Michael Vardian
Acting
Biography
Finnish born actor and producer Michael Vardian (born Mikael Tapani Vartiainen in March 19, 1979) studied acting in Finland and in the United States. He has a degree in acting as well as in Drama Teaching. Vardian's credits include BBC hit series 'Call the Midwife' in which he played a Nordic Sailor in the second season opening episode, drama comedy 'Pride', and Rage: Midsummer's Eve - an American horror film in which he plays one of the main roles as a Finnish medical intern, 'Kimi'. Vardian lives in London and in Los Angeles.
Known For

Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Call the Midwife

In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.
Rush

Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
RED 2

A couple endures a series of mishaps right before their wedding day.
The Knot

Ruthless killer for hire breaks the rules of his profession and falls for a beautiful young woman. Discovering the notorious gangland brothers had hired him to kill her father, his world breaks down and he must turn against his criminal employers and their gang to save the woman he loves.
Assassin

Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has achieved his position as director of the family business through marrying the heiress. Their eldest son Dani, hoped to succeed his father, succumbs to drugs while pursuing a career in rock music. Younger Riku grows up under the shadow of his more talented big brother and slowly drifts into the late 1980s, noticing then how many of his friends have managed to take advantage of the economic upswing.
Kites Over Helsinki

American and British friends studying in Finland decide to take up an offer to travel to the Arctic Circle and experience the mysterious, pagan celebration of Midsummer's Eve.
Rage: Midsummer's Eve

Mock -documentary about a Finnish contemporary artist who took the world by a storm.