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Þorsteinn Bachmann
Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in Life in a Fishbowl. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Bachmann grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, Iceland before moving to Breiðholt when he was 10 years old. He did not do well in school in the early years. Looking back ... more

Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in Life in a Fishbowl. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role.

Bachmann grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, Iceland before moving to Breiðholt when he was 10 years old. He did not do well in school in the early years. Looking back he remembers, that he was barely able to read or write before changing schools from Fossvogur to the one in Breiðholt.

Bachmann graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1991. Since graduation he has worked with theatre groups in Reykjavík and Akureyri and was president of the latter for a few years. He has held many acting courses, and has served as a teacher at both the Icelandic Drama School and the Icelandic Film School. In 2013 he worked with the National Theatre of Iceland.

Before every premiere Bachmann goes to the gym, goes swimming and finishes off with a sauna. "This is something I've always done and goes with every film or stage premiere".

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Under the Tree
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
Runtime:
89 min
Cast:
Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Selma Björnsdóttir
7.0
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76
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Life in a Fishbowl
(2014)
Drama
Three tales of three people who have a lasting effect on one another. A young writer whose career is skyrocketing finds himself in a stormy marriage. He divorces his wife after the death of their daughter, shuts himself from the outside world and drinks himself to death over a twenty-year period.
Runtime:
125 min
Director:
Baldvin Zophoníasson
Cast:
Hera Hilmar, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Thor Kristjansson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Valur Freyr Einarsson
7.4
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Jitters
(2010)
Drama
An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying "jitters" of love and lust with the free-spirited Marcus; a perfect way to end a Summer studying abroad. Realizing he is gay, Gabriel returns home and is immediately scrutinized by his family and friends who notice he’s different. But as the school year launches with Gabr...
Runtime:
93 min
6.8
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Either Way
(2011)
Comedy, Drama
Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads as they both find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.
Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Cast:
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Hilmar Guðjónsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir, Þorbjörn Guðmundsson
6.7
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Eleven Men Out
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams matches and decides to call it quits and join a small amateur team made up of men like hims...
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Róbert I. Douglas
Cast:
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir, Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Helgi Björnsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann
5.1
36%
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Stormland
(2011)
Comedy, Drama
The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland. Boddi hates materialistic modern society in its entirety and on his blog-page he comically criticizes everything and everyone. Before long he has become an outlaw in his own hometown, just like his viking hero, Grettir. After a series ...
Runtime:
111 min
6.6
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The Quiet Storm
(2007)
Drama
A young girl breaks up from her petit bourgeoisie home and her piano lessons to lead an entirely new life, as one of the personnel at an institution for juvenile delinquents in a remote part of Northern Iceland. It is the 1970s and the young people in charge of the place are heavily into flower power, sitar music and solving problems b...
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Cast:
Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Atli Rafn Sigurðsson, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Tinna Hrafnsdóttir
6.4
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Thicker Than Water
(2006)
Drama
Pétur is an optometrist happily married to Ásta. They are expecting a child but already have a 10 year old boy named Örn. On coincidense Pétur finds out that he is not Örn's biological father.
Runtime:
90 min
Cast:
Róbert Arnfinnsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Aaron Brink, Haukur Örn Brink, Sóley Elíasdóttir
6.3
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A Man Like Me
(2002)
Comedy, Romance
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 Sylves...
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Róbert I. Douglas
Cast:
Jón Gnarr, Stephanie Che, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Þorsteinn Guðmundsson, Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir
6.3
N/A
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XL
(2013)
Drama
Ex-family man, avid womanizer, heavy-drinking, parliamentarian, Leifur, is forced to go into rehab by his political rival, following a well publicized art exhibition brawl. Full of denial, Leifur throws a party before checking in, but when it´s time to leave – very few do, turning the night into an adventure exclusively for those old e...
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Marteinn Þórsson
Cast:
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, María Birta Bjarnadóttir, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Þorsteinn Bachmann
5.8
N/A
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Hullabaloo
(2010)
Drama, Family
The time is 20 years and a few months to the millennium, and the unrecognized, self-proclaimed genius Orm Odins has to deal with the age-old existentialist dilemma that is teenage hood. With his final exams looming, his hormones in overdrive and love just around the corner what can a great poet do to survive? Our setting is Reykjavik i...
Runtime:
90 min
Cast:
Hildur Berglind Arndal, Edda Arnljótsdóttir, Sigurbjartur Atlason, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Guðrún María Bjarnadóttir
5.8
N/A
N/A
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Ferox
(2013)
Drama
Arnaldur, a 16-year-old boy living a normal teenager's life in Reykjavik. One day, coming home from school, he finds his brother in the bathtub, dead. Despite clear signs of a suicide, Arnaldur is convinced that his brother's teacher is somehow responsible so he decides to take matters into his own hands and avenge his brother.
Runtime:
83 min
Director:
Þór Ómar Jónsson
Cast:
Styr Júlíusson, Davíð Guðbrandsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Damon Younger, Þorsteinn Bachmann
5.7
N/A
N/A
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The Grandad
(2014)
Comedy, Drama
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.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Bjarni Haukur Þórsson
Cast:
Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir, Þorsteinn Bachmann
6.4
N/A
N/A
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Volcano
(2011)
Drama
Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.
Runtime:
95 min
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