Ville Haapasalo
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Ville Haapasalo (born 28 February 1972) is an acclaimed stage and film actor in Finland
and Russia
. His acting career started in 1995, after finishing studying in St. Petersburg. In 2001, Ville Haapasalo was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
for his star-making turns in the films of Aleksandr Rogozhkin
. http://www.sonyclassics.com/thecuckoo/core/hasFlash.html
, 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.
Ville Haapasalo married Saara Hedlund in 1995. They have three children and currently reside in Helsinki
, Finland.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351868/bio
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. His acting career started in 1995, after finishing studying in St. Petersburg. In 2001, Ville Haapasalo was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist , also translated as Merited Artist, Deserved Artist or Distinguished Artist or Honorary Artist or Honorable Actor) is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union republics, and Autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a...
for his star-making turns in the films of Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
-Selected filmography:In 1990, he directed Karaul, which won the Alfred-Bauer Prize at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.Rogozhkin's film The Chekist was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival....
. http://www.sonyclassics.com/thecuckoo/core/hasFlash.html
Personal life
Haapasalo was born in LahtiLahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. He speaks four languages fluently: Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. 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.
Ville Haapasalo married Saara Hedlund in 1995. They have three children and currently reside in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351868/bio
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. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351868/bioCareer
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. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351868/otherworksFilmography
| Year | Title of Film | Title in English | Title in Other Languages | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tsar | Tsar | Царь (Russian) | Andrey Staden |
| 2006 | Suden Arvoitus | Mystery of the Wolf | Vargens Hemlighet (Swedish) | Paulus |
| 2006 | Luonto ja Terveys (TV) | Nature and Health | 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 the National Fishing | Особенности национальной рыбалки (Russia) | 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 | Osobennosti natsionalnoj okhoty | Raivo |
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/
- http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ville-haapasalo/323324/main