Jussi Vatanen
Acting
- Born:
- 1978-01-30
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Red Snow
Blue Baby
The Kidnapping of a President
Vinski 2
Summer Is Crazy
Etsijät
Fallen Leaves
Siege 55
The Man Who Died
Koskinen
Bad Women
Lakeside Murders
Dark Corners
Putous Allstars
Forest Giant
Man in Room 301
Unknown Soldier
Marcians
Unknown Soldier
Lapland Odyssey 3
Downshifters
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
Off the Map
Lapland Odyssey 2
Glass Ceiling
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Towards the Day of Doom
Puolin ja toisin
Heart of a Lion
The Hijack That Went South
Kimmo
Fanatics
Risto
Dirty Bomb
Tauno Tukevan sota
Lapland Odyssey
Alamaailma Trilogia
Putous
Virginie
Legend of the Lake Bodom
Kolme suudelmaa
Uudisraivaaja
Kotikatu
Arrogance