Eyþór Guðjónsson

Eyþór Guðjónsson (born February 5, 1968), often anglicized as Eythor Gudjonsson, is an Icelandic actor. He stands 6'3" (1.91 m) tall.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Eyþór.
Eyþór Guðjónsson
Born (1968-02-05) February 5, 1968
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic

He got his first big role in the 2005 horror movie Hostel, where he plays an Icelandic backpacker named Óli, traveling through Europe with American backpackers Paxton (Jay Hernandez) and Josh (Derek Richardson) where they get lured to a Slovakian hostel with a gruesome secret.[1] Eli Roth wrote the role of Óli for Eyþór. He had never acted before Hostel, but Roth found him so charismatic and charming that he created the role for him. Eyþór proved to be very popular with audiences and critics in America and around the world. Eyþór was an assistant producer on Hostel: Part II. He opened an activity park in Reykjavik in 2009.[2]

Filmography

References
  1. "Horror flick 'Hostel' is not horrifying enough - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. "A new and very huge Ferris wheel for Reykjavik". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 2020-04-10.


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