Joonas Saartamo

Personal Informations

Known for Department
Acting
Known appearances
43
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 6, 1980 (44 old)
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Joonas Saartamo Joonas Saartamo

Joonas Saartamo

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

Known for

Acting

2024
Spy from a Distance
  —
Self
Sekunnit
  —
Sampo Vainio
Utö
  —
Henri
2023
Forgiven
  —
Mikko
Opponent
  —
Coach
The Hired Hand
  —
Jaska
2022
Munkkivuori
  —
Markku Määttä
2021
Attack on Finland
  —
Falcon Pilot
Resistant
  —
Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
Fjällnäs
  —
Yannick
Mister8
  —
Vertti
2020
Carrier
  —
Leo
Laughing Matters
  —
Tommi
White Lines
  —
Finnish Guy
2018
Unknown Soldier
  —
Lahtinen
Bayonet
  —
Remu
The Night Thief
  —
Heikki
2017
Unknown Soldier
  —
Lahtinen
Welcome to Texas
  —
Tume
2016
Rolli and the Secret of All Time
  —
Siili Suhonen (voice)
The Mine
  —
Jussi Karevuo
2015
Jill and Joy's Winter
  —
Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2014
Headfirst
  —
Saken poika
Nurses
  —
Eliel
Thicker Than Water
  —
Chaufför
2012
Gloriously Wasted
  —
Juha Berg
Fanatics
  —
Komentaja
2011
Silence
  —
Eino Lahtela
2010
Gimme Some Respect
  —
Kassu
2008
Suojelijat
  —
Roope
2007
1944 The Final Defence
  —
Lääkintämies
2006
Onni von Sopanen
  —
Pizza boy
2005
Beauty and the Bastard
  —
Kondis
Game Over
  —
Harri
2002
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa
  —
Jusa
2001
Ken tulta pyytää
  —
Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä
2000
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
  —
Rami Ylenius
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