Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Holopainen

Known for
Acting
Born
December 25, 1976 (age 49)
Birthplace
Kitee, Finland

Biography

Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician, screenwriter and record producer, best known as the founder, leader, keyboardist and songwriter of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music. He has also played in the bands Nattvindens Gråt and Darkwoods My Betrothed. His current side projects are the gothic metal band For My Pain... and the band of Timo Rautiainen. Holopainen has written several songs that have been included in movie soundtracks, including recent collaboration with Nightwish bass player, and male vocalist Marco Hietala on "While Your Lips Are Still Red", for the Finnish film Lieksa! in 2007. He also co-wrote Nightwish's own film, Imaginaerum, released in November 2012. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tuomas Holopainen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Kaamos poster

Kaamos

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2022
Nightwish - Virtual Live Show From the Islanders Arms 2021 poster

Nightwish - Virtual Live Show From the Islanders Arms 2021

Movie · as Keys

2022
Nightwish - Au Hellfest 2022 poster

Nightwish - Au Hellfest 2022

Movie · as Keys

2022
Nightwish: Live at PinkPop poster

Nightwish: Live at PinkPop

Movie · as Self — Keyboards

2021
Nightwish - An Evening with Nightwish In a Virtual World poster

Nightwish - An Evening with Nightwish In a Virtual World

Movie · as Self

2019
Nightwish: Decades (Live in Buenos Aires) poster

Nightwish: Decades (Live in Buenos Aires)

Movie · as Himself - Keyboards

2018
Nightwish: Live at Bloodstock poster

Nightwish: Live at Bloodstock

Movie · as Self - Keyboard

2018
Nightwish: Live at Wacken poster

Nightwish: Live at Wacken

Movie · as Self

2016
To Nightwish with Love

To Nightwish with Love

Movie · as Tuomas Holopainen

2016
Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit poster

Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit

Movie · as Self - Keyboards

2016
Nightwish: Live Ratina Stadion, Tampere poster

Nightwish: Live Ratina Stadion, Tampere

Movie · as Self - Keyboards

2015
Nightwish : Live at Wembley Arena - London poster

Nightwish : Live at Wembley Arena - London

Movie · as Keys

2015
Nightwish: Rock in Rio poster

Nightwish: Rock in Rio

Movie · as Self

2015
Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Tampere Show poster

Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Tampere Show

Movie · as Himself - Keyboards

2015
Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Wembley Show poster

Nightwish: Vehicle Of Spirit - The Wembley Show

Movie · as Himself - Keyboards

2013
Nightwish: Showtime, Storytime poster

Nightwish: Showtime, Storytime

Movie · as Keyboards

2013
Nightwish: Live at Wacken Open Air poster

Nightwish: Live at Wacken Open Air

Movie · as keyboards

2013
Nightwish: Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours poster

Nightwish: Please Learn the Setlist in 48 Hours

Movie · as Himself

2013
Nightwish: Live in Montreux 2012 poster

Nightwish: Live in Montreux 2012

Movie

2012
Imaginaerum poster

Imaginaerum

Movie · as Tom Whitman (age 47)

2012
Nightwish: Making of Imaginaerum poster

Nightwish: Making of Imaginaerum

Movie · as Himself

2010
Rock-Suomi poster

Rock-Suomi

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2008
Nightwish: Bye Bye Beautiful poster

Nightwish: Bye Bye Beautiful

Movie · as Self

2008
Nightwish: The Islander

Nightwish: The Islander

Movie · as Keyboards

2008
Nightwish: Live in Sydney poster

Nightwish: Live in Sydney

Movie · as Himself

2008
Nightwish: Live at Lowlands poster

Nightwish: Live at Lowlands

Movie · as Self

2008
Nightwish: Live at Wacken 2008 poster

Nightwish: Live at Wacken 2008

Movie · as Keyboards

2007
Nightwish: Amaranth poster

Nightwish: Amaranth

Movie · as Keyboards

2006
Nightwish: End of an Era poster

Nightwish: End of an Era

Movie · as Himself - Keyboards

2005
Nightwish: Highest Hopes poster

Nightwish: Highest Hopes

Movie · as Keyboards

2004
Nightwish: Wish I Had An Angel poster

Nightwish: Wish I Had An Angel

Movie · as Keyboards

2004
Nightwish: Nemo poster

Nightwish: Nemo

Movie · as Keyboards

2003
Nightwish: End of Innocence poster

Nightwish: End of Innocence

Movie · as Self

2003
Nightwish: Live at RMJ 2003 poster

Nightwish: Live at RMJ 2003

Movie · as Self

2001
Nightwish: From Wishes to Eternity - Live poster

Nightwish: From Wishes to Eternity - Live

Movie · as Himself - Keyboards