Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1953-05-31 (Age: 73)
Place of Birth
Alatornio, Finland
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Biography
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, director, producer, screenwriter and politician. He has also released six records as a singer. He is a member of the Green League and was elected to the Finnish parliament in the 2019 election with 6,331 personal votes, but is not a member of the parliament any more. Petelius's breakthrough was in Yleisradio's sketch series Velipuolikuu (1983), which he wrote and also acted in. The popularity gained by the series started Petelius's career as one of the most well-known comedians in Finland. He gained immense popularity due to his work in the sketch series Pulttibois (and its sequel, Manitbois) with Aake Kalliala. Despite being known as a comedian Petelius has also acted in several more serious roles in films and television, especially in the recent years. He played Hietanen in Rauni Mollberg's The Unknown Soldier (1985). Other significant films have been e.g. Aki Kaurismäki's Hamlet Goes Business (1986), Åke Lindman's Lapin kullan kimallus (1999) and Peter Lindholm's Drakarna över Helsingfors (2001). He also provided the Finnish voice of Timon in Leijonakuningas (The Lion King) (1994). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (44)
Ryhmäteatteri
2018
Unknown Soldier
2017
Honeybunnies
2017
Reunion 2: The Bachelor Party
2016
The Look of a Killer
2016
Love Records
2016
The Midwife
2015
Dirty Hands
2015
Reunion
2015Eila, Rampe and Baby Girl
2014
Ella and Friends 2: Paterock
2013
August Fools
2013
8-Ball
2013
Once Upon a Time in the North
2012
