Jon Thor Birgisson
Birthday: 1975-04-23 | Place of Birth: IcelandJón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. Jónsi is blind in his right eye. He is openly gay, and his boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for Sigur Rós. They also perform together as an art collaboration called Jónsi & Alex. They released their self-titled first book in November 2006, which was an embossed hardcover limited to 1000 copies, along with their first album, Riceboy Sleeps, in July 2009.
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Acting
Year
Title
Role
2025
Islandia
as Jon
2011
Inni
as Self - Member of Sigur Rós
2010
Jónsi: Go Quiet
as Self
2007
Heima
as Self
2005
Screaming Masterpiece
as Self
