Aldís Amah Hamilton
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Aldís Amah Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 (age 33–34) Germany |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Parent | Alda Sigmundsdóttir (mother) |
Aldís Amah Hamilton (born 1991) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for playing the lead role in the 2021 TV crime drama series Black Sands. For her role as Ástríðr in the 2024 video game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Hamilton was nominated for the British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role.[1]
Aldís Amah Hamilton was born in 1991 in Germany to an Icelandic author and journalist Alda Sigmundsdóttir and an American father who were working there as English teachers. She moved with her mother to Iceland at the age of three and grew up in Vesturbær.[2][3]
She graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2016.[4]
Career
Aldís is an Icelandic actress.[5][6]
During her studies in 2016, she appeared as Desdemona in the Vesturport's performance of Othello in the National Theatre of Iceland.[4]
In 2020, Aldís appeared in the Netflix's Icelandic original series Katla, directed by Baltasar Kormákur.[7]
In 2021 it was announced that she had been cast as the lead actress of the TV series Black Sands, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson, where she plays the character of Aníta.[8][9]
In 2025, she appears as the lead character Ryn in the video game Echoes of the End.[10]
Recognition
On the Icelandic National Day in 2019, Aldís was named Reykjavík's Lady of the Mountain.[further explanation needed][11][12][13]
