Otto Kanerva

Otto Kanerva

Birth : 1972-07-20, Valkeakoski, Finland

History

Otto Pietari Kanerva (born 20 July 1972 in Valkeakoski) is a Finnish actor, director and artistic director of the Rauma Theater. Kanerva received his acting education at the Department of Acting at the University of Tampere, where he graduated in 1995. Kanerva has often appeared in works dealing with wartime events. In the theatre, he has been involved in plays "Täällä Pohjantähden Alla", "Tie Tampereelle" and "Mannerheim", among others. He has appeared in supporting roles in several TV series and movies. He has played TV roles in the series Kovaa Maa, Hovimäki and Kotikatu.

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Otto Kanerva

Movies

Once Upon a Time in the North
Once Upon a Time in the North
Notary's Brother
19th century drama set on the plains of Ostrobothnia, western Finland, which are controlled by groups of knife-wielding thugs, the toughs. Traditionally, the first-born son inherits everything, so when Esko – a bum and a gang leader – learns that his father will leave the Välitalo estate to his younger and exemplary brother, all hell breaks loose.
Shades of Happiness
Shades of Happiness
Simo
Story about human relationships, love and forgiveness.
Mosku - The Last of His Kind
Mosku - The Last of His Kind
Kievarin asiakas
Mosku - The Last of His Kind tells about the life of reindeer emperor Aleksi Hihnavaara, Mosku, in Eastern Lapland at the beginning of the 20th century, when social conditions and the practice of traditional livelihoods are in transition. Mosku is involved in reindeer disputes and skirmishes and is also involved in the bandit hunt on the side of Soviet Russia led by Wallenius, the commander of the Lapland border guard.