Jón Gnarr

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón.

Jón Gnarr and Helga Braga at the Edda Awards 2007

Jón Gnarr Kristinsson (born 2 January 1967) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, and politician. He was originally named Jón Gunnar Kristinsson but legally changed his name in 2005. He started his career in the radio duo Tvíhöfði. As a teenager he was a punk rocker and played bass in a punk band called Nefrennsli ("Runny Nose"). He has written and starred in several series of the Icelandic comedy shows Fóstbræður. His best known movies are "The Icelandic Dream" (Íslenski draumurinn - 2000) and "A Man like Me" (Maður eins og ég - 2002). His stand-up comedy show Ég var einu sinni nörd (English: I used to be a nerd ) is autobiographical. In 2004 he wrote, starred and produced a 20 min. long short film, The man on the back. Jon works as a creative at the Icelandic advertising agency EnnEmm. He plays Georg Bjarnfreðarson in the television-series Næturvaktin, Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin, and the feature film Bjarnfreðarson. He is also a co-writer in the series.

In late 2009 he formed the Best Party, a satirical political party that parodied Icelandic politics. The Best Party managed to win the 2010 municipal elections in Reykjavik, with the party gaining 6 out of 15 seats on the City Council.