Laura Birn
Biography
Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She has tackled roles in historical dramas, lighthearted comedies, and thought-provoking art-house films with equal finesse. Her performance in the 2012 film Purge earned her a Jussi Award for Best Actress and a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actress. In 2021 she began playing the role of robot Eto Demerzel in the series Foundation. Birn has also appeared in films Pearls and Pigs (2003), Promise (2005), Christmas Story (2007), Naked Harbour (2012), Heart of a Lion (2013), Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), The Ones Below (2015), Helene (2020), and The Crow (2024). Her performance in the mystery drama series Munkkivuori earned her a Golden Venla award for Best Supporting Actress in 2022. Birn completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. In 2024, Finnish weekly news magazine Suomen Kuvalehti wrote, sourcing publicly available tax records, that Birn is the most highly-paid Finnish actor or actress of all time.
Known For
Foundation
The Crow
A Walk Among the Tombstones
The Innocents
Virta
Karjalan kunnailla
Munkkivuori
Suojelijat
All Movies (47)
- Blue Baby2026 · as Inka
- The Beloved2026 · as Alice
- Father's Day2026 · as Saimi
- Strive2026 · as Max
- The Forest You Live In2026 · as Sister
- Täydelliset vieraat2025 · as Eeva
- The Crow2024 · as Marion
- Light Light Light2023 · as Mariia as an Adult
- The Last Ones2020 · as Riitta
- Any Day Now2020 · as Teacher
- Eden2020 · as Laura
- Games People Play2020 · as Veronika
- Kill Anneli2020 · as Kaisa
- Helene2020 · as Helene Schjerfbeck
- The Birdcatcher2019 · as Anna
- Two Bodies on a Beach2019 · as Younger woman
- Bayonet2018 · as Sarita
- Void2018 · as Pihla Sucksdorff
- East of Sweden2018 · as Veera
- 952017 · as Essi
- Alma de Sant Pere2016 · as Susana
- Love and Fury2016 · as Inka
- The Ones Below2016 · as Theresa
- The Girl King2015 · as Countess Erika Erksein
- Seamstress2015 · as Hertta Kuusinen (voice)
- Distractions2015 · as Esimies lentoasemalla
- Absolution2015 · as Kiia
- Armi Alive!2015 · as Leena
- A Walk Among the Tombstones2014 · as Leila Alvarez
- Heart of a Lion2013 · as Sari
- August Fools2013 · as Kaarina Suo
- Must Have Been Love2012 · as Anna
- Purge2012 · as Aliide Truu (young)
- Naked Harbour2012 · as Iiris
- Jäät2010 · as Paula
- Rally On!2009 · as Aija
- Inner Trial2008 · as Elisa
- 8 Days to Premiere2008 · as Vilma
- Christmas Story2007 · as Aada
- Rock'n Roll Never Dies2006 · as Mother at young
- Kolme suudelmaa2006 · as Jaana
- Promise2005 · as Mona Moisio
- Pearls and Pigs2003 · as Laura
- Stripping2002 · as Kaupan kassa
- Aita2001 · as Timpan ystävä
- Little Hearts2001 · as Sini
- Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf— · as Maxine
All TV Shows (7)
- Munkkivuori2022 · as Anne Määttä
- Foundation2021 · as Demerzel
- The Innocents2018 · as Elena
- Napamiehet2015 · as Laura / Armi
- Virta2011 · as Anne Nordin
- Suojelijat2008 · as Teresa
- Karjalan kunnailla2007 · as Hanna Kotilainen