Ville Virtanen (actor)
Ville Virtanen | |
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 Ville Virtanen receiving the Jussi Award in 2011 | |
| Born | 19 August 1961 Espoo, Finland |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor.[1]
He is known for his main roles in Nelonen's crime drama Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (2000–2005), SVT's crime drama Jordskott (2015), and YLE's and Netflix's crime drama Bordertown (2016–2020). He has starred in several movies, including The Winter War (1989), Christmas Story (2007), and Bad Family (2010).
His father was director and actor Jukka Virtanen. His wife is Swedish-language actress Birthe Wingren, and they live in Stockholm, Sweden.[2]
Filmography
- Ursula (1986)
- Fakta homma (1987)
- The Winter War (Talvisota, 1989)
- Sergeant Körmy and the Marshall's Stick (Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva, 1990)
- The New Adventures of That Kiljunen Family (Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut, 1990)
- Kuka on Joe Louis? (1992)
- Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät (1993)
- Hobitit (1993)
- Reading Dostoyevsky (Dostojevskia lukiessa, 1997)
- Midsummer Stories (Juhannustarinoita, 1997)
- The Redemption (Lunastus, 1997)
- Kotikatu (17 episodes, 1995–1998)
- A Respectable Tragedy (Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä, 1998)
- Into the Night (Nattflykt, 1999)
- Gold Fever in Lapland (Lapin kullan kimallus, 1999)
- The Weatherman (Säämies, 1999)
- Monkey Business (Apinajuttu, 2000)
- Ferry-Go-Round (Onnenpeli 2001, 2001)
- Upswing (Nousukausi, 2003)
- Brothers (Broidit, 2003)
- Young Gods (Hymypoika, 2003)
- Dog Nail Clipper (Koirankynnen leikkaaja, 2004)
- Producing Adults (Lapsia ja aikuisia, 2004)
- Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (30 episodes, 2000–2005)
- Promise (Lupaus, 2005)
- Hedgehog Thing (Siilijuttu, 2006)
- Kummelin Jackpot (2006)
- The Year of the Wolf (Suden vuosi, 2007)
- Black Ice (Musta jää, 2007)
- Christmas Story (Joulutarina, 2007)
- The Border (Raja 1918, 2007)
- Stormheart (Myrsky, 2008)
- Sauna (2008)
- Bad Family (Paha perhe, 2010)
- Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010)
- Täällä Pohjantähden alla II (2010)
- Priest of Evil (Harjunpää ja pahan pappi, 2010)
- The Kiss of Evil (Vares – Pahan suudelma, 2011)
- Love and Other Troubles (2012)
- Nymphs (Nymfit, 2014)
- Jordskott (2015) - Harry Storm
- Occupied (2015)
- Bordertown (Sorjonen, 2016–2020)
- The Eternal Road (Ikitie, 2017)
- Rebecka Martinsson (2017)
- The Truth Will Out (Det som göms i snö, 2018)
- Omerta 6/12 (2021)
References
- ^ "Ville Virtanen". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Tainola, Rita (10 January 2017). "Ville Virtanen muutti Ruotsiin: Täällä voin jopa julkisesti halata vaimoani eikä kukaan välitä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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