Kari-Pekka Toivonen
Encyclopedia
Kari-Pekka Toivonen is a Finnish
actor. He received a 2004 Best Actor Jussi Award for the film Upswing. Taivonen, who received his Master's Degree
at the Theatre Academy of Finland, was the recipient of a 2005 Shooting Stars Award
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
actor. He received a 2004 Best Actor Jussi Award for the film Upswing. Taivonen, who received his Master's Degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
at the Theatre Academy of Finland, was the recipient of a 2005 Shooting Stars Award
Shooting Stars Award
The Shooting Stars Award is annually presented to ten young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was introduced in 1998 by European Film Promotion , a pan-European network of film promotion and export organisations, and is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU...
.
Movies
- Kolmistaan (2008, in coming) – Tomi Laakso
- Sooloilua (2007, in coming)
- V2 – jäätynyt enkeli (2007) – Taisto Pusenius
- Rock'n Roll Never Dies (2006) – Pumppu
- Suden arvoitus (2006)
- Äideistä parhain (2005) – Lauri, Eero's father
- Kukkia ja sidontaa (2004) – Ali Makkonen
- Lapsia ja aikuisia – kuinka niitä tehdään? (2004) – Antero
- NousukausiNousukausiNousukausi, a.k.a. Upswing, is a 2003 Finland black comedy film. It is directed by Johanna Vuoksenmaa.-Story overview:A rich, young couple desires an unusual, cutting-edge vacation and seek the help of a travel agent from Invisible Hand Tours...
(2003) – Kari - Lakeuden kutsu (2000) – Nikander's helper
- Rukajärven tieRukajärven tieAmbush is a 1999 Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "The Road to Rukajärvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is based on a book written by Antti Tuuri and its leads are played by Peter Franzén as Lt. Eero...
(1999) – Leinonen - Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava (1997) – corporal Törönen
- Sagojogan ministeri (1997) – Otto Swinskjöld
- Peppi Pitkätossu (1997)
- Tie naisen sydämeen (1996) – Kihara
- Romanovin kivet (1993) – Valto
- Ristilukki (1993) – Kuusinen