Baltasar Breki Samper

Baltasar Breki Samper (born 22 July 1989), sometimes referred to as Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson, is an Icelandic actor. He is the son of Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur. Before graduating from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2015 Baltasar Breki helped his father on several films as second assistant director. He is known for his role as Hjörtur in the Icelandic TV series Trapped.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Baltasar Breki.
Baltasar Breki Samper
Born
Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson

(1989-07-22) July 22, 1989
Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma materIceland University of the Arts
Occupationactor
Years active2000–present
RelativesBaltasar Kormákur (father)

Early life

Baltasar Breki was born in Reykjavík, Iceland to parents Ástrós Gunnarsdóttir, choreographer and Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (better known as Baltasar Kormákur) in 1989. He graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 2008. During the first two years he was part of the school's drama department, but decided to quit in his third year to focus on other studies.[1]

When Baltasar Breki was a boy he attended ballroom dancing classes. His mother recalls in a 2008 interview: "I think he only attended because he had a crush on the girl that he went with. He is a fine dancer and also very musical. He learned to play the guitar and has music in all of body not just the fingers as some musicians do."[1]

When Baltasar Breki was 18 years old, his father threw him out of the house. This is how he recalls that time in a 2015 interview:

"I was a troubled teen and not very interested in school. I was mainly there for the drama department. When you're 18 and thrown out there's not much else to do than find an apartment with the two Swedish girls you worked with at a bar. It all worked out in the end and I graduated, although my grades could have been better."[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role
2000 101 Reykjavík uncredited
2004 Dís N/A
2007 The Quiet Storm Diddi
2008 White Night Wedding student
2012 The Deep N/A
2015–2019 Trapped Hjörtur Stefánsson
2018 Vultures Atli
2019 Chernobyl Alexei Ananenko

References
  1. "Ljúfur og listfengur". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. "Átti skilið að vera hent að heiman - Fréttatíminn". Fréttatíminn. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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