Ville Virtanen (actor)

Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor.[1]

Ville Virtanen
Ville Virtanen wearing a white shirt and dark blazer, standing onstage holding a trophy, grinning and looking left of camera
Virtanen receiving the Jussi Award in 2011
Born (1961-08-19) 19 August 1961 (age 62)
Espoo, Finland
OccupationActor

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).

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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 [fi], and they live in Stockholm.[2]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Ville Virtanen". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ Tainola, Rita (10 January 2017). "Ville Virtanen muutti Ruotsiin: Täällä voin jopa julkisesti halata vaimoani eikä kukaan välitä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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