--- name: "Laura Birn" canonical: "https://film.one/person/laura-birn" fi1m_id: "laura-birn" imdb_id: "nm1285342" tmdb_id: 212815 wikidata_id: "Q3741217" roles: ["Actor"] born: "25 April 1981" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-22T21:46:59.328066+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Laura Birn ## Identity Laura Birn - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/laura-birn - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** laura-birn - **IMDb ID:** nm1285342 - **TMDB ID:** 212815 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3741217 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Birn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3741217, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1285342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212815 Actor. Born 25 April 1981 in Helsinki, Finland. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 25 April 1981, Helsinki, Finland - **Also known as:** Laura Eveliina Birn, لورا بیرن, 蘿拉・伯恩 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Birn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3741217, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1285342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/212815 ## Coming up - *Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf* (2027-01-28), as Maxine ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Foundation*](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md) (61) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Laura Birn is a Finnish actress. She completed a master's degree at the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. Birn has appeared in Finnish films including *Pearls and Pigs* (2003), *Promise* (2005), *Christmas Story* (2007), *Purge* (2012), for which she won a Jussi Award for Best Actress, *Heart of a Lion* (2013), *A Walk Among the Tombstones* (2014), *The Girl King* (2015), *The Ones Below* (2016), *Helene* (2020) and *The Crow* (2024). She is also known for the series *The Innocents* (2018) and *Munkkivuori* (2022), the latter earning her a Golden Venla award for Best Supporting Actress. Since 2021 Birn has played the robot Demerzel in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, fi.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Foundation* (2021), Fi1m 61, as Demerzel — [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md) ## Complete filmography (55) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Operation Napoleon: Tears of the Wolf* (2027), as Maxine - *The Remaining* (2026), as Helmi - *Blue Baby* (2026), as Inka - *The Beloved* (2026), as Alice - *Father's Day* (2026), as Saimi - *Strive* (2026), as Max - *The Forest You Live In* (2026), as Sister - *Täydelliset vieraat* (2025), as Eeva - *The Crow* (2024), as Marion - *Light Light Light* (2023), as Mariia as an Adult - *Munkkivuori* (2022), series, as Anne Määttä - *Foundation* (2021), series, as Demerzel — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/foundation.md) - *The Last Ones* (2020), as Riitta - *Any Day Now* (2020), as Teacher - *Eden* (2020), as Laura - *Games People Play* (2020), as Veronika - *Kill Anneli* (2020), as Kaisa - *Helene* (2020), as Helene Schjerfbeck - *The Birdcatcher* (2019), as Anna - *Two Bodies on a Beach* (2019), as Younger woman · Writer - *Bayonet* (2018), as Sarita - *Void* (2018), as Pihla Sucksdorff · Co-Producer - *The Innocents* (2018), series, as Elena - *East of Sweden* (2018), as Veera - *95* (2017), as Essi - *Alma de Sant Pere* (2016), as Susana - *Love and Fury* (2016), as Inka - *The Ones Below* (2016), as Theresa - *The Girl King* (2015), as Countess Erika Erksein - *Seamstress* (2015), as Hertta Kuusinen (voice) - *Distractions* (2015), as Esimies lentoasemalla - *Absolution* (2015), as Kiia - *Napamiehet* (2015), series, as Laura / Armi - *Armi Alive!* (2015), as Leena - *A Walk Among the Tombstones* (2014), as Leila Alvarez - *Heart of a Lion* (2013), as Sari - *August Fools* (2013), as Kaarina Suo - *Must Have Been Love* (2012), as Anna - *Purge* (2012), as Aliide Truu (young) - *Naked Harbour* (2012), as Iiris - *Virta* (2011), series, as Anne Nordin - *Jäät* (2010), as Paula - *Rally On!* (2009), as Aija - *Inner Trial* (2008), as Elisa - *Suojelijat* (2008), series, as Teresa - *8 Days to Premiere* (2008), as Vilma - *Karjalan kunnailla* (2007), series, as Hanna Kotilainen - *Christmas Story* (2007), as Aada - *Rock'n Roll Never Dies* (2006), as Mother at young - *Kolme suudelmaa* (2006), as Jaana - *Promise* (2005), as Mona Moisio - *Pearls and Pigs* (2003), as Laura - *Stripping* (2002), as Kaupan kassa - *Aita* (2001), as Timpan ystävä - *Little Hearts* (2001), as Sini ## Gallery - ![Laura Birn](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-ba81c4a15ebf.jpg) Laura Birn — Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Laura_Birn_at_Foundations_Season_3_press_day.jpg/1280px-Laura_Birn_at_Foundations_Season_3_press_day.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Laura Birn in 2013 Jussi Awards.](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-cf153f594494.jpg) Laura Birn in 2013 Jussi Awards. — Peltimikko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Laura_Birn.jpg/1280px-Laura_Birn.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Actresses Carla Juri (Switzerland, left) and Laura Birn (Finland, right) after the European Shooting Stars Award Ceremony (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-ad240fd5028c.jpg) Actresses Carla Juri (Switzerland, left) and Laura Birn (Finland, right) after the European Shooting Stars Award Ceremony (2013) — Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Carla_Juri%2C_Laura_Birn_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Carla_Juri%2C_Laura_Birn_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Actresses Carla Juri (Switzerland, left) and Laura Birn (Finland, right) after the European Shooting Stars Award Ceremony (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-64223c85147f.jpg) Actresses Carla Juri (Switzerland, left) and Laura Birn (Finland, right) after the European Shooting Stars Award Ceremony (2013) — Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Carla_Juri%2C_Laura_Birn_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Carla_Juri%2C_Laura_Birn_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Laura Birn](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-c4c9789a9f66.jpg) Laura Birn — Image via TMDB - ![Laura Birn](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-6fb11f6f2bf3.jpg) Laura Birn — Image via TMDB - ![Laura Birn](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-09de73a886d0.jpg) Laura Birn — Image via TMDB - ![Laura Birn](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-71035769c93d.jpg) Laura Birn — Image via TMDB - ![Laura Birn](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-1abf5fca547f.jpg) Laura Birn — Image via TMDB - ![Laura Birn](https://film.one/media/person/1294988/gallery-214892e096d4.jpg) Laura Birn — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won, 2 nominated - Finnish State Prize for Cinema 2013: Finnish State Prize for Cinema (won) - Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress 2013: Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress (won), for *Purge* - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture 2012: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture (nominated) - Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress 2004: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Helmiä ja sikoja* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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