Jarmo Mäkinen (born 29 May 1958 in

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) is a Finnish

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. Mäkinen began acting in 1989 on

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working consistently throughout the 1990s appearing in several films and TV series mostly notably in ''Vita lögner'' which he starred in 27 episodes in 1999. However, since 2000 he has gradually made more appearances on the big screen and in film he starred in the

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film ''

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'' working with Finnish director

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and actors such as

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, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen and Vesa Vierikko. Most of Mäkinen's work in cinema has been in

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where his powerful physical build has often seen him typecast as a bad guy. He is often regarded as one of the most famous or most popular Finns in Sweden.

Filmography

Film

* ''Amor ampuu ohi'' (1990) - Tapani * ''Routasydän'' (1993) - Vanhanen * ''Paratiisin lapset'' (1994) - Athlete * '' The Last Wedding'' (1995) - The Rockroller * ''

The Hunters The Hunters may refer to: In film * ''The Hunters'' (1957 film), an anthropological film directed by Robert Gardner and John Marshall * ''The Hunters'' (1958 film), an adaptation of the James Salter novel, starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagne ...

'' (1996) - Tomme Harela * '' The Jackal'' (1997) - Ghazzi's Bodyguard (uncredited) * ''Zingo'' (1998) - Puda * '' Poika ja ilves'' (1998) - Herman Haapala * '' Lapin kullan kimallus'' (1997) - Edvard Manninen * ''Dykaren'' (2000) - Charlie * '' Ponterosa'' (2001) - Rantaruotsalainen * ''Young Love'' (2001) - Miss Young Face-kisojen juontaja * ''Ancient Warriors'' (2002) - Hank * ''

'' (2003) - Akseli Gallen-Kallela * '' At Point Blank'' (2003) - Raimo * ''Populärmusik från Vittula'' (2004) - Isak / Niila's father * '' Rancid'' (2004) - Ash * ''Den utvalde'' (2005) - Bodström * ''Babas bilar'' (2006) - Penti * '' Quest for a Heart'' (2007) - Paksu Rölli (voice) * ''Myrsky'' (2008) - Rehtori * ''Kommissarie Späck'' (2010) - Enhörningen * '' The Path of the Righteous Men'' (2012) - Juhana Sulander * ''

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'' (2012) - Lavrenti * ''Vadelmavenepakolainen'' (2014) - Jorma * '' The Girl King'' (2015) - The General * ''LasseMajas detektivbyrå - Stella Nostra'' (2015) - Pandoro * ''

The Dissidents ''The Dissidents'' ( et, Sangarid) is a 2017 Estonian comedy-action film directed by Jaak Kilmi. The film is about three young men escaping from Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Estonia to Sweden via Finland in the 1980s. Cast * Mär ...

'' (2017) - Finnish Investigator * ''Operation Ragnarök'' (2018) - Sampo / Boss Monster * ''The Longest Day'' (2020)

TV

* ''

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'' (2009, Episode: "Tango für Borowski", Crime Scene, German crime television series)

References

External links

* * Finnish male film actors People from Karstula 1958 births Living people Finnish expatriates in Sweden {{Finland-actor-stub