Portrait of Vesa Vierikko

Acting

Vesa Vierikko

Career

Active from 1981 to 2024, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Match Factory Girl
The Match Factory Girl
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Vesa Vierikko Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.9, average 4.0
  • Crime
    2.7, average 3.6
  • Showbiz
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Finnish Comedy 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Social Critique 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Talvipihan joulu
Talvipihan joulu

as Kornelius (voice)

2020s

9 titles · average score 56
Perfect strangers
Perfect strangers (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

as Leon isä Eki

My Father’s Badger
My Father’s Badger (2024)

as Reijo

Routa
Routa (2024)

as Lehto

Kyllä isä osaa
Kyllä isä osaa (2024)
GoodWatch score 55

as Taksi-isäntä

Herman the Clown and the Hypnotist
Herman the Clown and the Hypnotist (2023)

as Pelle Hermanni

Herman the Circus Clown
Herman the Circus Clown (2022)

as Pelle Hermanni

The Mushroom Trip
The Mushroom Trip (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Rosendal

Sisäilmaa
Sisäilmaa (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Lanttulonkero-mies

Kevyttä yläpilveä
Kevyttä yläpilveä (2020)

TV show · as Raimo

2010s

16 titles · average score 55
Laugh or Die
Laugh or Die (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

as Johansson

The Storage 2
The Storage 2 (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jylhäkorpi

The Singer
The Singer (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

as Niilo Saarikko

Moomins and the Winter Wonderland
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Narrator / Postman (Finnish version) (voice)

Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk
Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk (2016)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lennart Lindberg

Downshifters
Downshifters (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Simo Rimpelä

Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville
Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville (2015)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lennart Lindberg

Ricky Rapper and Slick Leonard
Ricky Rapper and Slick Leonard (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lennart Lindberg

Tellus
Tellus (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Pekka Forsman

21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage
21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

as Eero Manner

The Storage
The Storage (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jylhäkorpi

Brothers
Brothers (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Waldemar

2000s

20 titles · average score 55
Niko and the Way to the Stars
Niko and the Way to the Stars (2008)
GoodWatch score 57

as Musta Susi (voice)

Shadow of the Eagle
Shadow of the Eagle (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

as Vicar

Frozen Land
Frozen Land (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rikospoliisi Elinan kotona

Tuulikaappimaa
Tuulikaappimaa (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

as Velipoika

Sibelius
Sibelius (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Robert Kajanus

Land of Love
Land of Love (2003)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lauri Rinta-Perkiö

The Book of Fate
The Book of Fate (2003)
GoodWatch score 38

as Professori Strömberg

Seitsemän
Seitsemän (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Varma Laakkonen

Tootletubs & Jyro
Tootletubs & Jyro (2001)

as Jäärä (voice)

Ou Nou
Ou Nou (2001)

TV show · as Jorma Härmälä

Sano Oili vaan
Sano Oili vaan (2000)

as Johtaja Lilja

Lakeuden kutsu
Lakeuden kutsu (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

as Partanen vanhempi

1990s

26 titles · average score 58
Lapin kullan kimallus
Lapin kullan kimallus (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jakob Ervast

Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava (1997)
GoodWatch score 45

as Kapteeni Kuortti

Syrjähyppyjä
Syrjähyppyjä (1996)

as Kuosmanen

Hömppäveikot
Hömppäveikot (1996)

TV show

Santa Claus and the Magic Drum
Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Juho Vaneeri (voice)

White Lies
White Lies (1994)

as Erkki, pappi

Akkaa päälle
Akkaa päälle (1994)

TV show

Sutki
Sutki (1993)

as Sutki

The Hobbits
The Hobbits (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Gandalf

Hunajan maku
Hunajan maku (1993)

TV show · as Seppo Keinonen

Pakanamaan kartta
Pakanamaan kartta (1991)

TV show · as Tapani

The Match Factory Girl
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
GoodWatch score 89

as Aarne

1980s

18 titles · average score 58
The Winter War
The Winter War (1989)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jussi Kantola

The Wedding Waltz
The Wedding Waltz (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Viltteri

Plainlands
Plainlands (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Matero

Nonstop
Nonstop (1987)

as Bum

Hamlet Goes Business
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

as Actor

Tabu
Tabu (1986)

TV show

Born American
Born American (1986)
GoodWatch score 30

as Kapsky

Linna
Linna (1986)

as Artur

Jon
Jon (1983)

as Dietmar

Jousiampuja
Jousiampuja (1982)

as Lintsi

Gotta Run!
Gotta Run! (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ilpo Välikangas

Pölhölä
Pölhölä (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bisnesmies