Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ingvar.

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (born 22 November 1963) is an Icelandic actor who has worked extensively in Icelandic cinema. He is perhaps best known for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Angels of the Universe and Baltasar Kormákur's Jar City. In addition to his film work, Ingvar has also acted extensively in television and stage productions, both in Iceland and overseas.

Ingvar has won the Edda Award for Actor or Actress of the Year four times for his performances in Slurpinn & Co. Angels of the Universe, Cold Light, and Jar City in 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2006 respectively, as well as winning the Audience Award at the 2000 European Film Awards for his performance in Angels of the Universe.

Selected Filmography

• Slurpinn & Co. (1998)
• Angels of the Universe (2000)
• No Such Thing (2001)
• Falcons (2002)
• K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
• Stormy Weather (2003)
• Cold Light (2004)
• Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
• Jar City (2006)
• Reykjavík-Rotterdam (2008)
• Polite People (2011)

External links

• Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson at the Internet Movie Database