Ville Virtanen (actor)

Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor.[1]

Not to be confused with Darude.

Ville Virtanen
Ville Virtanen in 2011 Jussi Award.
Born	(1961-08-19) 19 August 1961 Espoo, Finland
Occupation	Actor

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–). He has starred in several movies, including The Winter War (1989), Christmas Story (2007) and Bad Family (2010).

His father was the director, actor and host Jukka Virtanen. His wife is the Swedish-language actress Birthe Wingren.

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)
• "Kylmäverisesti sinun" (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—)
• The Eternal Road (Ikitie, 2017)

References

1. "Ville Virtanen". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

External links

• Ville Virtanen on IMDb