Acting
Jussi Vatanen
Birth Date
January 30, 1978
(48 years old)
Place of Birth
Sonkajärvi, Finland
Popularity
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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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Kotikatu
Nakkikioskin asiakas
1995 • 1 episode
Marcians
Self
2017 • 1 episode
Putous
Mr. Mallorca / Various
2010 • 8 episodes
Kimmo
Kimmo Hietala
2012 • 45 episodes
Fallen Leaves
Holappa
2023
Alamaailma Trilogia
Stadian opettaja
2010 • 6 episodes
Downshifters
Tommi Kuusela
2016 • 29 episodes
The Kidnapping of a President
Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
2026
Lakeside Murders
Psykologi
2021 • 10 episodes
Unknown Soldier
Koskela
2017
Vinski 2
Karppinen
2026
Uudisraivaaja
Yrittäjä #4
2006 • 1 episode
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
Himself
2016 • 1 episode
The Man Who Died
Jaakko Kaunismaa
2022 • 6 episodes
Man in Room 301
Seppo Kurtti
2019 • 6 episodes
Unknown Soldier
Koskela
2018 • 5 episodes
Lapland Odyssey
Janne
2010
The Hijack That Went South
Perämies Calle Snock
2013
Etsijät
Jaarnio
2023 • 3 episodes
Siege 55
Esko Heinonen
2023 • 6 episodes