Ari Savonen
Actor
- Born
- July 7, 1987 (age 39) · Saarijärvi, Finland
Ari Savonen (born 7 July 1987 in Saarijärvi) is a Finnish independent filmmaker, make-up artist, special effects artist and actor. He is best known for his work in Finnish independent film industry and horror fantasy film Backwood Madness (2025), which he directed, wrote and produced.
Savonen is also an organizer of Trash and Underground Film Festival and former president of Finnish Independent Movie Association (Findie Ry).
Known for
Bunny the Killer Thing
November 6, 2015
It Came from the Desert
September 7, 2018
Carnage
February 9, 2024
The Creeps
December 11, 2025
Tuftland
April 6, 2018
Terminator Commando
August 25, 2017
The Return of Shitters
January 21, 2021
Backwood Madness
August 22, 2025
Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs!
July 17, 2018
Jari's Odyssey
June 10, 2016
Detour to Father
March 31, 2023
The Defiler
November 11, 2016
Acting26
- 2025The Creeps as Creeps Leader Voice-Actor
- 2025Backwood Madness as Corpse / Voice Actor
- 2024(Pri)sons: Making of as Self
- 2024Gravediggers as Donald
- 2024L'homme à la trottinette électrique as Lange
- 2024Carnage as Mikael Lind
- 2023Detour to Father as Kalle
- 2023How We Made Free Skate as Self
- 2022Free Skate as Judge
- 2021The Return of Shitters