Baltasar Breki Samper, sometimes referred to as Baltasar Breki Baltasarsson, is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Hjörtur in the 2015 Icelandic TV series '' Trapped''.

Early life and education

Baltasar Breki was born in

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, Iceland, to choreographer Ástrós Gunnarsdóttir and actor and film director Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (better known as

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films '' 101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', '' A Little Trip to Heaven'', ''Contraband'', '' 2 Guns'', ''Eve ...

). He is the grandson of Catalan painter Baltasar Samper. When he was a boy he attended ballroom dancing classes. He graduated from high school at

Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (MR; official name in English: Reykjavik College) is collegein Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík. The school traces its origin to 1056, when a school was established in Skálholt, and it remains one of the oldest ...

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. When he was 18 years old, his father threw him out of the house. He later described himself as "a troubled teen and not very interested in school". Before graduating from the

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in 2015, Baltasar Breki helped his father on several films as second assistant director.

Career

Baltasar Breki is known for his role as Hjörtur in the Icelandic TV series '' Trapped''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre credits

References

External links

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