Jóhannes is born and raised in Iceland, but spent a few years of his childhood living in the Faroe Islands with his mother. He fluently speaks Icelandic, Faroese, Danish and English. Graduated with a BFA degree in acting from the Iceland Academy of Arts in 2005 and has been working in theater, Television and films since then. He has extensive experience in theater in Iceland and was a resident artist at the National Theater until he started working in international television and film projects. His first international film role was in Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah', as Cain . His first television role was on NBC's 'A.D: Kingdom And Empire' as the Apostle Thomas. His TV credits also include Game of Thrones and BBC's The Last Kingdom. Upcoming features are The Solutrean, Atomic Blonde and The Sisters Brothers.
