Jorma Tommila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjo̞rmɑ ˈtomːilɑ]; born 1959) is a Finnish actor. Winner of the Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1997, Tommila is best known for playing Aatami Korpi in the film Sisu (2022). Tommila was born in Rauma, Finland and spent his youth in Kiukainen. His father died when Jorma was four years old, after suffering from injuries to his lungs in World War II. Tommila was raised by his mother, and his older sister Kielo Tommila is also an actress. He lives with his family in Vaasa. He is married to actress Ida Helander-Tommila, the sister of director Jalmari Helander. He is the father of Onni Tommila, who is also an actor. Whilst at Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1987, Tommila was one of four founding members of God's Theater, a Finnish theater group that made experimental and radical stage art, their performances including full frontal nudity, the setting off of fire extinguishers, and the performers throwing faeces into the crowd. The four were arrested and fined, and given suspended prison sentences. They were also expelled from the college, the expulsion prompting protests from fellow students. In 1997, Tommila won the Jussi Award for Best Actor for his role in the film The Christmas Party, directed by his God Theatre's fellow founder Jari Halonen. Tommila's character in the film Sisu, filmed in Lapland with a budget of €6 million, has been compared with Rambo (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the 1982 film, and with John Wick (played by Keanu Reeves). He has also been described as a “new action cinema icon”. Tommila portrays Aatami Korpi, an ex-commando and gold prospector who strikes gold but has his bounty stolen by Nazi soldiers. Korpi, with courage and "unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds", becomes "a one-man death squad who will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path." For the role Tommila won the award for best actor at the Sitges Film Festival in 2022.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1959 (67)
- Panelia, Finland
- Actor and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Jorma Tommila's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 4
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Shadowas Legionary in Raid (2003)
- Allyas Rauno Kontio in Rare Exports (2010)
- Mentoras Tapio in Big Game (2014)
- Heroas Aatami Korpi in Sisu (2022)
- Heroas Aatami Korpi in Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jorma Tommila's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Jorma Tommila's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
34 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Sisu: Road to Revenge(2025)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Sisu(2022)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
On Thin Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Man and a Junior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Heroes of the Baltic Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Nurses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Big Game(2014)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Kimmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Rare Exports(2010)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Priest of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sisters Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Lukio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
High Hopes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Year of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Fakir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Official Rare Exports Inc. Safety Instructions 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Vares: Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Rare Exports Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Raid(2003)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Life of Aleksis Kivi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Ukkonen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Bad Luck Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Iceman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Maxmillian Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Joulubileet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Back to the USSR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Hamsterit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Tatort(1970)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2025.
Biggest box office
Sisu (2022)
Highest rated
Raid (2003)
Most popular right now
Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)
Film career
Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Jorma Tommila's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jorma Tommila's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jorma Tommila work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jorma Tommila's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jalmari Helander shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Jalmari HelanderShared titles: Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025), Sisu (2022), Big Game (2014), Rare Exports (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Jalmari Helander
Writers
- Petri JokirantaShared titles: Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025), Sisu (2022), Big Game (2014), Rare Exports (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Petri Jokiranta
Actors
- Onni TommilaShared titles: Sisu (2022), Big Game (2014), Rare Exports (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Onni Tommila
- Risto SalmiShared titles: Big Game (2014), Rare Exports (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Risto Salmi
- Tommi KorpelaShared titles: Rare Exports (2010), Raid (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Tommi Korpela
Composers and cinematographers
- Mika OrasmaaShared titles: Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025), Big Game (2014), Rare Exports (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Mika Orasmaa
- Juri SeppäShared titles: Sisu (2022), Big Game (2014), Rare Exports (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Juri Seppä
- Miska SeppäShared titles: Big Game (2014), Rare Exports (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Miska Seppä
Producers
- Gregory OuanhonShared titles: Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025), Sisu (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Gregory Ouanhon