Baltasar Breki Samper
{{Short description|Icelandic actor}}
{{Icelandic name|Baltasar Breki|surname}}
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|name = Baltasar Breki Samper
|birth_name = Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson
|birth_date =
|birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland
|alma_mater = Iceland University of the Arts
|occupation = Actor
|father = Baltasar Kormákur
|years_active = 2000–present
}}
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).{{cn|date=February 2025}} He is the grandson of Catalan painter Baltasar Samper.{{cn|date=February 2025}} When he was a boy he attended ballroom dancing classes.
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.{{Cite web
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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.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2015-2019
| Trapped | Hjörtur Stefánsson | Series regular; 19 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| 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
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2015 |
| Sporvagninn Girnd |
| 2016
| Grjóni | National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík | |
| 2017
| Gott Fólk | Grímar |
References
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External links
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