Acting
Laura Birn
Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She has tackled roles in historical dramas, lighthearted comedies, and thought-provoking art-house films with equal finesse. Her performance in the 2012 film Purge earned her a Jussi Award for Best Actress and a nomination for a Satellite Award for Best Actress. In 2021 she began playing the role of robot Eto Demerzel in the series Foundation. Birn has also appeared in films Pearls and Pigs (2003), Promise (2005), Christmas Story (2007), Naked Harbour (2012), Heart of a Lion (2013), Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), The Ones Below (2015), Helene (2020), and The Crow (2024). Her performance in the mystery drama series Munkkivuori earned her a Golden Venla award for Best Supporting Actress in 2022. Birn completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. In 2024, Finnish weekly news magazine Suomen Kuvalehti wrote, sourcing publicly available tax records, that Birn is the most highly-paid Finnish actor or actress of all time.
Filmography
Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf
Film · 2027
Father's Day
Film · 2026
Blue Baby
Film · 2026
The Beloved
Film · 2026
Strive
Film · 2026
The Forest You Live In
Film · 2026
The Remaining
Film · 2026
Perfect strangers
Film · 2025
The Crow
Film · 2024
Light Light Light
Film · 2023
Munkkivuori
Series · 2022
Foundation
Series · 2021
The Last Ones
Film · 2020
Helene
Film · 2020
Games People Play
Film · 2020
Any Day Now
Film · 2020
Kill Anneli
Film · 2020
Eden
Film · 2020
The Birdcatcher
Film · 2019
Two Bodies on a Beach
Film · 2019
East of Sweden
Film · 2018
Bayonet
Film · 2018
Void
Film · 2018
The Innocents
Series · 2018
95
Film · 2017
The Ones Below
Film · 2016
Love and Fury
Film · 2016
Alma de Sant Pere
Film · 2016
Seamstress
Film · 2015
Armi Alive!
Film · 2015
The Girl King
Film · 2015
Distractions
Film · 2015
Absolution
Film · 2015
Napamiehet
Series · 2015
A Walk Among the Tombstones
Film · 2014
Heart of a Lion
Film · 2013
August Fools
Film · 2013
Must Have Been Love
Film · 2012
Purge
Film · 2012
Naked Harbour
Film · 2012
Virta
Series · 2011
Jäät
Film · 2010
Rally On!
Film · 2009
8 Days to Premiere
Film · 2008
Inner Trial
Film · 2008
Suojelijat
Series · 2008
Christmas Story
Film · 2007
Karjalan kunnailla
Series · 2007
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Film · 2006
Kolme suudelmaa
Film · 2006
Promise
Film · 2005
Pearls and Pigs
Film · 2003
Stripping
Film · 2002
Little Hearts
Film · 2001
Aita
Film · 2001