Ólafur Arnalds

Career Overview

Ólafur Arnalds has 39 screen credits in a career dating back to 2008. Signature works include Broadchurch, Surface, Defending Jacob. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1986-11-03

Birth Place

Mosfellsbær, Iceland

Known For

• 

  Broadchurch
• 

  Surface
• 

  Defending Jacob
• 

  Another Happy Day
• 

  The Restless
• 

  Life in a Fishbowl

Frequent Collaborators

• David Tennant (1 collaborations)
• Olivia Colman (1 collaborations)
• Julie Hesmondhalgh (1 collaborations)
• Mark Bazeley (1 collaborations)
• Lenny Henry (1 collaborations)
• Sebastian Armesto (1 collaborations)
• Georgina Campbell (1 collaborations)
• Sarah Parish (1 collaborations)
• Jodie Whittaker (1 collaborations)
• Andrew Buchan (1 collaborations)

Credits

• sound (30 credits)

  • Rocket Girl

    original music composer

    sound
    2025
  • Inspirations

    music

    sound
    2024
  • Memories of CS:GO - The Early Years

    original music composer

    sound
    2024
  • A Silence

    original music composer

    sound
    2024
  • Beyond The Wall

    original music composer

    sound
    2023
  • Deep Rising

    original music composer

    sound
    2023
  • Surface

    original music composer

    sound

    - Unearthed (2025) ... original music composer sound

    - What Comes Around (2025) ... original music composer sound

    - Atonement (2025) ... original music composer sound

    - Daybreak (2025) ... original music composer sound

    - Legacy (2025) ... original music composer sound
    2022
  • The Restless

    original music composer

    sound
    2021
  • When We Are Born

    original music composer

    sound
    2021
  • Brise-Lames

    original music composer

    sound
    2021
  • Generation Fridays for Future

    original music composer

    sound
    2020
  • Defending Jacob

    original music composer

    sound
    2020
  • Chasing the Present

    original music composer

    sound
    2019
  • Let Me Fall

    original music composer

    sound
    2018
  • Island Songs

    original music composer

    sound
    2017
  • Out of Thin Air

    original music composer

    sound
    2017
  • Dreaming

    original music composer

    sound
    2017
  • Suicidal Notions

    original music composer

    sound
    2016
  • Life in a Fishbowl

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • Heild

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • The Invisible Front

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • Blood

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Gimme Shelter

    original music composer

    sound
    2013
  • Broadchurch

    original music composer

    sound

    - Episode 8 (2015) ... original music composer sound

    - Episode 7 (2015) ... original music composer sound

    - Episode 6 (2015) ... original music composer sound

    - Episode 5 (2015) ... original music composer sound

    - Episode 4 (2015) ... original music composer sound
    2013
  • Ozu: Passageways

    original music composer

    sound
    2012
  • Another Happy Day

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • Blinky™

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • Rivers Return

    original music composer

    sound
    2011
  • Jitters

    original music composer

    sound
    2010
  • Iceland: Beyond Sigur Rós

    original music composer

    sound
    2010

• writing (2 credits)

  • When We Are Born

    writer

    writing
    2021
  • Island Songs

    writer

    writing
    2017

• actors (7 credits)

  • When We Are Born

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Let Me Fall

    Jónas

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Tónlist

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Living Room Songs

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • PressPausePlay

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Where's the Snow?!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

    - Ólafur Arnalds (Home) Concert (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - Ólafur Arnalds (2018) ... Self actor actors
    2008