Baltasar Kormákur

What I admire about Baltasar Kormakur is how he refuses to be boxed in. He acts, writes, produces and directs, and he won Iceland's Edda Award for Best Director twice, in 2002 and 2006, before Hollywood ever came calling. I think the move from intimate Icelandic films like Jar City and 101 Reykjavik to a survival epic like Everest tells you everything about his range. He keeps one foot at home, anchoring stories in Reykjavik even after the studio money arrives. Being named a Knight of the Order of the Falcon feels fitting for someone who put Icelandic cinema on the global map without abandoning it.

Name (English)

Baltasar Kormákur

Name (Japanese)

バルタザル・コルマキュル

Reading

ばるたざる・こるまきゅる

Born

February 27, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

Reykjavík, Iceland

Occupation

actor / film director / film producer / screenwriter / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Edda Award for Best Director
• 2006 Edda Award for Best Director
• Knights of the Order of the Falcon

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://baltasarkormakur.is/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB

Tags

• actor
• film director
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.