Joonas Saartamo, born in Helsinki in 1980, is among the finest actors in Finland today.
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
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0754396
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11866918
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Filmography (Movies)
Vinski 2
Character:
Release Date:13/02/2026
Ella and Friends – Operation Otter
Character:
Release Date:10/10/2025
Täydelliset vieraat
Character:Simo
Release Date:19/09/2025
Spy from a Distance
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2024
Itty Bitty Princess
Character:Mittarimies
Release Date:27/03/2024
Opponent
Character:Coach
Release Date:26/10/2023
Attack on Finland
Character:Falcon Pilot
Release Date:19/11/2021
Resistant
Character:Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2021
Fjällnäs
Character:Yannick
Release Date:09/08/2021
The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2021
Carrier
Character:Leo
Release Date:31/12/2020
Laughing Matters
Character:Tommi
Release Date:20/11/2020
Bayonet
Character:Remu
Release Date:09/11/2018
The Night Thief
Character:Heikki
Release Date:01/02/2018
Unknown Soldier
Character:Lahtinen
Release Date:27/10/2017
Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
Character:Mr. Vaaksanheimo
Release Date:27/01/2017
Rolli and the Secret of All Time
Character:Siili Suhonen (voice)
Release Date:16/09/2016
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Character:Boxer
Release Date:02/09/2016
The Mine
Character:Jussi Karevuo
Release Date:22/01/2016
Jill and Joy's Winter
Character:Mr. Vaaksanheimo
Release Date:09/10/2015
Headfirst
Character:Saken poika
Release Date:26/12/2014
Pocket Parking
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2013
Gloriously Wasted
Character:Juha Berg
Release Date:28/12/2012
Fanatics
Character:Komentaja
Release Date:24/02/2012
Silence
Character:Eino Lahtela
Release Date:09/12/2011
Gimme Some Respect
Character:Kassu
Release Date:11/06/2010
1944 The Final Defence
Character:Lääkintämies
Release Date:07/12/2007
Onni von Sopanen
Character:Pizza boy
Release Date:11/08/2006
Beauty and the Bastard
Character:Kondis
Release Date:21/10/2005
Game Over
Character:Harri
Release Date:26/08/2005
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa
Character:Jusa
Release Date:06/09/2002
Ken tulta pyytää
Character:Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä
Release Date:09/02/2001
Television Appearances
Valhalla Project
Character:
Seconds
Character:Sampo Vainio
Isolated
Character:Henri
Forgiven
Character:Mikko
The Hired Hand
Character:Jaska
Munkkivuori
Character:Markku Määttä
Mister8
Character:Vertti
White Lines
Character:Finnish Guy
Taisto - muovista ja rakkaudesta
Character:Jonne
Unknown Soldier
Character:Lahtinen
Welcome to Texas
Character:Tume
Nurses
Character:Eliel
Thicker Than Water
Character:Chaufför
Suojelijat
Character:Roope
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Character:Rami Ylenius
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