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Martti Suosalo | |
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| Born | Martti Juhani Suosalo (1962-07-19)19 July 1962 (age 62) Oulu, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Martti Juhani Suosalo (born 19 July 1962) is a Finnish actor and singer.
Suosalo was born inOulu, and began his career in 1986 with an appearance in a TV series. He began to work as a regular actor on Finnish television but also appeared in several films in the early 1990s such as the 1994 filmAapo alongside actors such asTaisto Reimaluoto,Ulla Koivuranta andKai Lehtinen.
While most of his work has been in television, in 1999, Suosalo appeared in just about every major film produced inFinland that year, appearing on the big screen in films such asRentun ruusu,Sibelius andLapin kullan kimallus.
In 2006, Suosalo has appeared in the TV seriesIlonen talo and in the movieKalteva torni, which stars another Suosalo family member, his seven-year-old daughter Siiri Suosalo, in her first major movie role.
Suosalo voiced the Finnish janitor Ahti in the 2019 video gameControl byRemedy Entertainment, for which he won theBritish Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role.[1] He reprises his role as Ahti for the 2023 video gameAlan Wake II.
At the 2020Vienna Independent Film Festival, Suosalo received the Best Actor award for his role inLaugh or Die [fi] (Suomen hauskin mies).[2]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | British Academy Games Awards | Performer in a Supporting Role | Control | Won | [4] |
| 2024 | Alan Wake II | Longlisted | [5] |
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