Joonas Saartamo
Born
May 6, 1980 (45 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
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
Ella & Friends – Nature Calls
2025
Täydelliset vieraat
2025
Spy from a Distance
Self
2024
Valhalla Project
(6 episodes)
2024
Seconds
Sampo Vainio · (6 episodes)
2024
Itty Bitty Princess
Mittarimies
2024
Utö
Henri · (8 episodes)
2024
Forgiven
Mikko · (4 episodes)
2023
Opponent
Coach
2023
The Hired Hand
Jaska · (8 episodes)
2023
Munkkivuori
Markku Määttä · (10 episodes)
2022
Attack on Finland
Falcon Pilot
2021
Resistant
Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
2021
Fjällnäs
Yannick
2021
Mister8
Vertti · (8 episodes)
2021
The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love
2021
Carrier
Leo
2020
Laughing Matters
Tommi
2020
White Lines
Finnish Guy · (3 episodes)
2020
Taisto - muovista ja rakkaudesta
Jonne · (8 episodes)
2019
Unknown Soldier
Lahtinen · (5 episodes)
2018
Bayonet
Remu
2018
The Night Thief
Heikki
2018
Unknown Soldier
Lahtinen
2017
Welcome to Texas
Tume · (10 episodes)
2017
Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2017
Rolli and the Secret of All Time
Siili Suhonen (voice)
2016
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Boxer
2016
The Mine
Jussi Karevuo
2016
Jill and Joy's Winter
Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2015
Headfirst
Saken poika
2014
Nurses
Eliel · (1 episode)
2014
Thicker Than Water
Chaufför · (1 episode)
2014
Pocket Parking
2013
Gloriously Wasted
Juha Berg
2012
Fanatics
Komentaja
2012
Silence
Eino Lahtela
2011
Gimme Some Respect
Kassu
2010
Suojelijat
Roope · (10 episodes)
2008
1944 The Final Defence
Lääkintämies
2007
Onni von Sopanen
Pizza boy
2006
Beauty and the Bastard
Kondis
2005
Game Over
Harri
2005
One-Way Ticket to Mombasa
Jusa
2002
Ken tulta pyytää
Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä
2001
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Rami Ylenius · (5 episodes)
2000