Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director.As an actor, Franzén has appeared in over 50 films and TV series. For his role in Dog Nail Clipper (2004), Franzén was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Actor as well as earning praise from film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety magazine who called the actor "one of the most talented and versatile thesps in Finland".In his career he has appeared in Finnish, Estonian, German, English, Swedish, and Hungarian speaking roles. In 2015, Franzén was cast as King Harald Finehair from the fourth season of Vikings. Franzén has also casted in Amazon Prime Video's upcoming The Wheel of Time TV series.
Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm, she has appeared mostly in Swedish productions. She received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in 1987 for her performances in Amorosa and Ormens väg på hälleberget (The Serpent's Way) and was nominated again in 1996 for her performance in Pensionat Oskar. Ekblad was born in the Ostrobothnian village of Solf in 1954. The village is nowadays part of the municipality of Korsholm.
Renny Harlin (born Lauri Mauritz Harjola on March 15, 1959) is a Finnish film director and producer, known for directing many action and horror movies. Harlin, best known for directing Die Hard 2, is a 4-time nominee for the infamous Golden Raspberry Award for worst film directing. He is, however, 86th on the list of highest grossing directors of all time (based on U.S. domestic gross revenue).
Anna Falchi was born Anna Kristiina Palomäki on 22 April 1972 in Tampere, Finland, the daughter of an Italian father Benito (Tito) and Finnish mother Karina. Anna has a brother Saro and a half brother in Sweden Peter (same father). In 1978, at the age of six, she moved to Italy with her family. She started her career as a model. She first appeared on television in a commercial for an Italian bank in 1992. The ad starred Paolo Villaggio, and was directed by the celebrated Federico Fellini. This helped her launch a film career, starting with "Nel continente nero" ("On the Dark Continent") in 1993.She appeared in many films since, including the 1994 fantasy movie "Desideria" e "L'Anello del Drago", the 1997 film "La principessa e il povero" and the 2005 comedy "Nessun messaggio in segreteria". She has also been a popular television personality, hosting various specials on Italian television.She is less known in the English speaking world. Some know her as the lead female in a film called "Dellamorte Dellamore", which was released in the U.S. as "Cemetery Man".
Mimosa Willamo (born 1994) is a Finnish actress. She is bilingual and has played roles in both, Finnish and Swedish language films. She has received Jussi-Award (Finland's premier film industry award) for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Headfirst (2014) and for Best Actress for her role Aurora (2019). She was chosen for the Best Actress for her role in Lake Bodom (2016) at Screamfest '16.
Krista Erika Kosonen is a Finnish actress, best known for her appearances in movies such as Jade Warrior (2006), Princess (2010), Body of Water (2011), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), and most recently the Norwegian HBO series Beforeigners.Kosonen graduated from artistic expression focused Kallio's high school, after which she studied acting at the Lahti Folk High School. She then began her studies at Helsinki Theater Academy, where she graduated as a Master of Theater Arts in 2009.She is married to Finnish film director Antti J. Jokinen.
Laura Eveliina Birn (born April 25, 1981) is a Finnish film actress. Birn was born in Helsinki, Finland. She is most famous for her appearances in the 2003 film Helmiä ja sikoja alongside Mikko Leppilampi and most notably in her role in the 2005 film Lupaus.
Pihla Viitala (b. 1982) is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. When she was younger, she used to play the viola. More recently, Viitala gave birth to her daughter in 2012.
Meg DeLacy (born July 9, 1996) is an American actress and singer.
Pamela Tola (b. 1981) is a finnish actress and a director. She gratuated from Helsinki's Theatre Academy. Her breakout role was in Tyttö sinä olet tähti (2005) and she made her directorial debut with Swingers (2018).
Director Anders Engström (1963-) is most known for directing Taboo, Thicker than water, Jordskott and the theatrical feature films Vares. He also directed Mankell's Wallander, Morden, Irene Huss and Småstadsberättelser. Engström studied film making at the London International film school. He won the Venla award for directing the tv series Isabella.
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Onni Tommila is a Finnish actor. He is the son of actor Jorma Tommila and nephew of director Jalmari Helander.
