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Laura Birn
Actor, Producer, WriterBorn April 25, 1981 (44 years)
Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She has tackled roles in historical dramas, lighthearted comedies, and thought-provoking art-house films with equal finesse. Her performance in the 2012 film Purge earned her a Jussi Award for Best Actress and a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actress. In 2021 she began playing the role of robot Eto Demerzel in the series Foundation.
Birn has also appeared in films Pearls and Pigs (2003), Promise (2005), Christmas Story (2007), Naked Harbour (2012), Heart of a Lion (2013), Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), The Ones Below (2015), Helene (2020), and The Crow (2024). Her performance in the mystery drama series Munkkivuori earned her a Golden Venla award for Best Supporting Actress in 2022.
Birn completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. In 2024, Finnish weekly news magazine Suomen Kuvalehti wrote, sourcing publicly available tax records, that Birn is the most highly-paid Finnish actor or actress of all time.
Birn has also appeared in films Pearls and Pigs (2003), Promise (2005), Christmas Story (2007), Naked Harbour (2012), Heart of a Lion (2013), Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), The Ones Below (2015), Helene (2020), and The Crow (2024). Her performance in the mystery drama series Munkkivuori earned her a Golden Venla award for Best Supporting Actress in 2022.
Birn completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. In 2024, Finnish weekly news magazine Suomen Kuvalehti wrote, sourcing publicly available tax records, that Birn is the most highly-paid Finnish actor or actress of all time.
Laura Birn Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Isänpäivä · as Saimi |
| 2025 | Perfect Strangers · as Eeva |
| 2024 | The Crow · as Marion |
| 2023 | Light Light Light · as Mariia As An Adult |
| 2022 | Summer of Sorrow (TV Series) · as Anne Määttä |
| 2021 | Foundation (2021) (TV Series) · as Demerzel |
| 2020 | Any Day Now · as Teacher |
| 2020 | The Last Ones · as Riitta |
| 2020 | Games People Play · as Veronika |
| 2020 | Eden · as Laura |
| 2020 | Kill Anneli · as Kaisa |
| 2020 | Helene · as Helene Schjerfbeck |
| 2019 | The Birdcatcher · as Anna |
| 2019 | Two Bodies on a Beach · as Younger Woman |
| 2018 | Bayonet · as Sarita |
| 2018 | Void · as Pihla Sucksdorff |
| 2018 | The Innocents (TV Series) · as Elena |
| 2018 | East of Sweden · as Veera |
| 2017 | 95 · as Essi |
| 2017 | Onnela (TV Series) · as Vappu |
| 2016 | Alma de Sant Pere · as Susana |
| 2016 | Love and Fury · as Inka |
| 2015 | The Girl King · as Countess Erika Erksein |
| 2015 | Young and Promising (TV Series) · as Anya |
| 2015 | The Ones Below · as Theresa |
| 2015 | Seamstress · as Hertta Kuusinen (voice) |
| 2015 | Distractions · as Esimies Lentoasemalla |
| 2015 | Absolution · as Kiia |
| 2015 | Northern Mishaps (TV Series) · as Laura / Armi |
| 2015 | Armi Alive! · as Leena |
| 2014 | A Walk Among the Tombstones · as Leila Alvarez |
| 2013 | Heart of a Lion · as Sari |
| 2013 | Mieletön elokuu · as Kaarina Suo |
| 2013 | Miten meistä tuli ystäviä · as Hanna |
| 2012 | Must Have Been Love · as Anna |
| 2012 | Purge · as Aliide Truu (young) |
| 2012 | Naked Harbour · as Iiris |
| 2010 | Virta (TV Series) · as Anne Nordin |
| 2010 | Jäät · as Paula |
| 2009 | Rally On! · as Aija |
| 2009 | Newsroom (TV Series) · as Ritu |
| 2008 | Inner Trial · as Elisa |
| 2008 | Suojelijat (TV Series) · as Teresa |
| 2008 | 8 Days to Premiere · as Vilma |
| 2007 | Karjalan kunnailla (TV Series) · as Hanna Kotilainen |
| 2007 | Christmas Story · as Aada |
| 2006 | Rock'n Roll Never Dies · as Mother At Young |
| 2006 | Kolme suudelmaa · as Jaana |
| 2005 | Promise · as Mona Moisio |
| 2003 | Tuulikaappimaa · as Cast |
| 2003 | Pearls and Pigs · as Laura |
| 2002 | Stripping · as Kaupan Kassa |
| 2001 | Aita · as Timpan Ystävä |
| 2018 | Void · as Co-Producer |
| 2019 | Two Bodies on a Beach · as Screenplay |
| 2015 | The 2015 European Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | Kuutamolla (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Ylen aamu (TV Series) · as Self |