Sveppi

Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Austfjörð
Born (1977-08-05) 5 August 1977
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Other namesSveppi
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • comedian
Years active2001–present

Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 5 August 1977), known under his stage name Sveppi, is an Icelandic comedian, actor and writer. He started his career in the TV show 70 mínútur on Popp TV in 2001.[1][2]

Early life

Sverrir grew up in Breiðholt, Reykjavík. He played handball for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur and appeared in a few games in the Icelandic top-tier handball league, Úrvalsdeild karla.[3][4]

Filmography

  • Astrópía (2007) – Flóki
  • The Big Rescue (2009) – Sveppi
  • The Secret Spell (2010) – Sveppi
  • The Magic Wardrobe (2011) – Sveppi
  • The Biggest Rescue (2014) – Sveppi
  • Amma Hófí (2020)
  • Cop Secret (2021) – Klemenz
  • Sing 2 (2021) – Jimmy Crystal (Icelandic dub)

References

  1. ^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (10 March 2020). "Rekinn úr draumadjobbinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ Ari Brynjólfsson (1 February 2020). "Á blæjubíl í snjókomu í Las Vegas". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ Davíð Roach Gunnarsson (2 August 2019). "Fékk tilboð frá Hagkaup sem ég gat ekki hafnað". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Nissan deildin 97-98". National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 8 December 2000. Retrieved 11 January 2021.