Einar Gunn
Born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Went to New York City in 1985 to study graphic design at Parsons School of Design.
Spent twenty-some years in graphic design and advertising, and finished his career as an award-winning Creative Director at a mid-size NYC ad agency.
Got into acting sideways. On a goof. Found out he was a natural (all the BS in the ad business will develop one's acting chops).
Honed his skills with the likes of Bill Esper, Patrick Page, Jordan Lage, Seth Barrish, and Rich Topol.
FILM/TV: Latest Icelandic projects Trapped season II and Lof mér að falla also co-star on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, The Blacklist, The Mysteries of Laura and The Michael J. Fox Show; regular on the award-winning Internet hit series Pioneer One; co-star on History Channel’s The Men Who Built America; plus several independent features and short films.
BROADWAY: Ensemble of A Man for All Seasons, with Frank Langella. Directed by
Doug Hughes (Roundabout).
OTHER NYC THEATER: Howard in Boy Gets Girl (The Seeing Place); Westcott in The Man Who Came to Dinner (Peccadillo Theater Company); Governor Davis in Stand Fast (Barrow Street Productions); Dr. Weitzner in We Call Her Benny (John Montgomery Theater Company); Uncle Murray in Moonchildren (Attic Theater Company); Preston in the World Premiere of Private Disclosures.
REGIONAL THEATER: Martelleau in Tovarich, Marshall in The Little Foxes, and Basque in The Misanthrope (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ); John in Lips Together, Teeth Apart (4th Wall Theatre); Sidney in Where’s My Money? (Rising Curtain); John in Baby with the Bathwater (Black Box Productions); George in The Actor’s Nightmare (NJSDA).
TRAINING: Patrick Page Studio, ESPA (Primary Stages); William Esper Studio, with Bill Esper; Atlantic Acting School; The Barrow Group; Upright Citizens Brigade; New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts.