A Finnish actor and director, born on February 11, 1969, in Finland. His works include Ihmisen osa (2018), For the Living and the Dead (2005), and The Eternal Road (2017). He won the Jussi Award for Best Leading Actor three times, the first of which was for Eläville ja kuolleille. He was married to actress Minna Haapkylä from 2002 to 2014, and they have two sons.