Hilmir Snær Guðnason born 24 January 1969 in Reykjavík is an Icelandic actor He is famous in his native country and has appeared in both film and on stage In 2000 he was named as one of European films Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion Hilmir graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 1994 He has played in a number of plays and musicals He is married to Bryndís Jónsdóttir and has two daughters born in 1995 and 2009 He is best known for his roles in the films 101 Reykjavík 2000 The Sea 2002 White Night Wedding 2008 Lamb 2021 Threetime winner of the highest national Icelandic film and TV award EDDA also nominated 3 times