Thorsteinn Bachmann gained recognition after his performance in the Icelandic movie “Life in a Fishbowl” (2015), for which he won an Edda Award. A mainstay in the country’s acting scene, he has starred in a variety of movies such as “The Oath” (2016), “Let Me Fall” (2018), “The Country” (2019), “Agnes Joy” (2019), and the Netflix series “Katla” (2021). He gained international recognition for his role as Anders Lund in “True Detective” (2024) and starred in the BBC historical drama “King & Conqueror” (2025). Bachmann is a respected actor on stage and screen with a long list of movie and television credits in his native Iceland.