Jussi Vatanen (born 30 January 1978) is a Finnish actor.

Career

Vatanen 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.[1] In the fourth season of the show in 2013, his character Karim Z. Yskowicz was crowned as the "sketch comedy character of the year".[2] In the fifth season in 2014, he was again crowned as the winner with his female character "Antsku".[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

Vatanen is married to a singer Marika Tuhkala. Together they have a daughter.[5]

Selected filmography

In films

• Lapland Odyssey (2010)
• Dirty Bomb (2011)
• Risto (2011)
• Fanatics (2012)
• The Hijack That Went South (2013)
• Heart of a Lion (2013)
• The Unknown Soldier (2017)

On television

• Operaatio Interheil (2001)
• Kymenlaakson laulu (2008)
• Presidentin kanslia (2008–2011)
• Putous (2011–2014)
• Mr. Mallorca kohteessa (2011)
• Kimmo (2012)
• Huone 301 (English title: Man in Room 301) (2019)

Discography

Albums

• Saletisti natsaa (2011) as Mr. Mallorca
• Olen somelainen (2013) as Karim Z. Yskowicz

References

External links

• Jussi Vatanen at IMDb

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