Joel Saemundsson
Hair Color: Brown/blondEye Color: BlueHeight: 192 cm
Education:BA In Acting from Rose Bruford College
Languages:Mother Tongue: IcelandicFluent in: English Familiar with: Danish, Swedish and Norwegian
Biography
Joel is an amazing Icelandic actor, known for his immense talent for both comedic and dramatic roles. He has appeared in international projects like Love on Iceland (Hallmark) and Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers, as well as Icelandic productions including Pity the Lovers and the TV series The Minister.
He earned a nomination for ‘Supporting Lead Actor of the Year’ at the EDDAN (Icelandic Film and TV Awards) for his performance in Pity the Lovers, directed by Maximilian Hult, which was featured at the Gothenburg Film Festival.
In 2017, Joel starred in Defending the Caveman in Iceland, and his performance led to a Las Vegas show in 2018, making him the first Icelandic headliner in Vegas.
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
| Nominated: Icelandic Film and TV awards (EDDAN), Supporting Actor of the Year, 'Pity the Lovers' |
Film
| Einvera | Fannar | Ninna Pálmadóttir | Pegasus Pictures |
| Dark Windows | Scott | Alex Herron | Element Film |
| Harmur | Solvi | Anton Kristensen, Ásgeir Sigurðsson | LJÓS Films |
| Love On Iceland | Johann | Clare Niederpruem | Hallmark Channel |
| Pity the Lovers | Supporting Lead/Maggi | Maximilian Hult | Little big pictures |
| Áramótsskaup 2018 | Supporting / Sindri | Arnór Pálmason | Glassriver |
| Life in a Fishbowl | Supporting/Transporter | Baldvin Z | Kisi production |
| City State 2 | Supporting/ Sergejs Lawyer | Oli poppoli | Poppoli pictures |
| Brave Men's Blood | Sergej's lawyer | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson | Celluloid Dreams |
| Polite People | Þorgeir's tennispartner | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson | Poppoli Pictures |
| Astropía | Supporting / Nerd custoer | Gunnar B | Zik Zak production |
Short films
| Frumeðli | Pétur | Brynja Valdís Gísladóttir | Hero Productions |
| You Can't Handle Me At My Worst | Lead | Joel Saemundsson | Panorama Production |
| Goodbye | Lead | Joel Saemundsson | Panorama Production |
| Dropped | Ben / Lead | Aaron Craig | We Are Films |
| Small things | Supporting / Thug | Davíð Óskarsson | Mystery |
| Black Sand | Lead / Pétur | Villi Ásgeirs | Oktober films |
Television
| Comeback | Erling þjálfari | Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson et al. | Scanbox Entertainment Production |
| Heima er best | Magni | Tinna Hrafnsdóttir | Freyja Filmwork / Red Arrow Studios International |
| Blackport | Elias | Gísli Örn Garðarsson et al. | Vesturport / DR |
| Venjulegt fólk | Jóel | Fannar Sveinsson | Glassriver |
| MINISTER | Þorgeir / Supporting | Arnór & Nanna |
| Trapped | Supporting / Þór Snædal | Baltasar Kormákur | Rvk Studios |
| Óupplýst | Tv docuseries | Daniel Bjarnason | Majestic prod |
| Pressa | Supporting / Benjamín | Óskar Jónason | Sagafilm |
| Makalaus | Supporting / Tommi | Gulli Maggi | Skjáreinn |
| Heimsendir/World's End | Supporting / Paramedic | Ragnar Bragason | Sagafilm |
| Daginn í dag | Lead / Klemmi | Þorleifur Einarsson | Skálholtsútgáfa |
| Hlemmavídeó | Supporting / Luðvík | Ragnar Bragason | Sagafilm |
Theater
| Defending the Caveman | Lead | Emma Pierson | Theatermogul |
| Deep Track | Lead / Alex | Bjartmar Þórðarson | Artik & Tjarnarbío |
| Leaves of Glass | Lead / Steven | Bjartmar Þórðarson | Börn Loka |
| Lets Talk Local | Lead / Various Vikings | Anna Bergljót | Kraðak |
Showreel
Pity the Lovers
