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Ville Virtanen(I)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Ville Virtanen in Sauna (2008)
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Ville Virtanen was born on 19 August 1961 in Espoo, Finland. He is an actor and director, known for Sauna (2008), Bad Family (2010) and Karjalan kunnailla (2007). He is married to Birthe Wingren. He was previously married to Eija Vilpas.
BornAugust 19, 1961
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BornAugust 19, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sauna (2008)
    Sauna
    6.2
    • Eerik
    • 2008
    Bad Family (2010)
    Bad Family
    6.2
    • Mikael Lindgren
    • 2010
    Karjalan kunnailla (2007)
    Karjalan kunnailla
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Ville Virtanen in Bordertown (2016)
    Bordertown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Kari Sorjonen

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Labirintus
      • Dr. Yershov
      • Pre-production
    • Peter Haber and Kristofer Hivju in Beck (1997)
      Beck
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Stefan
      • 2025
    • Léonie Vincent and Seraphine Krystek in The Glass Dome (2025)
      The Glass Dome
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Tage
      • 2025
    • Never Alone (2024)
      Never Alone
      6.7
      • Abraham Stiller
      • 2024
    • Nick Frost, Anitta Suikkari, Maisie Ayres, Aisling Bea, and Sebastian Croft in Get Away (2024)
      Get Away
      5.3
      • Detective Forsberg
      • 2024
    • Elena Leeve, Kati Outinen, Joonas Saartamo, Ville Virtanen, and Pihla Viitala in Utö (2024)
      Utö
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Anton Kairamo
      • 2024
    • Charlotta Björck and Sanna Sundqvist in Thank You, I'm Sorry (2023)
      Thank You, I'm Sorry
      6.0
      • Timo
      • 2023
    • Ossian Skarsgård and Matilda Gross in Trolltider - Legenden om Bergatrollet (2023)
      Trolltider - Legenden om Bergatrollet
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Rolf
      • 2023
    • Munch (2023)
      Munch
      5.7
      • Carl
      • 2023
    • Försvunna människor (2022)
      Försvunna människor
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Lunt
      • Rainer Lunt
      • 2022
    • Sara Melleri in Kikka! (2022)
      Kikka!
      6.2
      • Irwin
      • 2022
    • Maria Heiskanen, Pirkko Hämäläinen, and Emmi Parviainen in Transport (2022)
      Transport
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Horse entrepreneur
      • 2022
    • Jakten (2022)
      Jakten
      5.1
      Short
      • 2022
    • Ville Virtanen in Bordertown: The Mural Murders (2021)
      Bordertown: The Mural Murders
      6.3
      • Kari Sorjonen
      • 2021
    • Robert Gustafsson and Ia Langhammer in The Truth Will Out (2018)
      The Truth Will Out
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Eddie Eriksson
      • 2018–2021
    • Cecilia Milocco in Knocking (2021)
      Knocking
      5.7
      • Kaj
      • 2021

    Director

    • Jukka Rasila in 10 sketsiä jotka muuttivat maailman (2008)
      10 sketsiä jotka muuttivat maailman
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Karjalan kunnailla (2007)
      Karjalan kunnailla
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • second director
      • 2007–2008
    • Hannele Lauri, Markku Nenonen, and Sanna Saarijärvi in Kuumia aaltoja (2003)
      Kuumia aaltoja
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Oho sano iimeili (2000)
      Oho sano iimeili
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000

    Writer

    • Jukka Rasila in 10 sketsiä jotka muuttivat maailman (2008)
      10 sketsiä jotka muuttivat maailman
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Karjalan kunnailla (2007)
      Karjalan kunnailla
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • screenplay
      • 2007–2008
    • Da Lintsi -koodi
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • script
      • 2007
    • Oho sano iimeili (2000)
      Oho sano iimeili
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Ilkka Heiskanen, Rea Mauranen, Eija Vilpas, and Ville Virtanen in Osapäiväartistit (1990)
      Osapäiväartistit
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • Writer
      • 1990–1991
    • Aake Kalliala, Pirjo Luoma-aho, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Tiina Pirhonen, Antti Raivio, and Ville Virtanen in Hymyhuulet (1987)
      Hymyhuulet
      6.4
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1987
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    Trailer 1:56
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    Sauna
    Trailer 1:20
    Sauna

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
    • Born
      • August 19, 1961
      • Espoo, Finland
    • Spouses
        Eija Vilpas(divorced)
    • Other works
      Novel "Menkää mielenhäiriöön" (Tammi, 2001)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Has been enthusiastic equestrian since childhood and once even won a junior class Finnish championship in field competition.

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