrímur8 – Father King's Road – BBWoyzeck – WoyzeckUndercurrent – Skipper AntonCourier – Captain SlavkoPolite People – ÞorsteinnBorgríki – GunnarI Against I – Issac RevchenkoRock Bottom Of Horses and Men – KolbeinnMetalhead – Karl, Hera's fatherPlaytime – The ArtistHarry & Heimir: Morð eru til alls fyrst – SímonOne Night in Istanbul – AltanBorgríki 2 – GunnarDirk Ohm – Illusjonisten som forsvant – LensmannEverest – Anatoli BoukreevSparrows – GunnarTrapped – Ásgeir Þórarinsson Fyrir framan annað fólk – DoctorThe Aquatic Effect – SiggiThe Oath – HalldórSvanurinn – KarlJustice League – MayorVargur Mihkel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – GrimmsonA White, White Day – IngimundurSuccession – Magnusson Zack Snyder's Justice League – MayorKatla – Þór Lamb – Man on TelevisionBlackport – Nautið Killing Eve – Lars The Northman – He-WitchGodland – RagnarAfturelding – Skarphéðinn Rebel Moon – HagenSebastian – DanielRebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver – HagenThe Shrouds The Partisan – Armand