Gunnar Cauthery began acting as a child, playing lead roles in the Icelandic feature film Benjamin Dove and the much-loved BBC children’s drama series The Demon Headmaster.
After university he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and since graduating in 2008 he has sustained a prolific career in UK theatre.
He has also been seen on screen in War Horse, Genius and The Tudors. In 2018, he joined the cast for season 2 of Mars, playing new series regular Lieutenant Mike Glenn, second-in-command of the Olympus Town colony.