Culture and Living
| Iceland Monitor
| Tue 14 Apr 2015
| 11.26 GMT
Icelandic actor to star in Spielberg's BFG
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson is set to play a giant in the forthcoming BFG, although he will not be playing the main character of the Big Friendly Giant. Photo: Árni Sæberg
Icelandic actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson will be starring in Steven Spielberg's version of Roald Dahl's much loved children's book, The BFG. The film is produced by Disney and will be premiered on July 1st.
Ólafsson will be starring slongside Martin Freeman, Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Bill Hader and Jemaline Clement. A well known Icelandic film and theatre actor, Ólafsson has also starred in several US productions such as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the True Detective series.
