Pálmi Gestsson

Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group Spaugstofan which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.

Early life
Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland.

Career
Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983.

Personal life
Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods.

He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, a stewardess, and has 4 children.

Selected filmography

 * Bíódagar (1994) as Truck Driver
 * Benjamín Dúfa (1995) as Andrés's father
 * Einglar Alheimsins (2000) as Vilhjálmur
 * Njálssaga (2003) as Þráinn
 * Afinn (2014) as Lárus
 * Þrestir (2015) as Diddi
 * Ófærð (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Hrafn Eysteinsson
 * Agnes Joy (2019)
 * Odd Fish (2023)