Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson biography: 13 things about actor born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

Who is Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson?

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson is an Icelandic actor born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. He is 6’1″ tall.

Nicknamed Jói, Jóhannesson is fluent in Icelandic, Faroese, Danish and English. He plays piano and the guitar.

Jóhannesson’s wife Rósa Björk Sveinsdóttir is an economist. They have three children together.

With a baritone singing voice, Jóhannesson played various roles in Icelandic musical theatre including Enjolras in “Les Miz”, the Dentist in “Little Shop of Horrors”, Claude Bukowski in “Hair”, Roger T-Bird in “Grease” and Eddie in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. In 2005, he graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik, Iceland with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts.
2. In 2008, he made his acting debut as Eiríkur in the film “Reykjavík-Rotterdam” and Steinar Ísfeld in the series “Svartir Englar”.
3. From 2009 to 2010, he played Magnús in the Stöð 2 series “Réttur”.
4. In 2011, he married Sveinsdóttir.
5. In 2013, he played Thomas the Apostle in the NBC series “A.D. The Bible Continues”.
6. In 2014, he played Cain in “Noah”, which was his first international film role.
7. In 2016, he played Lem Lemoncloak in the HBO series “Game of Thrones”.
8. From 2022 to 2023, he played Olaf “the Holy” Haraldsson in the Netflix series “Vikings: Valhalla”.
9. In 2023, he played Oskar Guðjohnsen in HBO series “Succession” and Crach an Craite in the Netflix series “The Witcher”.
10. In 2024, he played Viggo in the series “Those About to Die”, which aired on Peacock, Amazon Prime Video and Voyo.
11. On February 26, 2025, he turned 44.
12. In 2025, he played Davis Lawfers / Copperhead in the film “Captain America: Brave New World” and Orson Welles in the series “Miss Fallaci”, which aired on Paramount+ and RAI.
13. In 2026, he will play Malcom / Fisto in the film “Masters of the Universe”.

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2025

• On February 11, 2025, he and Sveinsdóttir attended the world premiere of “Captain America: Brave New World” at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, United States.