[2] He attended high-school at Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, where he was active in the theatre club.
In 1995, Hilmar Oddsson made a biopic about Icelandic composer Jón Leifs called Tears of Stone (Tár úr steini).
[6] In addition to his feature films, Hilmar Oddsson was involved in the creation of numerous television reports, video clips, and commercials.
In 1989, Hilmar Oddsson released the solo album Og augun opnast.
[1] Hilmar Oddsson was Dean of the Icelandic Film School (Kvikmyndaskóli Íslands) from 2010 to 2017.