Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

What fascinates me about Hafþór isn't the 130 world records, staggering as they are — it's the intelligence behind the strength. He started as a basketball player, transitioned into strongman competition, and then conquered acting as television's most memorable giant. That's three careers most people couldn't manage one of. I think the long Icelandic winters bred a patience you can see in how he builds toward a lift: methodical, almost serene, until the explosion. He turned raw mass into a brand without ever seeming cynical about it. Among strength athletes, he's the rare one whose charisma matches his physique, and I find myself rooting for whatever he tries next.

Name (English)

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

Name (Japanese)

ハフソー・ユリウス・ビョルンソン

Reading

はふそー・ゆりうす・びょるんそん

Born

November 26, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

Iceland

Height

206 cm

Occupation

basketball player / television actor / film actor / strongman / powerlifter

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://hafthorbjornsson.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thorbjornsson/
• Xhttps://x.com/thorbjornsson_
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%95%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• basketball player
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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.