David Mar Stefansson

Icelandic screenwriter and producer (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Mar Stefansson (Icelandic: Davíð Már Stefánsson; born October 29, 1991) is an Icelandic screenwriter and producer, best known for Katla (2021) and Trapped (2022).[1][2]

Born (1991-10-29) October 29, 1991 (age 34)
OccupationScreenwriter · producer
NationalityIceland
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David Mar Stefansson
Born (1991-10-29) October 29, 1991 (age 34)
OccupationScreenwriter · producer
NationalityIceland
EducationUniversity of Iceland (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
Years active2018-present
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Early life and education

Stefansson was born in Lund, Sweden, the son of sociologist Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir and economist Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson. Growing up in Reykjavík, Iceland, Stefansson attended the University of Iceland where he studied philosophy and creative writing, receiving a BA in 2015. Moving to New York City, Stefansson received an MFA in screenwriting from Columbia University in 2019.[3]

Career

Starting out as a journalist for Morgunblaðið, Stefansson wrote several short films before making his television debut with the miniseries Katla (2021) for Baltasar Kormákur and Netflix, writing four of the eight episodes.[4][5] Continuing his collaboration with Baltasar Kormákur and Netflix, Stefansson also wrote for the third season of Trapped (2022).[6] His recent projects include writing the third season of Gangs of London (2020-) for AMC+ and Sky Atlantic, as well as the historical miniseries King & Conqueror (2025) for BBC and CBS.[7][8]

In addition to his writing, Stefansson has contributed to the academic field as a screenwriting lecturer at the Iceland University of the Arts, the Icelandic Film School, and Columbia University School of the Arts.[9]

Filmography

Television

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Year Title Writer Notes Ref.
2021 Katla Yes Miniseries; 4 episodes

Also story

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2022 Trapped Yes 2 episodes [11]
2025 Gangs of London Yes 1 episode [12]
2025 King & Conqueror Yes Miniseries; 2 episodes

Also associate producer

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Film

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Year Title Writer Notes Ref.
2018 Rabbits Yes Short film [14][15]
2019 Three Corner House Yes Short film [16]
2022 Man in the Morgue Yes Short film [17]
TBA Auteur Yes In-Development [18]
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