HEINI HÄMÄLÄINEN
SAG-AFTRA Eligible
TELEVISION
The GL Douglas Show (pilot) Principal Open Door Productions
Monsters Inside Me, Ep 606 Co-star Discovery+
Mysteries at The Museum, Ep 1106 Co-star Discovery
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FILM
Clear Vision Lead Dir. Heini Hamalainen
The Takeout Lead Dir. Marlon Samuda
Medium Lead Dir. Marlon Samuda
I Do Love You Lead Dir. Stasya Skava
Exodus Supporting Dir. Logan Stone
Café Surrender Supporting Dir. Nina Franoszek
Alone/Together Featured Dir. Antoinette Jadaone
F*ck I Love NY Featured Dir. Joaquin Baca-Asay
AMERICAN/INTERNATIONAL THEATRE
The Carpenter, The Flood and The Fart Alison NYC, The Players Theatre
The Mountain Giants Doll/Neighbor NYC, Alchemical Theater Lab
Wonder Women Amazon LA, The Next Stage Theatre
Let It Be Cheryl LA, The ACME Comedy Theatre
Freak Show Daughter UK, Judith Blake Theatre
Mojo Baby UK, Judith Blake Theatre
Faith Flower Lady UK, St Mary’s Church
COMMERCIALS
Amex Voice over Dir. Joaquin Baca-Asay
Coppertone Featured Dir. Stan Johnson
OTHER
Truth And Lies (Video Book) Co-star LIT Video Books/Dir. Danicah Waldo
EDUCATION/TRAINING

MFA Acting - New York Film Academy, 2014
BFA (Hons) Media Performance - University of Bedfordshire, England, 2012
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Pamela Vanderway (dialect coach, current) Dialects Entertainment Linguistics
Eric Paeper Scene study I The Barrow Group
Ted Sluberski Network Audition Technique Ted Sluberski
Bill Coelius Commercial Acting T. Schreiber Studio
Chris Holder Scene Study Ivana Chubbuck Studio
Wynn Handman Organic Acting The Wynn Handman Studio
Various Teachers Improvisation 101-103 Upright Citizens Brigade
Lita Lopez Comedy Improv LA Connection Comedy Theatre
SPECIAL SKILLS
Languages: Finnish (native), English (fluent), Sarcasm (fluent), Swedish (intermediate)
Accents/dialects: General American, Russian, Scandinavian, Valley girl, Indian
Instruments: Piano (expert), Guitar (basics)
Other: Motorcycling, Gun Handling, Swimming, Knitting, Horseback Riding, Skiing, Ice Skating, Pottery, Yoga