Eggert Ketilsson
Eggert Ketilsson was born on December 23, 1958, in Reykjavik, Iceland. His father, Ketill, was a master auto mechanic, and his mother, Margret, worked as a caterer. He has four siblings—two older sisters and one older brother. After completing a general education, Eggert left college to begin working and traveling abroad. He spent ten years working and traveling, primarily across Europe but also in parts of Central Asia. From 1986 to 1989, he was a member of the Icelandic Theater Workshop, where he acted and also contributed to stage design.
In 1989, he joined the Icelandic Broadcasting Service (state TV) as a Property Master, a position he held consistently for five years. Following this, he received his first opportunity to work on an independent feature film as both Property Master and Special Effects Supervisor for the Icelandic movie Devils Island, directed by Frederik Thor Fredriksson. At that time, Property Masters in Iceland were often expected to handle both special effects and art department responsibilities.
After working for a decade in the Icelandic film industry, Eggert enrolled at the Northern Film School in Leeds, UK, where he earned a postgraduate degree in Production Design. In 2002, he designed his first feature film, 1.0 Paranoia (released in 2004), which was shot in Romania, followed by his second feature, Drum, filmed in South Africa a year later.
Since then, Eggert has worked on numerous international feature films in roles such as Art Director and Special Effects Supervisor. His film credits include major productions like Tenet, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Batman Begins, Star Wars, James Bond, Transformers, Odysseus, and many others.
Most recently, he completed work as Special Effects Supervisor on Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus, overseeing the filming in Greece and Iceland.