Jarmo Mäkinen (born 29 May 1958 in

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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 2003 film ''

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, Heikki Nousiainen,

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. Most of Mäkinen's work in cinema has been in Swedish film 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 * ''

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'' (1995) - The Rockroller * '' The Hunters'' (1996) - Tomme Harela * '' The Jackal'' (1997) - Ghazzi's Bodyguard (uncredited) * ''Zingo'' (1998) - Puda * '' Poika ja ilves'' (1998) - Herman Haapala * ''

Lapin kullan kimallus ''Lapin kullan kimallus'' (Finnish for ''The glitter of Lappish gold'') is a 1999 Finnish movie, directed by Åke Lindman. The movie is about the Lapland gold rush in the end of the 19th century. It stars Pirkka-Pekka Petelius as Nils Lepistö ...

'' (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 * ''

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'' (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 ''Quest for a Heart'' ( fi, Röllin sydän) is a 2007 British/Finnish/Russian/German animated film directed by Pekka Lehtosaari. It is based on the Rölli character created by Allu Tuppurainen, and while it is the third Rölli film (previous ...

'' (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 ''The Girl King'' is a 2015 biographical drama about Christina, Queen of Sweden. It was directed by Mika Kaurismäki and written by Michel Marc Bouchard who, after writing the screenplay for the film, wrote his stage play ''Christine, La Reine-Ga ...

'' (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 Soviet Estonia to Sweden via Finland in the 1980s. Cast * Märt Pius - Ralf * Karl-Andreas Kalme ...

'' (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