Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Actor
- Born
- May 31, 1953 (age 73) · Alatornio, Finland
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.
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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).
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Known for
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- 2018Ryhmäteatteri
- 2017Unknown Soldier as Kaarna
- 2017Honeybunnies as Pekka
- 2016Reunion 2: The Bachelor Party as Lääkäri
- 2016The Look of a Killer as Ruuskanen
- 2016Love Records as Toivo Kärki
- 2015The Midwife as Jouni
- 2015Dirty Hands as Slick
- 2015Reunion as Lääkäri
- 2014Eila, Rampe and Baby Girl as Rampe
