Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

{{Short description|Icelandic actor (born 1974)}}

{{Icelandic name|Björn|male}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1974|12|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland

| alma_mater = Iceland Academy of the Arts

| occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|director}}

| spouse = Rakel Garðarsdóttir

}}

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He co-founded the theatre company Vesturport the same year.{{cite web |last1=Pham |first1=Annika |title=Björn Hlynur Haraldsson • Actor |url=http://cineuropa.org/en/interview/62161/ |website=Cineuropa|date=8 February 2006 }} In spring of 2015, he starred in the psychological thriller TV series Fortitude. He has previously been noted for roles in the films Eleven Men Out and Jar City.{{cite web|url=http://vesturport.com/about/people-artists-in-our-production/bjorn-hlynur-haraldsson/ |title=Björn Hlynur Haraldsson |publisher=Vesturport |date= 20 September 2010|accessdate=2016-10-15}}{{cite web|url=http://eurochannel.com/en/Interview-Bjorn-Hlynur-Haraldsson.html |title=Interview - Björn Hlynur Haraldsson |publisher=Eurochannel |date= |accessdate=2016-10-15}}{{cite web |url=http://www.discshop.se/filmer/bjorn_hlynur_haraldsson/A67097 |title=Filmer med/av Björn Hlynur Haraldsson |publisher=Discshop.se |date= |accessdate=2016-10-15 |archive-date=2019-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223213035/https://www.discshop.se/filmer/bjorn_hlynur_haraldsson/A67097 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.headweb.com/en/151359/bjorn-hlynur-haraldsson;jsessionid=270F619407287A70E8048451696500D2.web3 |title=Welcome to Plejmo |publisher=Headweb.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-15 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Most recently he appeared as King Eist in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, as Pétur in the A24 horror film Lamb and as Rikki in Cop Secret.