Oskar Thor Axelsson

A native of Iceland and a graduate from NYU’s Film Program, Oskar started making short films at the age of thirteen.

His feature debut BLACK’S GAME (2012) has become the second highest grossing Icelandic movie in history. His second feature, I REMEMBER YOU, was the overall Number One Box Office hit of 2017 in Iceland. In 20

Oskar directed three episodes of the ZDF/BBC co-produced TV series TRAPPED that premiered in 2016, and two episodes of TRAPPED 2 which aired in 2018. In 2017 Oskar directed all six episodes of the TV series STELLA BLOMKVIST which has screened worldwide to great audience and critical acclaim. In 2021 Oskar returned as lead director of STELLA BLOMKVIST 2.

Oskar was lead director of the multi-national TV series SANCTUARY starring Josefin Asplund and Matthew Modine, premiering in 2019, and in 2020 directed three episodes of S3 of RIVIERA starring Julia Stiles, Sky Atlantic’s most successful original series to date.

In 2022 Oskar directed his third feature OPERATION NAPOLEON starring Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Iain Glen, Jack Fox, Annette Badland, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Wotan Wilke Möhring.