(b.1972) has won the Icelandic drama prize (Griman) numerous times, as well as the Icelandic Film Prize for best script. His plays have been performed worldwide. He’s written several films, most notably The Deep, based on his own play, shortlisted for The 85th Academy Awards for best foreign feature 2015 and been nominated for The Nordic Film Prize on three occasions.
He has written two novels, a short story compilation and a novella. He co-wrote the first season of the TV series Arctic Circle (Ivalo) in 2017 which was produced by Yellow film in Finland, Bavaria Films in Germany and distributed by Lagardère Studios France. He has various crime series projects in different stages of development with Warner Brothers TV in Germany, Turbine Studios in the U.K and La Belle Facon in France.