Sigurjón Kjartansson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurjón.

Sigurjón Kjartansson
Born	(1968-09-20) September 20, 1968 Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Occupations	Producer Screenwriter Comedian Musician
Known for	Trapped Tvíhöfði Fóstbræður

Sigurjón Kjartansson (born 20 September 1968) is an Icelandic writer and producer. He is the co-creator of Katla and the showrunner of Trapped. He is also known for his role in the radio duo Tvíhöfði with Jón Gnarr and for his part in the popular Icelandic television sketch comedy Fóstbræður. He has since written many Icelandic TV series, including Svínasúpan (2004), Stelpurnar (2005–2008) and the drama series Pressa (2007–2012) and Réttur (2009–2010) Réttur was later picked up by NBC for a US remake. Between 1988 and 1994, he was active in the Icelandic music scene as vocalist and lead guitarist in the metal band HAM. In 1992, he wrote the score for the Icelandic cult film Sódóma Reykjavík.

In 2012, Sigurjón joined Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur in rebranding his company under the name of RVK Studios, where he served as Head of Development until the end of 2021. He served as showrunner of the first two seasons of Trapped and Netflix' Katla, co-created by Kjartansson and Kormákur.

Selected filmography

Actor

• Virgin Mountain (2015) as Mörður
• Fangavaktin (2009) as Olgeir
• Dagvaktin (2008) as Olgeir
• Næturvaktin (2007) as Olgeir
• Svínasúpan (2003) Various Roles
• The Icelandic Dream (2000) as Loser
• Fóstbræður (1997-2001) Various Roles
• Remote Control (1992) as Orri

Writer

• Black Angels (2008)
• Court (2009–2010)
• Press (2007–2012)
• Ástríður (2009–2013)
• Trapped (2015–2021)
• Katla (2021)

Producer

• Press
• Black Angels
• Court
• Hlemmavídeó (2010) (co-producer)
• Hulli (2013)
• Ástríður (2009–2013)
• Trapped (2015–2016)

External links

• Sigurjón Kjartansson at IMDb