Cast
Jussi Vatanen
Acting
Cast
Jussi Vatanen
Known for
Acting
Born
1978-01-30
From
Sonkajärvi, Finland
Biography
Jussi Vatanen (born 30 January 1978 in Sonkajärvi) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2005 and has since then worked for several Finnish theatres. He became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of a weekly sketch comedy show Putous in its second season in 2011. Vatanen has also appeared in other television programs and films. In 2010, he was nominated for a Jussi Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in a Dome Karukoski film Lapland Odyssey. He has also appeared in films The Unknown Soldier (2017) and Fallen Leaves (2023), for which both he was nominated for Jussi Awards as well. Vatanen is married to a singer Marika Tuhkala. They have a daughter.
Fallen Leaves
as Holappa
Heart of a Lion
as Kulmala
Unknown Soldier
as Koskela
The Kidnapping of a President
as Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Forest Giant
as Pasi Kauppi
Lapland Odyssey
as Janne
Dark Corners
as Zaney
Vinski 2
as Karppinen
Off the Map
as Vaittinen
Bad Women
as Marko
Fanatics
as Tuukka Tiensuu
Dirty Bomb
as Jali
Towards the Day of Doom
as Julle Rekola
The Hijack That Went South
as Perämies Calle Snock
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
as Kulta-Pete
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Janne
Lapland Odyssey 2
as Janne
Summer Is Crazy
as Samppa
Koskinen
as Tohtori Jokinen
Kolme suudelmaa
as tarjoilija
Blue Baby
as Kari
Legend of the Lake Bodom
as Cop on Duty
Puolin ja toisin
as Rauno
Risto
as Agentti
Glass Ceiling
as Mika
Arrogance
as Ossi