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 ...
The Last Fishing Trip
2020
XL
2013
Ferox
2013
Against the Ice
2022
And Breathe Normally
2018
The Very Last Fishing Trip
2022
When the Light Breaks
2024
Jitters
2010
Under the Tree
2017
Tom of Finland
2017
Áramótaskaup 2021
2021
The Nail
2008
Eleven Men Out
2005
The Oath
2016
Thicker Than Water
2006
Stormland
2011
The Quiet Storm
2007
The County
2019
Let Me Fall
2018
One Family
1995
Agnes Joy
2019
Summerlight and Then Comes The Night
2022
The Viking Sagas
1995
A Man Like Me
2002
Prisonguards
2017
Volcano
2011
Life in a Fishbowl
2014
The Grandad
2014
Hullabaloo
2010
Chess Story
2011
Korríró
2011
Far Away War
2010
Either Way
2011
The Icelandic Dream
2000
Áramótaskaup: 2016
2016
Out of the Ash and Into the Fire
2000
How about that...
2019
Áramótaskaup: 2015
2015