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Olafur Darri Olafsson
Profession:
Producer
Country:
United States
BORN IN CONNECTICUT, raised in Iceland, Olafsson has starred in numerous award-winning flms, including THE DEEP, directed by Baltasar Kormakur, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival where it was picked up for distribution by Focus Features International.
He has starred in many Icelandic fms including REYKJAVIK ROTTERDAM(the f lm that Universal’s CONTRABAND is based on), XL (which he also produced) and KING’S ROAD, opposite Daniel Bruhl.
Currently he can be seen in Universal's WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES, where he plays co-lead to Liam Neeson, by director by Scott Frank. He also has a recurring character in Alan Ball’s BANSHEE series for Cinemax. Past supporting roles include the character “Dewal” in the HBO mini-series TRUE DETECTIVE directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as well as a supporting role in Universal’s CONTRABAND opposite Mark Wahlberg and directed by long-time collaborator Baltasar Kormakur. And lastly, he enjoyed a supporting role opposite Ben Stiller in Fox’s THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY as a beer- guzzling karaoke-singing helicopter pilot.
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The Raven
Naaja is a young Inuit girl. She lives alone with her father who abuses her. He and the other villagers don´t see eye to eye, so he decides to leave with his young daughter and head out into the ...