| Jani Volanen | |
| Birth Name: | Jani Kristian Volanen |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation: | Actor, writer, director |
| Years Active: | 1986–present |
| Notable Works: | |
(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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | An Eye for an Eye | Sulo Salo, Kalevi Salo | ||
| 2006 | Nipa | |||
| Director | ||||
| 2007 | A Man's Work | Olli, Juha's friend | Won the Jussi Award for | |
| 2009 | Forbidden Fruit | Ilari | ||
| 2012 | Love and Other Troubles | Eikka | ||
| 2014 | Leif | |||
| 2016 | Pekka Perä | Won the Jussi Award for | ||
| 2018 | Deadwind | Usko Bergdahl | ||
| 2019 | Dogs Don't Wear Pants | Pauli | ||
| 2020 | The Bouncer | Nightclub bouncer | Short film, also writer | |
| 2022 | Hatching | Father |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2013 | Jefferson Anderson | Kyösti Pöysti | Animated series (voice role), 64 episodes |
| 2018 | Bullets | Jaska Lahti | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rumble | |||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2020 | The Bouncer | Short film, also actor | ||
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | TV film, won the Montreux Bronze Rose Award for Comedy | |||
| 1998 | TV series, won the Venla Award for Best Comedy Series | |||
| 1999 | Jerico 2000 | TV film | ||
| 2000–2001 | TV miniseries | |||
| 2003 | TV series, won the Venla Award for Best Comedy Series | |||
| 2004 | TV series | |||
| 2009 | TV series, won both the Venla award and Golden TV award for Best Comedy Series | |||
| 2010 | Comedy Combat | TV series | ||
| 2019 | TV miniseries, won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series | |||
| 2022 | TV series, won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series | |||