Jani Volanen

(born 1 November 1971) is a Finnish actor, writer and director. Born in Helsinki, he has appeared in more than fifty TV and movie productions and thirty professional theater productions since 1986. Volanen has also created and directed many comedy shows for Finnish television. Volanen often plays characters with personality disorders. He is a member of the comedy group Julmahuvi.

Volanen has won the Jussi Award for twice for his roles in the films ''A Man's Work'' (2007) and '''' (, 2016). In 2020, he wrote and starred in the short film ''The Bouncer'' () that won the . Volanen won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series for ' in 2020 and for ' () in 2023. Provided by Wikipedia