Ville Haapasalo
| Ville Haapasalo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
28 February 1972 Hollola, Finland |
| Spouse(s) | Saara Hedlund (1995-) |
| Awards | State Prize of the Russian Federation (2003) |
Ville Haapasalo (born 28 February 1972) is a Finnish stage and film actor who has worked in Finland and Russia. His acting career started in 1995, after finishing his studies in St. Petersburg. In 2003, he was honored with the State Prize of the Russian Federation for his role of Veikko in the film The Cuckoo directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin.[1]
Personal life
Haapasalo was born in Hollola, Finland. He speaks four languages fluently: Finnish, Russian, Swedish, and English. His hobbies include playing trombone, ice-hockey, skiing, and skating. He stands 6 feet ¾ inches (1.85 m), wears size 52, and has dark brown hair and green/gray eyes.[2]
Ville Haapasalo married Saara Hedlund in 1995 and they currently reside in Helsinki, Finland.[3]
Education
Haapasalo was educated in St. Petersburg at the Academy of Performing Arts of the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. 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.
Career
Haapasalo's career got a huge lift immediately after his graduation for his appearance in 1995 in a Russian comedy Peculiarities of the National Hunt. In 2002 he won the Best Actor award at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival, for his role in the Russian-made film Kukushka (The Cuckoo).[4][5]
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 his country of origin Finland.[6] Recently, however, he has hosted and starred in quite the number of travel shows on Finnish TV.[7]
Writer
- Luonto ja terveys (2006) (TV)
- Perjantai (2003) (TV)
Filmography
| Year | Title of Film | Title in English | Title in Other Languages | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rölli ja kultainen avain | Smith | ||
| 2013 | Suomensukuiset 30 päivässä (Documentary) | The Finnic Nations in 30 Days (unofficial name) | Himself | |
| 2013 | FeD.O.T | Jaakko Ahonen | ||
| 2012 | Golfa straume zem ledus kalna | Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg | Гольфстрим под айсбергом (Russian) | Theophilius |
| 2012 | Silkkitie 30 päivässä (Documentary) | 30 days on the Silk Road | Himself | |
| 2012 | Самоубийцы, Samoubiytsy | Suicides | Finn | |
| 2011 | Tappajan näköinen mies | Aleksei Kornostajev | ||
| 2011 | Беременный, Beremennyy | Pregnant | Bагiтний (Ukrainian) | Rezhisser |
| 2011 | Alamaailma-trilogia (Finnish) | Underworld Trilogy | Artur Deminoff | |
| 2011 | Sapuskaa - harashoo! (TV Series) | Himself | ||
| 2011 | Tunarit | The Duffers | ||
| 2010 | Любовь в большом городе 2 Ljubov v bolšom gorode 2 | Love in the Big City 2 | Armastus suures linnas 2 (Estonian), Ljubav u velikom gradu 2 (Serbo-Croatian) | Olli (sauna) |
| 2010 | Venäjän halki 30 päivässä (Documentary) | Through Russia in 30 Days | Himself | |
| 2009 | Tsar | Tsar | Царь (Russian) | Andrey Staden |
| 2009 | Любовь в большом городе (Ljubov v bolšom gorode) | Love in the Big City | Olli (sauna) | |
| 2009 | Весельчаки (Veselchaki) | Jolly Fellows | Joyeux compères (French), Lustige Typen (German) | Roza |
| 2008 | Luola (short film) | Cave | Ilari's father | |
| 2008 | Lemmenleikit | Samuli Harjanne | ||
| 2007 | Ирония Судьбы: Продолжение", Ironiya sud’by. Prodolzheniye | The Irony of Fate 2 | Ironie des Schicksals. Die Fortsetzung (German) / Ironija sudbine - nastavak (Serbo-Croatian) / Số phận trớ trêu. Phần tiếp theo (Vietnamese) | Drunken Finn |
| 2006 | Suden Arvoitus | Mystery of the Wolf | Vargens Hemlighet (Swedish) | Paulus |
| 2006 | Luonto ja Terveys (TV) | Nature and Health | Priroda i zdorovie (Russian) | Kostya |
| 2005 | Domoi - Kotiinpaluu | Domoi- The Voyage Home | The Warrior | |
| 2005 | KGB v smokinge, КГБ в смокинге | The KGB in a Tuxedo | Eugene | |
| 2005 | Gibel Imperii (TV mini-series) | The Fall of the Empire | Гибель империи (Russian) | Tarvilainen |
| 2005 | Tahdon Asia (TV-episode #1.6) | The voice of Peppe Mattila and Bishop | ||
| 2005 | Yövuoro (TV) | Turvapäällikkö Jari Viirilä | ||
| 2005 | Perjantai-illan unelma (TV show) | Host | ||
| 2004 | Koroleva benzokolonki 2 (TV) | Ruslan | ||
| 2004 | Diversant (TV mini-series) | The Saboteur | Диверсант (Russian) | Wilhelm |
| 2003 | Vieraalla maalla | Land of Love | Tuomas Linna/Omar Ghaala | |
| 2003 | Kukushkino gnezdo (TV) | Cuckoo's Nest | Käen pesä/ Käk - 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 | Minä en ole kone (short film) | |||
| 2002 | One Christmas Morning (short film) | |||
| 2001 | Maamiehen Päiväkirja | Farmer's Journal | Maamies | |
| 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) | Young man | ||
| 1998 | Особенности национальной рыбалки | Peculiarities of the National Fishing | Kalastuksen kansallisia erikoisuuksia (Finnish) | Raivo |
| 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 | Metsästyksen kansallisia erikoisuuksia (Finnish) | Raivo |
References
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- ↑ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ↑ "Ville Haapasalo wins Best Actor at Moscow International Film Festival". Helsingin Sanomat. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ↑
- ↑
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351868/bio
- http://www.fantomatico.org/natureandhealth/index.html
- http://www.actors.fi/haapasalo.html
- Ville Haapasalo at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.sonyclassics.com/thecuckoo/core/hasFlash.html
External links
- http://www.contactmusic.com/new/film.nsf/reviews/thecuckoo
- http://movies.nytimes.com/person/323324/Ville-Haapasalo
- http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ville_haapasalo/
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