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
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-05-06
Place of birth
Helsinki, Finland
Fjällnäs
2021
0.00
Pocket Parking
2013
4.50
1944 The Final Defence
2007
5.78
Fanatics
2012
5.70
Itty Bitty Princess
2024
7.50
Silence
2011
4.80
Game Over
2005
3.70
Gloriously Wasted
2012
4.40
Opponent
2023
6.00
Gimme Some Respect
2010
6.00
Ken tulta pyytää
2001
0.00
Spy from a Distance
2024
5.30
The Mine
2016
6.80
Unknown Soldier
2017
7.50
Ella & Friends – Nature Calls
2025
0.00
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa
2002
6.00
Bayonet
2018
6.00
The Night Thief
2018
5.00
Onni von Sopanen
2006
9.00
Laughing Matters
2020
5.50
Beauty and the Bastard
2005
6.30
Jill and Joy's Winter
2015
5.60
Rolli and the Secret of All Time
2016
5.50
Headfirst
2014
5.10
Attack on Finland
2021
5.70
Carrier
2020
6.00
Resistant
2021
6.00
Täydelliset vieraat
2025
0.00