| Lasse Pöysti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1927 Sortavala, Finland |
Lasse Pöysti (born 24 January 1927 in Sortavala) is a Finnish actor (acted both in Finnish and Swedish), director, theatre manager and writer.
Pöysti became known to the Finnish public as Olli Suominen in the "Suominen family" films.[1] The first of these films as Suomisen Perhe (1941). Pöysti was 14 years old at the time of the film. Pöysti matriculated in 1945 in the Helsinki Normal Lyceum.
From 1967 to 1974, Pöysti served as manager of the Lilla Teatern, with his current ex-wife Birgitta Ulfsson, and also acted in many roles in Swedish. He has later had many speaking roles in musical plays. He has had many notable roles on television, of which the most notable is the leading role in the play Kustaa III. Another performance of renown was the title role in the stage play Galileo, which won critical acclaim. He has also read bedtime stories in children's programs.
In 2002, Pöysti chose the book Juoksuhaudantie by Kari Hotakainen as the winner of the Finlandia Prize. Pöysti has lived in Paris, but currently he lives in Lauttasaari, Helsinki. Lasse Pöysti's son Tom Pöysti has also acted in many film and theatre roles.
In 2010, he received the Concrete-Jussi for lifetime achievement (the Jussi Awards are the equivalent to the Oscars in Finland).[1]