Ville Virtanen | |
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![]() Virtanen receiving the Jussi Award in 2011 | |
Born | Espoo, Finland | 19 August 1961
Occupation | Actor |
Known for | Kari Sorjonen ( Bordertown ) |
Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor. [1]
He has starred in several films, including The Winter War (1989), Christmas Story (2007), and Bad Family (2010), for which he won the 2010 Jussi Award for Best Actor. He is also 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).
Virtanen's father was the director and actor Jukka Virtanen. From his marriage to Eija Vilpas, he has twin sons and a daughter, Sinna Virtanen. His wife is Swedish-language actress Birthe Wingren , and they live in Stockholm. [2] Virtanen is a member of the Orthodox Church of Finland. [3]