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Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Actor · Born October 25, 1965 (61) · Reykjavík, Iceland

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 25, 1965 (61)
From
Reykjavík, Iceland
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Þorsteinn Bachmann's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
34%
Power
17%
Self
15%
Morality
14%
Bonds
10%
Society
10%
Trauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Cold
3
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Þorsteinn Bachmann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Þorsteinn Bachmann's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Another Bad Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Thanks

  • DABB (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Pabbi

  • Áramótaskaup: 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Guðmundur Ingi

  • King & Conqueror(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Baron of Brittany

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Reykjavík 112(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ríkharður

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Draumahöllin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • When the Light Breaks(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jón

  • Balls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Eysteinn

  • Summerlight and Then Comes The Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Guðmundur

  • The Very Last Fishing Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Valur Adalsteins

  • Against the Ice(2022)

    as Captain Amdrup

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Áramótaskaup 2021 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Black Sands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Karl

  • Katla(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gísli

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • My Funeral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kristján Kristjánsson

  • The Last Fishing Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Valur

  • Agnes Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Einar

  • The County(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • How about that... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Þekktur maður

  • Áramótaskaup: 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Let Me Fall(2018)

    as Hannes

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • And Breathe Normally(2018)

    as Hörður

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Under the Tree(2017)

    as Konrad

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Tom of Finland(2017)

    as Editor-in-chief

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Prisonguards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Áramótaskaup: 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • The Oath(2016)

    as Ragnar

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Áramótaskaup: 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Trapped(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sigurður

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Högni

  • Reverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Áramótaskaup: 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Grandad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Eiríkur

  • Life in a Fishbowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Móri

  • True Detective(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Anders Lund

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ferox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Police Sergeant

  • XL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Prime minister

  • The Pension Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bjarni

  • Korríró (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ari

  • Either Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Vörubílstjóri

  • Chess Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer · as Chess player 1

  • Stormland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Toni Group

  • Hullabaloo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Gummi Gumm

  • Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Benedikt

  • Far Away War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Co-Producer · Actor

  • Hotel Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 18 episodes · as Gestur

  • The Quiet Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Keli

  • Thicker Than Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Steini

  • Scratches: Part 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Eleven Men Out(2005)

    as Georg

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • A Man Like Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dagur

  • The Icelandic Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Geiri

  • Out of the Ash and Into the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Viking Sagas(1995)

    as Drunken Viking

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • One Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Dark Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ríkið (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles, 60 of them dated from 1995 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Under the Tree (2017)

$945K worldwide

Highest rated

Let Me Fall (2018)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

King & Conqueror (2025)

Film career

19952026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2010Screen debut· Jitters
  • 2021Career best· Katla

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 62: 59 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing2 of 62: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 62: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2010s30 · 30 acting · 1 crew2020s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Þorsteinn Bachmann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

King & Conqueror (2025)

70th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

True Detective (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Þorsteinn Bachmann's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Þorsteinn Bachmann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Þorsteinn Bachmann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Baltasar Kormákur shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers