Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson

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

Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (born 27 September 1983), also known as Thor Kristjansson, is an Icelandic actor and singer.^[1]

Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson
Born	(1983-09-27) 27 September 1983 (age 41) Reykjavík, Iceland
Other names	Thor Kristjansson
Occupations	Actor singer
Known for	Svartur á leik Dracula Untold I Remember You

Biography

Þorvaldur was born in Reykjavík to journalist Kristján Þorvaldsson and Helga Jóna Óðinsdóttir,^[2] and first found fame as the voice of Simba in the Icelandic language version of Disney’s 1994 film The Lion King and Lion King (2019).^[3] Subsequent voiceovers include appearances in Toy Story and Happy Feet. Þorvaldur has performed in many of Iceland's most renowned theaters, including The Icelandic National Theater and Reykjavik City Theater. He moved to New York in 2007 to pursue a BFA in The Juilliard School’s Drama Division, where he graduated in 2011 as a member of Group 40. His education was fully funded by scholarships and through the personal assistance of the Academy Award winner and former Juilliard alumni Robin Williams.^{[citation needed]}

Þorvaldur had his first leading role, in the feature film Svartur á leik (English: Black's game), a year after his graduation from The Juilliard School.^[4] When Black's Game opened in Iceland it became the biggest box office hit in 2012 and the 2nd-highest-grossing Icelandic movie in history.^[5]

Þorvaldur's first Hollywood studio film was Dracula Untold,^[6] produced by Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Michael De Luca. It was directed by Gary Shore and starred Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon and Samantha Barks.^[7] Þorvaldur played Bright Eyes, an Eastern European taken as a slave as a young boy who became a vicious assassin in the Ottoman Army.

Filmography

• Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009)
• Svartur á leik (2012)
• Dracula Untold (2014)
• Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
• I Remember You (2017)
• The Swan (2017)
• White Lines (2020)
• The Minister (2020)
• Yes-People (2021)
• A Letter from Helga (2022)

References

1. "Nýtt lag á leiðinni frá Þorvaldi Davíð". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 July 2011. p. 50. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
2. "Andlát: Kristján Þorvaldsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. Oddur Ævar Gunnarsson (12 July 2019). "Þorvaldur Davíð aftur í hlutverk Simba 25 árum síðar". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
4. "Stakk sér ofan í undirheimana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 6 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
5. "Önnur tekjuhæsta íslenska kvikmynd allra tíma". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 24 April 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
6. Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (8 July 2013). "Þorvaldur Davíð landaði hlutverki í Hollywood". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
7. Borys Kit (26 July 2013). "'Les Miserables,' 'Game of Thrones' Actors Join Universal's 'Dracula' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

External links

• Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson at IMDb