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Laura Birn

Actor

Laura Birn

Born April 25, 1981 in Helsinki, Finland47 films

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.

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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.

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Christmas Story posterFirst watchChristmas Story20077.2as AadaHundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
A Walk Among the Tombstones poster6.3A Walk Among the Tombstones2014The Crow poster5.8The Crow2024The Ones Below poster6.0The Ones Below2016The Girl King poster6.2The Girl King2015The Beloved poster6.9The Beloved2026Heart of a Lion poster6.6Heart of a Lion2013Purge poster6.8Purge2012The Birdcatcher poster5.5The Birdcatcher2019

Filmography

47 films as actor
  1. 2027Operation Napoleon: Tears of the WolfMaxine
  2. 2026The RemainingHelmi
  3. 2026Blue BabyInka
  4. 2026The BelovedAlice
  5. 2026Father's DaySaimi
  6. 2026StriveMax
  7. 2026The Forest You Live InSister
  8. 2025Perfect strangersEeva
  9. 2024The CrowMarion
  10. 2023Light Light LightMariia as an Adult
  11. 2020The Last OnesRiitta
  12. 2020Any Day NowTeacher
  13. 2020EdenLaura
  14. 2020Games People PlayVeronika
  15. 2020Kill AnneliKaisa
  16. 2020HeleneHelene Schjerfbeck
  17. 2019The BirdcatcherAnna
  18. 2019Two Bodies on a BeachYounger woman
  19. 2018BayonetSarita
  20. 2018VoidPihla Sucksdorff
  21. 2018East of SwedenVeera
  22. 201795Essi
  23. 2016Alma de Sant PereSusana
  24. 2016Love and FuryInka
  25. 2016The Ones BelowTheresa
  26. 2015The Girl KingCountess Erika Erksein
  27. 2015DistractionsEsimies lentoasemalla
  28. 2015AbsolutionKiia
  29. 2015Armi Alive!Leena
  30. 2014A Walk Among the TombstonesLeila Alvarez
  31. 2013Heart of a LionSari
  32. 2013August FoolsKaarina Suo
  33. 2012Must Have Been LoveAnna
  34. 2012PurgeAliide Truu (young)
  35. 2012Naked HarbourIiris
  36. 2010JäätPaula
  37. 2009Rally On!Aija
  38. 2008Inner TrialElisa
  39. 20088 Days to PremiereVilma
  40. 2007Christmas StoryAada
  41. 2006Rock'n Roll Never DiesMother at young
  42. 2006Kolme suudelmaaJaana
  43. 2005PromiseMona Moisio
  44. 2003Pearls and PigsLaura
  45. 2002StrippingKaupan kassa
  46. 2001AitaTimpan ystävä
  47. 2001Little HeartsSini