Tommi Johannes Eronen (born 18 September 1968) is a Finnish actor, best known for starring in the movies ''
Jade Warrior'' (2006) and ''
Bad Luck Love
''Bad Luck Love'' is a 2000 Finnish crime drama film directed by Olli Saarela.
In 2001, the film won a total of four Jussi Awards: Best Direction, Best Male Supporting Actor (Tommi Eronen), Best Female Supporting Actor (Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala) an ...
'' (2000). His performance in ''Bad Luck Love'' garnered him a
Jussi Award
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.
History
The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...
for Best Supporting Actor.
Personal life
Eronen was born in
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
, Finland, and was married to actress
Ria Kataja
Ria Kataja (born 15 October 1975, in Tampere) is a Finnish actress.
Career
Kataja studied at the Theatre Academy Helsinki. She was seen in a television series ''Kotikatu'' since 2003 and in ''Taivaan tulet'' since 2007. She has also appeared in ...
until 2012. Together they have two children. Eronen is a member of the
Orthodox Church of Finland
The Orthodox Church in Finland (; ) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church ...
.
Selected filmography
*''Kesäyön unelma'' (1994)
*''
Rukajärven tie'' (1999)
*''
Bad Luck Love
''Bad Luck Love'' is a 2000 Finnish crime drama film directed by Olli Saarela.
In 2001, the film won a total of four Jussi Awards: Best Direction, Best Male Supporting Actor (Tommi Eronen), Best Female Supporting Actor (Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala) an ...
'' (2000)
*''Onnenpeli 2001'' (2001)
*''
Emmauksen tiellä'' (2001)
*''
Producing Adults'' (2004)
*''Miehen sydän'' (2004)
*''
Jade Warrior'' (2006)
*''
Sauna
A sauna (, ) is a room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A thermometer in a sauna is used to meas ...
'' (2008)
*''
The House of Branching Love
''The House of Branching Love'' () is a 2009 Finnish comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. It is based on the novel ''Haarautuvan rakkauden talo'' by Petri Karra. The film is about a married couple going through a divorce.
Cast
* Ha ...
'' (2009)
*''Vares – Uhkapelimerkki'' (2012)
*''
Kalevala: The New Era'' (2013)
*''Koukussa'' (2015)
*''
Memory of Water
''Memory of Water'' (Finnish: ''Teemestarin kirja'', "The Tea Master's Book") is the debut novel by Finnish author Emmi Itäranta, published in 2014 by HarperCollins. The Finnish version of the novel, which Itäranta wrote simultaneously along w ...
'' (2022)
*''
The Missile
''The Missile'' () is a 2024 Finnish-Estonian comedy-drama film written and directed by Miia Tervo. Based on the true story of a Soviet missile that crashed at Lake Inari in 1984, the film stars Oona Airola as Niina, an archivist for the local n ...
(''2024)
*''
Queen of Fucking Everything'' (2025)
External links
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References
Finnish male actors
1968 births
Living people
People from Kuopio
Members of the Orthodox Church of Finland
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