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
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2014 • Movie
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2016 • Movie
2020 • TV
as Kassu
as Saken poika
as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
as Jussi Karevuo
as Falcon Pilot
as Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä
as Mittarimies
as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
as Lahtinen
as Siili Suhonen (voice)
as Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
as Lääkintämies
as Komentaja
as Boxer
as Pizza boy
as Coach
as Leo
as Remu
as Yannick
as Eliel
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as Finnish Guy
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as Vertti
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as Chaufför
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as Rami Ylenius
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as Markku Määttä
10 episodes
as Jaska
8 episodes
as Lahtinen
5 episodes
as Roope
10 episodes
as Sampo Vainio
6 episodes
as Henri
8 episodes
as Tume
10 episodes
as Mikko
4 episodes
as Jonne
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