Jussi Vatanen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 30, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Arrogance
Movie · as Ossi
The Kidnapping of a President
Movie · as Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Blue Baby
Movie · as Kari
Vinski 2
Movie · as Karppinen
Red Snow
Movie · as Founder of SantApp
Summer Is Crazy
Movie · as Samppa
Fallen Leaves
Movie · as Holappa
Siege 55
TV · as Esko Heinonen · 6 eps
Etsijät
TV · as Jaarnio · 3 eps
Koskinen
Movie · as Tohtori Jokinen
Bad Women
Movie · as Marko
The Man Who Died
TV · as Jaakko Kaunismaa · 6 eps
Dark Corners
Movie · as Zaney
Lakeside Murders
TV · as Psykologi, Tohtori Jokinen · 10 eps
Forest Giant
Movie · as Pasi Kauppi
Putous Allstars
TV · as Various · 4 eps
Man in Room 301
TV · as Seppo Kurtti · 6 eps
Unknown Soldier
TV · as Koskela · 5 eps
Unknown Soldier
Movie · as Koskela
Lapland Odyssey 3
Movie · as Janne
Marcians
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Off the Map
Movie · as Vaittinen
Downshifters
TV · as Tommi Kuusela · 29 eps
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Movie · as Kulta-Pete
Lapland Odyssey 2
Movie · as Janne
Glass Ceiling
Movie · as Mika
Towards the Day of Doom
Movie · as Julle Rekola
The Hijack That Went South
Movie · as Perämies Calle Snock
Heart of a Lion
Movie · as Kulmala
Puolin ja toisin
Movie · as Rauno
Fanatics
Movie · as Tuukka Tiensuu
Kimmo
TV · as Kimmo Hietala · 45 eps
Dirty Bomb
Movie · as Jali
Risto
Movie · as Agentti
Lapland Odyssey
Movie · as Janne
Alamaailma Trilogia
TV · as Stadian opettaja · 6 eps
Tauno Tukevan sota
TV · as Kauno Jurvanen · 3 eps
Putous
TV · as Mr. Mallorca / Various, Kari ”Köli” Rautiainen / Various, Karim Z. Yskowicz / Various, Antsku / Various · 8 eps
Virginie
Movie · as Ilkka
Legend of the Lake Bodom
Movie · as Cop on Duty
Kolme suudelmaa
Movie · as tarjoilija
Uudisraivaaja
TV · as Yrittäjä #4 · 1 ep
Kotikatu
TV · as Nakkikioskin asiakas · 1 ep