Background
Ragnar was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. Ragnar grew up in the village of Súðavik, in a family of fishermen and farmers.
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Ragnar was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. Ragnar grew up in the village of Súðavik, in a family of fishermen and farmers.
He is best known for his films Börn (Children) and Foreldrar (Parents) and the popular television series Næturvaktin (The Night Shift), Dagvaktin (The Day Shift), and Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift). He got his start making short videos in college. After directing a large number of music videos, shorts and documentaries, he released his first feature-film Fíaskó (Fiasco) in 2000.
In his earlier work he used traditional ways of writing and directing, but more recently Ragnar has followed methods similar to those of Mike Leigh and John Cassavetes of working with his actors to create characters and screenplays through improvisation.
His latest film Málmhaus (Metalhead) had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2013 In 2012 Ragnar wrote and directed his debut play Gullregn (Laburnum) staged at The Reykjavik City Theater.