Alma Pöysti (born 1981) graduated in 2007 from the Theatre Academy at the University of Helsinki with a Masters degree in Arts. Pöysti has since garned a broad experience on the most prestigious theatre stages in Scandinavia as well as in front of the camera. Her breakthrough cinematic role was in 2020 when she played the lead in the feature film Tove (directed by Zaida Bergroth), for which she was awarded Best Actress at the Finnish Film Awards. She has appeared in various Scandinavian film and tv productions, including the series Helsinki Crimes, Blackwater as well as feature film Four Little Adults, for which she won the award for Best Actress at Gothenburg Film Festival 2023. In addition to Fallen Leaves, Pöysti’s most recent productions include the lead role in the upcoming feature film A Day and a Half directed by Fares Fares and the new film from Pirjo Honkasalo, Orenda.

Jussi Vatanen (born 1978) is one of Finland’s most well-known actors, whose breakthrough lead performance was in Lapland Odyssey in 2010 (directed by Dome Karukoski), spanning also two sequels. Since then he has worked consistently in numerous film and tv productions. He is known for his work in The Unknown Soldier (2017, directed by Aku Louhimies), the film that broke all box office records in Finland, the role of ‘Zaney’ in the feature film Dark Corners (2021, directed by Richard Parry), and the drama Forest Giant (directed by Ville Jankeri), for which he received a Best Actor Award nomination at the Finnish Film Awards in 2020. Vatanen’s recent work include the lead role in the crime series Man in Room 301 (2019) which was selected for the main competition in Canneseries, and the lead character in the thriller The Man Who Died (2022).