Jorma Tommila
Jorma Tommila | |
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 Tommila in 2020 | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Rauma, Finland |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable work |
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| Spouse | Ida Helander-Tommila |
| Children | Onni Tommila |
Jorma Tommila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjo̞rmɑ ˈtomːilɑ]; born 1959) is a Finnish actor. He won the Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1997, and is known for playing Aatami Korpi in the film Sisu (2022).
Early and personal life
He 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 from World War II. He was raised by his mother. His older sister Kielo Tommila is also an actress. He lives now with his family in Vaasa.[1] He is married to actress Ida Helander-Tommila, the sister of director Jalmari Helander.[2] He is the father of Onni Tommila, also actor.[3]
Career
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, which included full frontal nudity, setting of fire extinguishers and throwing faeces into the crowd.[4] The four were arrested and fined and given suspended prison sentences and were expelled from the college which caused protest riots from fellow students.[5]
In 1997 Tommila won the Jussi Award for Best Actor for his role in the film The Chirstmas Party, directed by his God Theatre’s fellow founder Jari Halonen.[6]
In the film Sisu, filmed in Lapland with a budget of €6million, Tommila’s character has been compared with Rambo (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the 1982 film,[7] sometimes even with John Wick (played by Keanu Reeves).[8] He has also been described as a “new action cinema icon”.[9] He 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… a one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path.”[10] For the role he won best actor at the Sitges Film Festival in 2022.[11][12]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Back to the USSR – takaisin Ryssiin | Reima Elo | |
| 1995 | Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma (1995) | Lipton Cockton | |
| 1996 | The Christmas Party | Bona Merenkylä | |
| 2000 | Bad Luck Love | Ali | |
| 2003 | Raid | French Foreign Legionary | |
| 2004 | Vares: Private Eye | Antero Kraft | |
| 2007 | The Year of the Wolf | Jarkko Salminen | |
| 2009 | The Visitor | Father | |
| 2010 | Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale | Rauno Kontio | |
| 2014 | Big Game | Tapio Kontio | |
| 2022 | Sisu | Aatami Korpi |
References
- ^ Mattila, Mattias (January 29, 2023). "Male model: Culture visitor, actor Jorma Tommila longed for a father figure as a child. Many of his role models were war veterans. From them, he carried with him elements for the main character of the film Sisu". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Martikainen, Linda (January 26, 2023). "Uutta kotimaista Sisu-elokuvaa tähdittää komea porukka samaa perhettä – ohjaaja, päärooli, sivuosa, koira..." anna.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Onni Tommila ystävystyi lähes kymmenen vuotta sitten Samuel L. Jacksonin kanssa – sai näyttelijätähdeltä lahjan, joka on tallessa yhä". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Aunila, Seija. "Jari Halonen and God's Theater". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Kolsi, Eeva-Kaarina (January 17, 2017). "30 years of God's theater - where are they now?". is.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Classic presentation: The homegrown cult classic will not be forgotten - "The Christmas Party is perhaps the best-acted film in the world"". Mesta.net (in Finnish). November 14, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Topelus, Taneli (January 29, 2023). "Jalmari Helander's extremely violent Nazi lynching film caused an extraordinary reaction in Hollywood". is.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Hudson, Kate. "A Finnish 'John Wick' Where the Bad Guys Are Also Nazis? I'll Take 10 Tickets". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Billington, Alex (February 21, 2023). "Meet Finland's New Action Hero: Official Trailer for 'Sisu' Action Movie". Firstshowing.net. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Godfrey, Jake (February 23, 2023). "Trailer released for action film Sisu". Film Stories. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "55th Edition Award Winners". Sitgesfilmfestival.com. October 15, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (October 16, 2022). "Jalmari Helander's 'Sisu', Ti West's 'Pearl' win big at Sitges". Screen Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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