Jani Volanen
Finnish actor, writer and director (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Finnish actor, writer and director (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971) is a Finnish actor, writer and director. Born in Helsinki, he has appeared in more than fifty TV and movie productions and thirty professional theater productions since 1986. Volanen has also created and directed many comedy shows for Finnish television. Volanen often plays characters with personality disorders. He is a member of the comedy group Julmahuvi.
Jani Volanen | |
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Jani Volanen in 1993 | |
| Born | Jani Kristian Volanen 1 November 1971 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Notable work | M/S Romantic Summer of Sorrow |
Volanen has won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor twice for his roles in the films A Man's Work (2007) and The Mine (Jättiläinen, 2016).[1] In 2020, he wrote and starred in the short film The Bouncer (Poke) that won the 2021 Jussi Award for Best Short Film.[2][3] Volanen won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series for M/S Romantic in 2020 and for Summer of Sorrow (Munkkivuori) in 2023.[4][5]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | An Eye for an Eye (Silmä silmästä) | Sulo Salo, Kalevi Salo | |
| 2006 | Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (Matti) | Nipa | |
| Saippuaprinssi | Director | ||
| 2007 | A Man's Work (Miehen työ) | Olli, Juha's friend | Won the 2008 Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2009 | Forbidden Fruit (Kielletty hedelmä) | Ilari | |
| 2012 | Love and Other Troubles (Hulluna Saraan) | Eikka | |
| 2014 | Schönefeld Boulevard | Leif | |
| 2016 | The Mine (Jättiläinen) | Pekka Perä | Won the 2017 Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2018 | Deadwind (Karppi) | Usko Bergdahl | |
| 2019 | Dogs Don't Wear Pants (Koirat eivät käytä housuja) | Pauli | |
| 2020 | The Bouncer (Poke) | Nightclub bouncer | Short film, also writer |
| 2022 | Hatching (Pahanhautoja) | Father |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2013 | Jefferson Anderson (Pasila) | Kyösti Pöysti | Animated series (voice role), 64 episodes |
| 2018 | Bullets | Jaska Lahti | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rumble | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Distractions (Häiriötekijä) | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | The Bouncer (Poke) | No | Yes | Short film, also actor |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Joyboys Story | No | Yes | TV film, won the Montreux Bronze Rose Award for Comedy |
| 1998 | Studio Julmahuvi | Yes | Yes | TV series, won the Venla Award for Best Comedy Series |
| 1999 | Jerico 2000 | Yes | Yes | TV film |
| 2000–2001 | Mennen tullen | Yes | Yes | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | Ranuan kummit | Yes | Yes | TV series, won the Venla Award for Best Comedy Series |
| 2004 | Sairaskertomuksia | No | Yes | TV series |
| 2009 | Ihmebantu | Yes | Yes | TV series, won both the Venla award and Golden TV award for Best Comedy Series |
| 2010 | Comedy Combat (Putous) | Yes | Yes | TV series |
| 2019 | M/S Romantic | Yes | Yes | TV miniseries, won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series |
| 2022 | Summer of Sorrow (Munkkivuori) | Yes | Yes | TV series, won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series |
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