Ville Virtanen | |
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 Virtanen receiving the Jussi Award in 2011 | |
| Born | 19 August 1961 Espoo, Finland |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor. [1]
He has starred in several movies, including The Winter War (1989), Christmas Story (2007), and Bad Family (2010). 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 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]
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