Pálmi Gestsson (born 2 October 1957) is an Icelandic actor and voice actor. He is known for the long-running Icelandic sketch group Spaugstofan which he co-created. Among his voice acting is the Icelandic voice of Shere Khan in The Jungle Book. Early life Pálmi was born in 1957 in Bolungarvík, the Westfjords, Iceland. Career Pálmi graduated from the Icelandic Drama School in 1982. He has been working with the National Theatre of Iceland since 1983. Personal life Pálmi is a nature lover and once walked up 52 mountains (1 per week) in a year in Iceland. He likes hunting birds and especially reindeer which is one of his favorite foods. He is married to Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir, a stewardess, and has 4 children. Selected filmography Bíódagar (1994) as Truck Driver Benjamín Dúfa (1995) as Andrés's father Einglar Alheimsins (2000) as Vilhjálmur Njálssaga (2003) as Þráinn Afinn (2014) as Lárus Þrestir (2015) as Diddi Ófærð (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Hrafn Eysteinsson Agnes Joy (2019) External links References 20th-century Icelandic male actors 21st-century Icelandic male actors Icelandic male voice actors Living people 1957 births