Eero Milonoff

Eero Milonoff
Born (1980-05-01) 1 May 1980 (age 44)
Helsinki, Finland[1]
Other namesKäkä
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present[1]
ParentPekka Milonoff
Relatives

Eero Milonoff (born 1 May 1980)[1] is a Finnish actor. He won a Guldbagge Award for his role in the film Border (2018), and he has been a nominee at the Jussi Awards for his roles in the films Ganes (2007) and The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016).

Career

Milonoff graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005.[2] He works as a freelance actor.[3] In 2008, he was nominated for the Jussi Award for Best Actor for his role in the biopic Ganes as the drummer and vocalist Remu Aaltonen of the rock band Hurriganes.[4][5] In 2015, Milonoff was nominated for the Golden Venla for Best Actor for his role in a drama series about drugs, Koukussa [fi].[6][7] He was also nominated for the 2016 Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor [fi] for his role as Finnish boxer Elis Ask [fi] in the biographical film The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki.[8] In 2019, he won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as a troll, Vore, in the Swedish fantasy film Border.[9]

Personal life

Milonoff's father is the theatre and film director Pekka Milonoff, and he has three brothers: Aleksi [fi], Juho [fi], and Tuomas, of whom the latter two also work in the film and television industry.[10] He is of German, Russian, and Swedish descent on his father's side.[11] His nickname is Käkä.[10]

Filmography

Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Borderland (Rajamaa) Boy in the stairway Docufiction
1994 Rosa Was Here [fi] Masa Feature film
1994 The Killing of a Cat [fi] (Kissan kuolema) New boy Feature film
1996 Tomas [fi] Eki Feature film
1997 The Redemption [fi] (Lunastus) Uima Laapotti Feature film
2001 A Suburban Tale [fi] (Ken tulta pyytää) Peku Feature film
2003 Bad Boys: A True Story (Pahat pojat) Aulis Feature film
2004 Popular Music (Populärmusik från Vittula) Johan (age 19) Feature film
2005 Beauty and the Bastard (Tyttö sinä olet tähti) Isukki Feature film
2006 Mystery of the Wolf (Suden arvoitus) Lompolo Feature film
2007 Ganes Henry "Remu" Aaltonen Feature film
2008 The Home of Dark Butterflies (Tummien perhosten koti) Salmi Feature film
2008 Blackout Civilian serviceman on the roof Feature film
2009 Over the Fence (Viikko ennen vappua) Benji Short film
2010 Priest of Evil (Harjunpää ja pahan pappi) Petri Haag's voice Feature film, voice
2011 False Trail (Jägarna 2) Jari Lipponen Feature film
2011 Six-Pack Movie (Pussikaljaelokuva) Henninen Feature film
2012 Once Upon a Time in the North (Härmä) Häjy Koskela Feature film
2012 Ella and Friends [fi] (Ella ja kaverit) Teacher Feature film
2013 Ella and Friends 2 [fi] (Ella ja kaverit 2 – Paterock) Teacher Feature film
2014 Yesterday Miko Short film
2014 The Fascist (Fasisti) Short film
2016 The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä mies) Elis Ask [fi] Feature film
2017 Wendy and the Refugee Neverland [fi] Head of the advertisement office Feature film
2018 Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe [de; fi]
(Matti und Sami und die 3 größten Fehler des Universums) 		Jussi Pekkanen Feature film
2018 Border (Gräns) Vore Feature film
2019 Let Her Speak Eero Short film
2020 Games People Play [fi] (Seurapeli) Härde Feature film
2021 Omerta 6/12 Feature film
2022 The Good Driver [fi] Feature film
2023 Four Little Adults [fi] (Neljä pientä aikuista) Matias Johannes Kronström Feature film
2023 Death Is a Problem for the Living [fi] (Peluri – Kuolema on elävien ongelma) Hakkarainen Feature film
2023 Hygge! [da] Jesper Feature film
2024 Azrael Luther Feature film
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Vuoroin vieraissa [fi] Hooligan Television series: 1 episode
1999 July at Last (Mennyt heinäkuu) Mauri Television film
2002–2003 Madventures Coco Television series: 2 episodes
2009 Der Bär ist los! Die Geschichte von Bruno Mika, a Finnish bearhunter Television film
2010 Vastaparit [fi] Roni Television series: 2 episodes
2015 Koukussa [fi] Karri "Kode" Ketola Television series: 4 episodes
2017 Fallet Finnish police officer Television series: 1 episode
2017 Pää edellä [fi] Police officer Television series: 1 episode
2018 Deadwind (Karppi) Tero Jyrkänkoski Television series: 2 episodes
2019–2021 Modernit miehet [fi] Jarkko Television series: 31 episodes
2019 The Happy Hour of the Wolf [fi] (Suden hetki) Nalle Television series: 8 episodes
2020 White Wall Atte Television series: 7 episodes
2021 Welcome to Utmark [no] (Velkommen til Utmark) Uzi Television series: 1 episode
2022 Summer of Sorrow [fi] (Munkkivuori) Raikku Television series: 10 episodes
2023 Piiritys [fi] Harri Raita Television series: 5 episodes
2024 Pasilan myrkky – Manni [fi] Tero Niemeläinen Television series: 8 episodes
2024 Fast [fi] (Karkurit) Riku Jalava Television series: 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c "Eero Milonoff". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Eero Milonoff valittiin Remuksi". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Alma Media. 28 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ^ Rusanen, Tapio (2010). "TV-SARJA RUOTII VAMMAUTUMISEN SEURAUKSIA". IT-lehti (in Finnish). Invalidiliitto ry. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Musta jää kahmi Jussi-palkinnot". Stara (in Finnish). Stara Media Oy. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Remu moittii Hurriganes-elokuvaa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ^ Jalonen, Miika (4 November 2015). "Koukussa-tähdet jättihaastattelussa!". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "MTV:lle liuta ehdokkuuksia – tässä ovat Kultainen Venla -finalistit". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ Sharma, Mira (20 January 2017). "Jussi-ehdokkaat julkistettiin – miespääosassa historiallinen ratkaisu!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ Hapuli, Noora (28 January 2019). "Eero Milonoff palkittiin Ruotsissa! Nappasi parhaan miessivuosan palkinnon naapurimaan "Jussi-gaalassa"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b Palmén, Joanna (21 December 2011). "Neljän suora | Veljekset Milonoff". Image (in Finnish). A-lehdet. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Miten minusta tuli minä, Pekka Milonoff". Yle (in Finnish). 11 August 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2015.


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