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Joonas Saartamo
ActorBorn May 6, 1980 (44 years)
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
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
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Ella ja kaverit: Operaatio Saukko · as Cast |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Valhalla Project (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Sekunnit (TV Series) · as Sampo Vainio |
| 2024 | Prinsessa Pikkiriikki · as Mittarimies |
| 2024 | Utö (TV Series) · as Henri |
| 2023 | Forgiven (TV Series) · as Mikko |
| 2023 | Renki (TV Series) · as Jaska |
| 2023 | Opponent · as Coach |
| 2022 | Summer of Sorrow (TV Series) · as Markku Määttä |
| 2022 | Super Furball Saves the Future · as Stadilaismehiläinen |
| 2021 | Attack on Finland · as Falcon Pilot |
| 2021 | Carousel (TV Series) · as Pipari-Ässä |
| 2021 | Price of Peace · as Arndt Pekurinen (voice) |
| 2021 | Mister8 (TV Series) · as Vertti |
| 2020 | Carrier · as Leo |
| 2020 | Laughing Matters · as Tommi |
| 2020 | White Lines (TV Series) · as Finnish Guy |
| 2020 | The Paradise (2020) (TV Series) · as Ilu Tihinen |
| 2019 | Taisto - muovista ja rakkaudesta (TV Series) · as Jonne |
| 2019 | Moominvalley (2019) (TV Series) · as Joxter |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Unknown Soldier (TV Series) · as Lahtinen |
| 2018 | Bayonet · as Remu |
| 2017 | The Unknown Soldier · as Lahtinen |
| 2017 | Welcome to Texas (TV Series) · as Tume |
| 2017 | Yövaras · as Heikki |
| 2017 | Rebecka Martinsson (TV Series) · as Jörgen |
| 2017 | Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger · as Mr. Vaaksanheimo |
| 2016 | Rölli and the Secret of All Time · as Siili Suhonen (voice) |
| 2016 | The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki · as Boxer |
| 2016 | The Mine · as Jussi Karevuo |
| 2015 | Replacements (TV Series) · as Tomi Jaakkola |
| 2015 | Jill and Joy's Winter · as Mr. Vaaksanheimo |
| 2015 | Puuttuminen · as Joope |
| 2014 | Headfirst · as Saken Poika |
| 2014 | Syke (TV Series) · as Eliel |
| 2014 | Thicker Than Water (TV Series) · as Chaufför |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Gloriously Wasted · as Juha Berg |
| 2012 | Fanatics · as Komentaja |
| 2011 | Silence · as Eino Lahtela |
| 2010 | Gimme Some Respect · as Kassu |
| 2009 | Forbidden Fruit · as Kondis |
| 2008 | Suojelijat (TV Series) · as Roope |
| 2007 | Battle for Finland · as Lääkintämies |
| 2006 | Onni von Sopanen · as Pizza Boy |
| 2005 | Beauty and the Bastard · as Kondis |
| 2005 | Game Over · as Harri |
| 2002 | One-Way Ticket to Mombasa · as Jusa |
| 2001 | A Suburban Tale · as Kaizu, Jeminan Poikaystävä |
| 2000 | Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (TV Series) · as Rami Ylenius |
| 1996 | Tomas · as Koulukodin Poika |
| 1992 | A Journey Through Time · as Mikael Lapsena |