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
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as Self
2024
2024
as Sampo Vainio
2024
2024
as Henri
2023
as Mikko
2023
as Coach
2023
as Jaska
2022
as Markku Määttä
2021
as Falcon Pilot
2021
as Arndt Pekurinen (voice)
2021
as Yannick
2021
as Vertti
2021
2020
as Leo
2020
as Tommi
2020
as Finnish Guy
2019
as Jonne
2018
as Lahtinen
2018
as Remu
2018
as Heikki
2017
as Lahtinen
2017
as Tume
2017
as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2016
as Siili Suhonen (voice)
2016
as Boxer
2016
as Jussi Karevuo
2015
as Mr. Vaaksanheimo
2014
as Saken poika
2014
as Eliel
2014
as Chaufför
2013
2012
as Juha Berg
2012
as Komentaja
2011
as Eino Lahtela
2010
as Kassu
2008
as Roope
2007
as Lääkintämies
2006
as Pizza boy
2005
as Kondis
2005
as Harri
2002
as Jusa
2001
as Kaizu, Jeminan poikaystävä
2000
as Rami Ylenius