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. 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
All Movies (32)
- Vinski 22026 · as Konsta
- Ella and Friends – Operation Otter2025
- Täydelliset vieraat2025 · as Simo
- Spy from a Distance2024 · as Self
- Itty Bitty Princess2024 · as Mittarimies
- Opponent2023 · as Coach
- Attack on Finland2021 · as Falcon Pilot
- Resistant2021 · as Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
- Fjällnäs2021 · as Yannick
- The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love2021
- Carrier2020 · as Leo
- Laughing Matters2020 · as Tommi
- Bayonet2018 · as Remu
- The Night Thief2018 · as Heikki
- Unknown Soldier2017 · as Lahtinen
- Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger2017 · as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
- Rolli and the Secret of All Time2016 · as Siili Suhonen (voice)
- The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki2016 · as Boxer
- The Mine2016 · as Jussi Karevuo
- Jill and Joy's Winter2015 · as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
- Headfirst2014 · as Saken poika
- Pocket Parking2013
- Gloriously Wasted2012 · as Juha Berg
- Fanatics2012 · as Komentaja
- Silence2011 · as Eino Lahtela
- Gimme Some Respect2010 · as Kassu
- 1944 The Final Defence2007 · as Lääkintämies
- Onni von Sopanen2006 · as Pizza boy
- Beauty and the Bastard2005 · as Kondis
- Game Over2005 · as Harri
- One-Way Ticket to Mombasa2002 · as Jusa
- Ken tulta pyytää2001 · as Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä
All TV Shows (15)
- Valhalla Project2024
- Seconds2024 · as Sampo Vainio
- Isolated2024 · as Henri
- Forgiven2023 · as Mikko
- The Hired Hand2023 · as Jaska
- Munkkivuori2022 · as Markku Määttä
- Mister82021 · as Vertti
- White Lines2020 · as Finnish Guy
- Taisto - muovista ja rakkaudesta2019 · as Jonne
- Unknown Soldier2018 · as Lahtinen
- Welcome to Texas2017 · as Tume
- Nurses2014 · as Eliel
- Thicker Than Water2014 · as Chaufför
- Suojelijat2008 · as Roope
- Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood2000 · as Rami Ylenius