Jussi Vatanen
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.
42 acting credits
Acting · 42
Kotikatu
1995
Marcians
2017
Putous
2010
Kimmo
2012
Lakeside Murders
2021
Unknown Soldier
2018
Fallen Leaves
2023
Downshifters
2016
The Man Who Died
2022
Alamaailma Trilogia
2010
The Kidnapping of a President
2026
Man in Room 301
2019
Siege 55
2023
Unknown Soldier
2017
Etsijät
2023
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
2016
Vinski 2
2026
Heart of a Lion
2013
Putous Allstars
2020
Fanatics
2012
Tauno Tukevan sota
2010
Uudisraivaaja
2006
Lapland Odyssey 2
2015
Summer Is Crazy
2025
Towards the Day of Doom
2014
Lapland Odyssey
2010
Dark Corners
2021
Off the Map
2016
Kolme suudelmaa
2006
Blue Baby
2026
Koskinen
2022
Risto
2011
Forest Giant
2020
Legend of the Lake Bodom
2006
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017
Bad Women
2022
Glass Ceiling
2015
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
2015
Dirty Bomb
2011
The Hijack That Went South
2013
Puolin ja toisin
2013
Arrogance
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