Laura Birn
Acting
1981-04-25 · 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
Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf
2027 · Movie
TheatersBlue Baby
2026 · Movie
The Beloved
2026 · Movie
Strive
2026 · Movie
Father's Day
2026 · Movie
The Forest You Live In
2026 · Movie
Täydelliset vieraat
2025 · Movie
The Crow
2024 · Movie
Light Light Light
2023 · Movie
Munkkivuori
2022 · Series
Foundation
2021 · Series
The Last Ones
2020 · Movie
Any Day Now
2020 · Movie
Eden
2020 · Movie
Games People Play
2020 · Movie
Kill Anneli
2020 · Movie
Helene
2020 · Movie
The Birdcatcher
2019 · Movie
Two Bodies on a Beach
2019 · Movie
Bayonet
2018 · Movie
Void
2018 · Movie
The Innocents
2018 · Series
East of Sweden
2018 · Movie
95
2017 · Movie
Alma de Sant Pere
2016 · Movie
Love and Fury
2016 · Movie
The Ones Below
2016 · Movie
The Girl King
2015 · Movie
Seamstress
2015 · Movie
Distractions
2015 · Movie
Absolution
2015 · Movie
Napamiehet
2015 · Series
Armi Alive!
2015 · Movie
A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 · Movie
Heart of a Lion
2013 · Movie
August Fools
2013 · Movie
Must Have Been Love
2012 · Movie
Purge
2012 · Movie
Naked Harbour
2012 · Movie
Virta
2011 · Series
Jäät
2010 · Movie
Rally On!
2009 · Movie
Inner Trial
2008 · Movie
Suojelijat
2008 · Series
8 Days to Premiere
2008 · Movie
Karjalan kunnailla
2007 · Series
Christmas Story
2007 · Movie
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
2006 · Movie
Kolme suudelmaa
2006 · Movie
Promise
2005 · Movie
Pearls and Pigs
2003 · Movie
Stripping
2002 · Movie
Aita
2001 · Movie
Little Hearts
2001 · Movie