Biography

Ólafur Egilsson was born on October 12, 1977 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He graduated in 2002 from the Icelandic Academy of Arts. A screenwriter, playwright, director and actor, Ólafur has worked with the Icelandic theatre ensemble Vesturport and is known for his screenplays for Trapped (2015), White Night Wedding (2008), The Oath (2016) and Woman at War (2018).
- IMDb mini biography by: Ólafur Egilsson

Son of actors Egill Ólafsson and Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir. Uncle of director Hrafn Gunnlaugsson.