Laura Birn
Acting
Born April 25, 1981, Helsinki, Finland
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
- 2027Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf — Maxine
- 2026Blue Baby — Inka
- 2026Father's Day — Saimi
- 2026Strive — Max
- 2026The Beloved — Alice
- 2026The Forest You Live In — Sister
- 2026The Remaining — Helmi
- 2025Perfect strangers — Eeva
- 2024The Crow — Marion
- 2023Light Light Light — Mariia as an Adult
- Munkkivuori — Anne Määttä
- Foundation — Demerzel
- 2020Any Day Now — Teacher
- 2020Eden — Laura
- 2020Games People Play — Veronika
- 2020Helene — Helene Schjerfbeck
- 2020Kill Anneli — Kaisa
- 2020The Last Ones — Riitta
- 2019The Birdcatcher — Anna
- 2019Two Bodies on a Beach — Younger woman, Writer
- 2018Bayonet — Sarita
- 2018East of Sweden — Veera
- The Innocents — Elena
- 2018Void — Pihla Sucksdorff, Co-Producer
- 201795 — Essi
- 2016Alma de Sant Pere — Susana
- 2016Love and Fury — Inka
- 2016The Ones Below — Theresa
- 2015Absolution — Kiia
- 2015Armi Alive! — Leena
- 2015Distractions — Esimies lentoasemalla
- Napamiehet — Laura / Armi
- 2015Seamstress — Hertta Kuusinen (voice)
- 2015The Girl King — Countess Erika Erksein
- 2014A Walk Among the Tombstones — Leila Alvarez
- 2013August Fools — Kaarina Suo
- 2013Heart of a Lion — Sari
- 2012Must Have Been Love — Anna
- 2012Naked Harbour — Iiris
- 2012Purge — Aliide Truu (young)
- Virta — Anne Nordin
- 2010Jäät — Paula
- 2009Rally On! — Aija
- 20088 Days to Premiere — Vilma
- 2008Inner Trial — Elisa
- Suojelijat — Teresa
- 2007Christmas Story — Aada
- Karjalan kunnailla — Hanna Kotilainen
- 2006Kolme suudelmaa — Jaana
- 2006Rock'n Roll Never Dies — Mother at young
- 2005Promise — Mona Moisio
- 2003Pearls and Pigs — Laura
- 2002Stripping — Kaupan kassa
- 2001Aita — Timpan ystävä
- 2001Little Hearts — Sini