Jón Gnarr
Acting
Biography
Jón Gnarr is an Icelandic film and television actor, writer, presenter and politician.
Born: January 2, 1967
Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Iceland
Known For
Once I was a nerd
Icelandic stand-up comedy.
The Icelandic Dream
A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favorite football team. He decides to start importing Bulgarian energy cigarettes in a last ditch attempt at success ... his best friend soon advises that suicide might be his best option.
The Night Shift
Three men working at a petrol station in Reykjavik battle boredom, strange visitors and their own customers.
The Night Shift
Næturvaktin revolves around the lives of three employees working at the Shell petrol station in Laugavegur, Reykjavík. The three man night shift is made up of eccentric supervisor Georg Bjarnfreðarson, a committed Marxist, vegan, who has an admiration for everything Swedish. Ólafur Ragnar, a regular employee and a simple, well-meaning guy who dreams of fame and wealth. And Daníel Sævarsson, who after dropping out of medical school joins the team. What the three men don't know is due to this job how profoundly their lives will be forever linked.
The Prison Shift
Fangavaktin is the sequel to the Icelandic television series Dagvaktin and the final series in the trilogy. The three main characters from Næturvaktin, Georg Bjarnfreðarson, Ólafur Ragnar and Daníel, have become imprisoned in the infamous Litla-Hraun prison following the murder of the hotel owner in Dagvaktin. The story is continued, and brought to a conclusion, in the feature film Bjarnfreðarson. The first episode was broadcast on Stöð 2 on Sunday, 27 September 2009, and an episode was broadcast each following Sunday until the final seventh episode aired on 8 November 2009. The series has been released on DVD.
The Day Shift
Sequel to The Night Shift.
Where to Invade Next
To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.
Woman at War
Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.
The Grandad
Gudjón has led a safe life. Suddenly faced with retirement and growing older, he is forced to take a good, hard look at his marriage. A dramatic but often lighthearted story about life at a crossroads and the meaning of it all.
A Man Like Me
A postal worker falls in love with the Chinese waitress at a Chinese restaurant. They start dating and quickly fall in and out of love, the waitress returning to China. The young man looks for comfort in his father but he's too preoccupied with winning the Eurovision song contest. After listening to loser friends talk about what Sylvester Stallone would do in his situation, the postal worker decides to buy a ticket to China and follow his love to her home.
Filmography
as Felix
as Hermann
as Jón Gnarr
as Baddi
as Hjalti Pétur
as Leigubílsstjóri
as President of Iceland
as Self
as Himself
as Georg Bjarnfreðarson
as Georg Bjarnfreðarson
as Georg Bjarnfreðarson
as Georg Bjarnfreðarson
as Georg Bjarnfreðarson
as Himself
as Júlli
as Valli
as Himself
as Himself
as Crazy Radio Caller