Jani Volanen

Jani Volanen
Jani Volanen in 1993
Born
Jani Kristian Volanen

(1971-11-01) 1 November 1971 (age 53)
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]

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