Jon Thor Birgisson

Biography

Jón “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.

Known For

Filmography

2025 Islandia
as Jon
2015 Sense8
as Magnus
2011 Inni
as Self - Member of Sigur Rós
as Musician
as Self
as Self
2007 Heima
as Self
as Self