Anu Sinisalo is a Finnish actress, known for No Thank You (2014), Easy Living (2009) and Samppanjaa ja vaahtokarkkeja (1995).
Marjaana Maijala (b. 28. October Lahti, Finland) is a Finnish actress, who has appeared in several feature films and television series. She has also performed in several Finnish theatres, including The National Theatre of Finland. Maijala's first film role was in the 1994 film Kissan kuolema. Her breakthrough role was in the television series Pieni pala jumalaa (1999). She received the Venla Award for Best Actress in television for her performance. In the early 2000s she appeared in the Klaus Härö films Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002) and Mother of Mine (2005). Her later filmography includes the television series Kotikatu and such films as Oma maa (2018) and The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021). Maijala graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2000.
Sofia Bryant is an American-Finnish actress known for her work on CBS tv shows The Good Wife, Bluebloods and The Code and Netflix's show I Am Not Okay With This. She was cast as a series regular in NBC drama pilot Suspicion from The Path creator Jessica Goldberg, Universal TV and Keshet Studios.
Lauri Tilkanen (born 6 November 1987) is a Finnish actor. He has appeared on television and in films such as Skavabölen pojat (2009), Paha perhe (2010), Hiljaisuus (2011), Härmä (2012) and Juoppohullun päiväkirja (2012). He studied at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and graduated in 2012.Tilkanen has been in a relationship with actress Pamela Tola since 2011. Tola gave birth to their son in March 2013. They married in 2015.
Aki Kaurismäki is a Finnish film writer, director, actor and producer. Together with his older brother, filmmaker Mika Kaurismäki, he founded the production and distribution company Villealfa. He's a graduate in Media Studies from the University of Tampere, Finland.
Nadia Tereszkiewicz (born May 24, 1996) is a French-Finnish actress, known for Sauvages (2018) and Persona non grata (2018).
Ilkka Koivula (born March 16, 1966 in Ranua) is a Finnish actor. He is best known for Freakin' Beautiful World (1997), The Swan and the Wanderer (1999), Rentun Ruusu (2001), Eila (2003), Lights in the Dusk (2006) and Under the North Star (2009).
Aino Jawo is a Swedish DJ and singer. She is a member of the Swedish DJ and pop duo Icona Pop.
Staffan Lindberg is a director and writer, known for Micke & Veronica (2014), Lyckligare kan ingen vara (2018) and Finaste familjen (2016).
Stina Rautelin was a Finnish-Swedish actress and director, working and living in Sweden. She is best known for her role as Lena Klingström in the highly acclaimed Beck films. She also starred in the television series Rederiet and Radioskugga.Before moving to Sweden, she studied at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and worked at the Svenska Teatern in Helsinki from 1987-1995. Rautelin joined the Stockholm City Theatre in 2001.
Ilkka Villi (born 4 August 1975) is a Finnish actor and writer, best known internationally for his work in the Alan Wake video games as well as the crime drama series Bordertown. He has played a variety of roles in theatre, television, and film.
Jussi Vatanen was born on January 30, 1978 in Sonkajärvi, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for Lapland Odyssey (2010), The Unknown Soldier (2017) and Downshiftaajat (2015).Married to Marika Tuhkala.
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Jarno Laasala (born 19 September 1979) is a Finnish filmmaker and stunt performer. He is a member and co-founder of the stunt group the Dudesons and the former CEO of the production company Rabbit Films. As a child Laasala was a Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) champion in Finland. In addition to being the CEO of Rabbit Films, Laasala studied and completed a Masters of Science degree.
Timo Eero Kahilainen is a Finnish actor, musician, writer and producer best know for his work on the comedic TV and movies series Kummeli.
Iina Kuustonen (born 18 April 1984) is a Finnish actress. Kuustonen is best known for her appearances in the Finnish television series Putous (2011–2014), Helsingin herra (2012) and Syke (2014). She has also played in several movies, including The Kiss of Evil (2011) and FC Venus (2005). She won the Kultainen Venla, "Golden Venla" award for best actress for her roles in Helsingin Herra and Putous in 2012.
A Finnish actress.