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Jani Volanen

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Jani Volanen
Jani Volanen in 1993
Born
Jani Kristian Volanen

(1971-11-01) 1 November 1971 (age 52)
Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
Years active1986–present
Notable workM/S Romantic [fi]
Summer of Sorrow [fi]

Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971) is a Finnish actor, writer and director. Born in Helsinki, he has appeared in more than fifty TV and movie productions and thirty professional theater productions since 1986. Volanen has also created and directed many comedy shows for Finnish television. Volanen often plays characters with personality disorders. He is a member of the comedy group Julmahuvi.

Volanen has won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor [fi] twice for his roles in the films A Man's Work (2007) and The Mine [fi] (Jättiläinen, 2016).[1] In 2020, he wrote and starred in the short film The Bouncer (Poke) that won the 2021 [fi] Jussi Award for Best Short Film [fi].[2][3] Volanen won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series for M/S Romantic [fi] in 2020 and for Summer of Sorrow [fi] (Munkkivuori) in 2023.[4][5]

Filmography

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Actor

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Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1999 An Eye for an Eye (Silmä silmästä) Sulo Salo, Kalevi Salo
2006 Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (Matti) Nipa
Saippuaprinssi Director
2007 A Man's Work (Miehen työ) Olli, Juha's friend Won the 2008 [fi] Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor [fi]
2009 Forbidden Fruit (Kielletty hedelmä) Ilari
2012 Love and Other Troubles (Hulluna Saraan) Eikka
2014 Schönefeld Boulevard [de] Leif
2016 The Mine [fi] (Jättiläinen) Pekka Perä Won the 2017 [fi] Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor [fi]
2018 Deadwind (Karppi) Usko Bergdahl
2019 Dogs Don't Wear Pants (Koirat eivät käytä housuja) Pauli
2020 The Bouncer (Poke) Nightclub bouncer Short film, also writer
2022 Hatching (Pahanhautoja) Father
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes
2007–2013 Jefferson Anderson (Pasila) Kyösti Pöysti Animated series (voice role), 64 episodes
2018 Bullets Jaska Lahti 10 episodes

Director and/or writer

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Film
Year Title Director Writer Notes
2002 Rumble Yes Yes
2015 Distractions [fi] (Häiriötekijä) No Yes
2020 The Bouncer (Poke) No Yes Short film, also actor
Television
Year Title Director Writer Notes
1997 The Joyboys Story [fi] No Yes TV film, won the Montreux Bronze Rose Award for Comedy
1998 Studio Julmahuvi Yes Yes TV series, won the Venla Award for Best Comedy Series
1999 Jerico 2000 Yes Yes TV film
2000–2001 Mennen tullen Yes Yes TV miniseries
2003 Ranuan kummit [fi] Yes Yes TV series, won the Venla Award for Best Comedy Series
2004 Sairaskertomuksia No Yes TV series
2009 Ihmebantu [fi] Yes Yes TV series, won both the Venla award and Golden TV award for Best Comedy Series
2010 Comedy Combat (Putous) Yes Yes TV series
2019 M/S Romantic [fi] Yes Yes TV miniseries, won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series
2022 Summer of Sorrow [fi] (Munkkivuori) Yes Yes TV series, won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series

References

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  1. ^ Tähtivaara, Sarianne (24 March 2017). "Jani Volanen sai miessivuosa-Jussin - kiitti Pekka Perää palkintopuheessaan". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ^ Pajukallio, Arto (7 September 2021). "Jani Volanen pukee sankarinviitan päälle lyhytelokuvassa, mutta pelastajan ura ei oikein suju". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ Peltonen, Elias (15 September 2021). "Parhaan elokuvan Jussi-palkinto Tovelle – voitto kuudessa muussakin kategoriassa". Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ^ Hapuli, Noora (17 January 2020). "M/S Romantic putsasi pöydän Venla-gaalassa! Supersuosittu sarja nappasi neljä pystiä – sarjan nuorin tähti Iivo, 8, tuuletti villisti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ Rinta-Tassi, Minna (20 January 2023). "Munkkivuori-draamasarja kahmi eniten Venloja, yleisön suosikki oli Ylen Puoli seitsemän: katso kaikki palkitut". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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