Ville Haapasalo

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Ville Haapasalo
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Born February 28, 1972 (1972-02-28) (age 36)
Lahti, Finland
Spouse(s) Saara Hedlund (1995-)

Ville Haapasalo (born February 28, 1972) is a Finnish actor. His name in Russian is Вилле Хаапасалo. His acting career started in 1995, after finishing studying in St. Petersburg. An acclaimed stage actor in Finland and Russia, Ville Haapasalo was also awarded the 2001 Honored Artist of the Russian Federation award for his star-making turns in the films of Aleksandr Rogozhkin. [1]

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[edit] Personal life

He was born in Lahti, Finland. Haapasalo stands 6 feet ¾ inches (1.85 m). He speaks four languages fluently: Finnish, Russian, Swedish, and English. His hobbies include playing trombone, ice-hockey, skiing, and skating. He has dark brown hair and green/gray eyes. He wears a size 52.[2]

Ville Haapasalo married Saara Hedlund in 1995. They have one child and currently reside in Helsinki, Finland.[3]

[edit] Education

Haapasalo was educated in St. Petersburg at the Academy of Performing Arts or the St. Petersburg Academy of Theatrical Art. He studied there from 1991-1995. In his first year of study, he was mugged nine times. He knew no Russian when he began studying. Although he is now fluent in Russian, he is still not familiar with Russian grammar. [4]

[edit] Career

Although his fame comes mostly from film, he also writes for the screen, acts in theaters, and does TV cinema. He also appeared in Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications' 1998 campaign National Features of Driving instructing Russians on Finnish road rules. He is more widely recognized in Russia than in Finland, even though he is Finnish. [5]

[edit] Writer

  • Luonto ja terveys (2006) (TV)
  • Perjantai (2003) (TV)

[edit] Appearances as self (interviews)

  1. "Perjantai-illan unelma" (2005) TV series
  2. "Se on siinä" (TV-3 episodes)
    • Episode #6.1 (2005)
    • Episode #5.1 (2005)
    • Episode #3.27 (2004)
  1. "Taiteilijaelämää" (TV-1 episode)
    • Ville Haapasalo (2005)
  1. "Krisse" (TV-1 episode)
    • Episode #2.13 (2004)
  1. "Harakanpesä" (TV-1 episode)
    • Episode #1.10 (2003)
  1. "Hyppönen Enbuske Experience" (TV-2 episodes)
    • Episode #3.5 (2003)
    • Episode #3.3 (2003)
  1. "4Pop" (TV-1 episode)
    • Kotiryssä on nyt pop (2003)
  1. "Telakka" (TV-1 episode)
    • Episode #1.11 (2003)
  1. "Yokotai" (TV-1 episode)
    • Episode dated 13 April 2003 (2003)
  1. "Goryachii parni" (TV series)

[edit] Filmography

Year Title of Film Title in English Title in Other Languages Role
2006 Suden Arvoitus Mystery of the Wolf Vargens Hemlighet (Swedish) Paulus
2006 Nature and Health Luonto ja Terveys (TV) Kostya
2005 Domoi - Kotiinpaluu Domoi- The Voyage Home The Warrior
2005 Gibel Imperii (TV mini-series) The Fall of the Empire Гибель империи (Russian) Tarvilainen
2005 Tahdon Asia (TV-episode #1.6) Peppe Mattilan ja Piispan ääni
2005 Yövuoro (TV) Turvapäällikkö Jari Viirilä
2004 Koroleva benzokolonki 2 (TV) Ruslan
2004 Diversant (TV mini-series) The Saboteur Диверсант (Russian)
2003 Vieraalla maalla Land of Love Tuomas Linna/Omar Ghaala
2003 Kukushkino gnezdo (TV) Cuckoo's Nest Käen pesä/ Käki - tähden synty (Finnish) Veikko
2003 Letters From Karelia Lead
2003 Perjantai (TV)
2003 Pietarin Myytti (TV mini-series)
2002 Kukushka Cuckoo Кукушка (Russian)/ Käki (Finnish) Veikko
2002 One Christmas Morning
2001 Maamiehen Päiväkirja
2001 Uboynaya Sila (TV- Episode Kredit Doveriya) Limit of Trust Убойная сила (Russian)
2000 Pakkaus The Sweep Packningen (Swedish) Jaakko
1999 Lapin Kullan Kimallus Gold Fever in Lapland Frans Björklund
1998 Samaa Sukua, eri Maata (TV) Nuori Mies
1998 Особенности национальной рыбалки Peculiarities of National Fishing Особенности национальной рыбалки (Russia) Raimo
1998 Elämän suola (TV- Episode Yksi lensi yli käenpesän) Timppa
1996 Операция С новым годом (TV) Operation Happy New Year Killer #2
1995 Особенности национальной охоты Peculiarities of the National Hunt Osobennosti natsionalnoj okhoty v osennij period Raivo

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