Tommi Korpela

Tommi Korpela
Korpela in Espoo in 2007
Born
Tommi Petteri Korpela

(1968-08-23) 23 August 1968 (age 56)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Tommi Petteri Korpela (born 23 August 1968) is a Finnish actor.[1][2][3] He has won the Jussi Award for Best Actor three times, a feat accomplished by only two other Finnish actors before him: Lasse Pöysti and Tauno Palo. He is a member of the comedy group Julmahuvi.

Filmography

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Film performances
Year Film Role Director Notes
1993 True Magic Paavali Prinkkala Saara Cantell [fi]
1996 Viisasten kivi Teppo Sakari Kirjavainen [fi]
1997 A Clear Winter's Day Teuvo Saara Cantell
Good Deeds Bouncer Markus Nummi
Today Eija-Liisa Ahtila
The Icebreaker (Jäänmurtaja) Mutanen Heikki Kujanpää
Kersantin kunnia Sergeant Juntunen Veli-Matti Saikkonen
1999 Rikos ja rakkaus Aarne Sirkiä Pekka Milonoff
2001 The Classic Gym teacher Kari Väänänen
On the Road to Emmaus Kuoppala Markku Pölönen
2002 Haaveiden kehä Police Matti Ijäs
Rumble Mäkinen Jani Volanen
2003 Bad Boys Mutka Aleksi Mäkelä
Raid Russian criminal Tapio Piirainen [fi]
Rare Exports Inc. [fi] Marker Jalmari Helander
2004 Vares: Private Eye Uusniitty Aleksi Mäkelä
2005 For the Living and the Dead [fi] Kai Kari Paljakka [fi]
2006 Unna ja Nuuk Alti Saara Cantell
Lights in the Dusk Lecturer Aki Kaurismäki
The Prince of Soap Assistant director Janne Kuusi
2007 V2: Dead Angel Tom Marjola Aleksi Mäkelä
A Man's Work Juha Hakala Aleksi Salmenperä Won: Jussi Award for Best Actor
Ganes Otto Aaltonen Jukka-Pekka Siili
The Border Heikki Kiljunen Lauri Törhönen
The Home of Dark Butterflies Olavi Harjula Dome Karukoski
The Flight Before Christmas Leader of the herd Michael Hegner
Kari Juusonen
2008 Falling Angels Lauri Viita Heikki Kujanpää [fi] Won: Jussi Award for Best Actor
2009 Where Is Where? Death Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Forbidden Fruit Preacher Dome Karukoski
Last Cowboy Standing Ossi Kallio Zaida Bergroth
Backwood Philosopher [fi] Kronberg Kari Väänänen
2010 Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Aimo Jalmari Helander
The Patient The Patient Misko Iho
Priest of Evil Kengu Olli Saarela
Kotirauha [fi] Jaatinen Aleksi Mäkelä
2012 Purge Martin Truu Antti Jokinen
2014 Santa Jussi Marius Ivaskevicius Nominated: Sidabrinė gervė Award for Best Actor
2015 Wildeye Gödel Antti Jokinen
Häiriötekijä Various characters Aleksi Salmenperä Won: Jussi Award for Best Actor
2016 Bodom Hiker's voice Taneli Mustonen
The Mine Aleksi Salmenperä
2017 The Other Side of Hope Melartin Aki Kaurismäki
The Eternal Road Jussi Ketola Antti-Jussi Annila
2019 Maria's Paradise Zaida Bergroth
2020 The Last Ones Veiko Õunpuu
2021 Omerta 6/12 Aku Louhimies
2024 8 Views of Lake Biwa Platon Marko Raat
The Missile (Ohjus) Pertti Keinänen
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Bullets Timo Viita
2022 A Good Family Lefa Halme 6 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Tommi Korpela". Elonet. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tommi Korpela". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Tommi Korpelan kauhea kankkunen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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