Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 30, 1978
Place of Birth
Sonkajärvi, Finland
Credits
43 titles
Jussi Vatanen
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
Kari
The Kidnapping of a President
Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Vinski 2
Karppinen
Summer Is Crazy
Samppa
Etsijät
Jaarnio
Fallen Leaves
Holappa
Siege 55
The Man Who Died
Jaakko Kaunismaa
Koskinen
Tohtori Jokinen
Bad Women
Marko
Lakeside Murders
Psykologi
Dark Corners
Zaney
Putous Allstars
Various
Forest Giant
Pasi Kauppi
Man in Room 301
Seppo Kurtti
Unknown Soldier
Koskela
Marcians
Self
Unknown Soldier
Koskela
Lapland Odyssey 3
Janne
Downshifters
Tommi Kuusela
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
Himself
Off the Map
Vaittinen
Lapland Odyssey 2
Janne
Glass Ceiling
Mika
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Kulta-Pete
Towards the Day of Doom
Julle Rekola
Puolin ja toisin
Rauno
Heart of a Lion
Kulmala
The Hijack That Went South
Perämies Calle Snock
Kimmo
Kimmo Hietala
Fanatics
Tuukka Tiensuu
Risto
Agentti
Dirty Bomb
Jali
Tauno Tukevan sota
Kauno Jurvanen
Lapland Odyssey
Janne
Alamaailma Trilogia
Stadian opettaja
Putous
Mr. Mallorca / Various
Legend of the Lake Bodom
Cop on Duty
Kolme suudelmaa
tarjoilija
Uudisraivaaja
Yrittäjä #4
Kotikatu
Nakkikioskin asiakas
Arrogance
Ossi