Personal Info
Jussi Vatanen
Acting
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 whi…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Kidnapping of a President
as Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Vinski 2
as Karppinen
Blue Baby
as Kari
Summer Is Crazy
as Samppa
Fallen Leaves
as Holappa
Bad Women
as Marko
Koskinen
as Tohtori Jokinen
Dark Corners
as Zaney
Forest Giant
as Pasi Kauppi
Unknown Soldier
as Koskela
TV Shows
Siege 55
6 ep.
Etsijät
as Jaarnio · 3 ep.
The Man Who Died
as Jaakko Kaunismaa · 6 ep.
Lakeside Murders
as Tohtori Jokinen · 20 ep.
Putous Allstars
as Various · 4 ep.
Man in Room 301
as Seppo Kurtti · 6 ep.
Unknown Soldier
as Koskela · 5 ep.
Marcians
as Self · 1 ep.
Downshifters
as Tommi Kuusela · 29 ep.
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
as Himself · 1 ep.