Timo Vuorensola
Finnish actor and film director (born 1979)
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Timo Vuorensola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtimo ˈʋuo̯renˌsolɑ]; born 29 November 1979) is a Finnish film director, singer and actor. He has directed Star Wreck movies Star Wreck V: Lost Contact, and Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, created by Samuli Torssonen. Vuorensola plays Lieutenant Dwarf in the films. He also directed the film Iron Sky and its sequel, Iron Sky: The Coming Race. He is also the lead vocalist and co-founder of dark industrial band Älymystö.
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Timo Vuorensola | |
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Vuorensola in 2016 | |
| Born | 29 November 1979 Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupations | Actor, film director, singer |
The 2022 film Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, a reboot of the cult film series, is the first American film directed by Vuorensola.[1][2][3]
Vuorensola has unsuccessfully sought funding for other film projects. In 2012, it was reported that he was shopping a proposed film to be called I Killed Adolf Hitler,[4] and another to be called Jeremiah Harm.[5][6] In 2023, it was reported that he was shopping a proposed film to be called Killtown.[7]
Filmography
Films
- 1996: Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu – actor (voice role); direct-to-video
- 1997: Star Wreck V: Lost Contact – actor; direct-to-video
- 1998: Norwegian Whore – director, actor; direct-to-video
- 2005: Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning – director, actor; direct-to-video
- 2012: Iron Sky – director, actor (uncredited); direct-to-video
- 2019: Iron Sky: The Coming Race – director, actor; direct-to-video
- 2022: Jeepers Creepers: Reborn – director, actor
- 2023: 97 Minutes – director
- 2024: Altered – director
Awards and nominations
- Iron Sky (2012)
- 2012: Winner of the audience award Pegasus[citation needed] and the jury-prize Silver Méliès[8] at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- 2012: Nomination for the grand prize, The Golden Raven, at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- 2012: Audience Award & Special Jury Mention at Utopiales Science Fiction Festival[citation needed]
