Person Details

Birthday: 1980-05-06 10:09:27

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

Biography

Joonas Saartamo, born in Helsinki in 1980, is among the finest actors in Finland today. Joonas graduated from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2012. He is known from the movies One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002), Beauty and the Bastard (2005), Silence (2011), The Mine (2016), The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäkiand (2016), which won the film award Un Certain Regard in Cannes. In televison he is known from the series; Pelkovaara (2004), Protectors (2008) and Welcome To Texas, season 1 (2017). The second series of Welcome To Texas will be screened in spring 2019. Jonaas has one of the major supporting roles in the film success and classic story The Unknown Solider, which premiered in 2017. Based on this story and edited material, a TV series will be screened in 2019. He will appear in a movie being released soon - Bayoneta - a boxing drama. Saartamo won the Jussi Statue in 2011 (The Finnish Oscar) for the best male actor in a leading role and has been nominated twice, once as the best male actor in a supporting role and once as best male in a leading role. Joonas is also known as the hip-hop artist Jonde, previously known as Alarik. in 2019, Joonas will play the role of Richard Wagner in the movie The Zurich Liaison

Most Famous Work

Nurses
Average
8

Nurses

(2014) Eliel
White Lines
Average
7

White Lines

(2020) Finnish Guy
Thicker Than Water
Average
6

Thicker Than Water

(2014) Chaufför
1944 The Final Defence
Average
6

1944 The Final Defence

(2007) Lääkintämies
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Average
7

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

(2000) Rami Ylenius
Welcome to Texas
Average
8

Welcome to Texas

(2017) Tume
Unknown Soldier
Average
7

Unknown Soldier

(2018) Lahtinen
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Average
7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Mikko
Jaska
2022 Markku Määttä
2021 Falcon Pilot
Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
Yannick
Vertti
N/A
2020 Leo
Tommi
Finnish Guy
2019 Jonne
2018 Lahtinen
Remu
Heikki
2017 Lahtinen
Tume
Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2016 Siili Suhonen (voice)
Boxer
Jussi Karevuo
2015 Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2014 Saken poika
Eliel
Chaufför
2013 N/A
2012 Juha Berg
Komentaja
2011 Eino Lahtela
2010 Kassu
2008 Roope
2007 Lääkintämies
2006 Pizza boy
2005 Kondis
Harri
2002 Jusa
2001 Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä
2000 Rami Ylenius
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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