Otto Kanerva
Biography
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.
Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles
Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes • as Jaakko Kotilainen
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Oskari Leppäkorpi
The lives of the aristocratic Lindhof family and their servants from 1798 to 1907.
Drama Series - 2005, 16 episodes • as Ari Heikkilä
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Nikke Sunila
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes • as Poliisi
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Simo
Story about human relationships, love and forgiveness.
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Markun perheen lapsi
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1998, 16 episodes • as Juha
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Tapio
Five friends celebrate the growing media visibility of social media witch Lulu, by mocking age-old divination tools, but the fun leads to one of them disappearing. After experiencing inexplicable events, the rest of the group decides to search for the missing person by following the location information shared in a group chat. The journey takes them to the border between reality and unreality, where the natural becomes disturbed and everyday existence becomes threatening. To find the missing person, they must dare to strip themselves of all superficiality and embark on a journey as flawed and imperfect beings. Will that be enough to survive?
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as 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.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Kievarin asiakas
A story about the life of reindeer emperor 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.