Pirkka-Pekka Petelius


Pirkka-Pekka Petelius is a Finnish actor, director, producer, screenwriter and politician. He has also released six records as a singer. He was elected to the Finnish parliament in the 2019 election. His party is Green League
Petelius's breakthrough was in Yleisradio's sketch series Velipuolikuu, 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 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. Other significant films have been e.g. Aki Kaurismäki's Hamlet Goes Business, Åke Lindman's Lapin kullan kimallus and Peter Lindholm's Drakarna över Helsingfors.
He also provided the Finnish voice of Timon in Leijonakuningas .

Filmography

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