Joonas Saartamo

Personal Info

Birthday

May 6, 1980

(45 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Joonas Saartamo

Biography

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.

Known For

Nurses

Thicker Than Water

White Lines

Unknown Soldier

Munkkivuori

Onni von Sopanen

Mister8

Seconds

Filmography

2024
Spy from a Distance
as Self
Itty Bitty Princess
as Mittarimies
2023
Opponent
as Coach
2021
Attack on Finland
as Falcon Pilot
Resistant
as Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
Fjällnäs
as Yannick
2020
Carrier
as Leo
Laughing Matters
as Tommi
2018
Bayonet
as Remu
The Night Thief
as Heikki
2017
Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2016
Rolli and the Secret of All Time
as Siili Suhonen (voice)
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
as Boxer
The Mine
as Jussi Karevuo
2015
Jill and Joy's Winter
as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2014
Headfirst
as Saken poika
2012
Gloriously Wasted
as Juha Berg
Fanatics
as Komentaja
2011
Silence
as Eino Lahtela
2010
Gimme Some Respect
as Kassu
2007
1944 The Final Defence
as Lääkintämies
2006
Onni von Sopanen
as Pizza boy
2005
Beauty and the Bastard
as Kondis
Game Over
as Harri
2002
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa
as Jusa
2001
Ken tulta pyytää
as Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä