Jorma Tommila

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1959-01-01 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Panelia, Finland

Also Known As Йорма Томміла

Jorma Tommila

Biography

Jorma Tommila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjo̞rmɑ ˈtomːilɑ]; born 1959) is a Finnish actor. Winner of the Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1997, Tommila is best known for playing Aatami Korpi in the film Sisu (2022). Tommila was born in Rauma, Finland and spent his youth in Kiukainen. His father died when Jorma was four years old, after suffering from injuries to his lungs in World War II. Tommila was raised by his mother, and his older sister Kielo Tommila is also an actress. He lives with his family in Vaasa. He is married to actress Ida Helander-Tommila, the sister of director Jalmari Helander. He is the father of Onni Tommila, who is also an actor. Whilst at Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1987, Tommila was one of four founding members of God's Theater, a Finnish theater group that made experimental and radical stage art, their performances including full frontal nudity, the setting off of fire extinguishers, and the performers throwing faeces into the crowd. The four were arrested and fined, and given suspended prison sentences. They were also expelled from the college, the expulsion prompting protests from fellow students. In 1997, Tommila won the Jussi Award for Best Actor for his role in the film The Christmas Party, directed by his God Theatre's fellow founder Jari Halonen. Tommila's character in the film Sisu, filmed in Lapland with a budget of €6 million, has been compared with Rambo (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the 1982 film, and with John Wick (played by Keanu Reeves). He has also been described as a “new action cinema icon”. Tommila portrays Aatami Korpi, an ex-commando and gold prospector who strikes gold but has his bounty stolen by Nazi soldiers. Korpi, with courage and "unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds", becomes "a one-man death squad who will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path." For the role Tommila won the award for best actor at the Sitges Film Festival in 2022.

Known For

Actor

Sisu 2

as Aatami Korpi

2022
Sisu

as Aatami

2022
On Thin Ice

as Pomo

2019
Man and a Junior

as Tarhasetä

2017
2016
2015
The Legacy

as Isä

2015
Big Game

as Tapio

2014
Nurses

as Hannan isä

2012
Kimmo

as Rafe

2010
Priest of Evil

as Matias Krankke

2008
The Visitor

as The Father

2008
Sisters Apart

as Harri

2008
Lukio

as Liikanen

2007
The Year of the Wolf

as Jarkko Salminen

2006
The Fakir

as Guardian Angel

2004
Vares: Private Eye

as Antero Kraft

2003
2003
Raid

as Legionary

2001
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods

as Röllien kylänvanhin

2001
Ukkonen

as Akseli Ukkonen

2000
1999
1999
Maxmillian Tarzan

as Tarzanin ääni (voice)

1996
Joulubileet

as Bona Merenkylä

1992
Back to the USSR

as Reima Elo

1985
Hamlet

as Marcellus

1970

Writer

1999
1999
Iceman

as Writer

1992

Producer

1996
Joulubileet

as Producer

1992
Back to the USSR

as Producer

Editor

1996
Joulubileet

as Editor

Director

1992
Back to the USSR

as Assistant Director