# Eero Milonoff

Eero Milonoff (born 1 May 1980) is a Finnish actor. He won a Guldbagge Award for his role in the 2018 film Border, 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

Born in Helsinki, Milonoff graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005. He works as a freelance actor. 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. In 2015, Milonoff was nominated for the Golden Venla for Best Actor for his role in a drama series about drugs, Koukussa [fi]. 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. 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.

## 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. He is of German, Russian, and Swedish descent on his father's side. His nickname is Käkä.

## 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 drei 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 | Modern Men | 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 |
| 2024 | Cry Wolf (Vargasommar  [sv]) | Sami | Television series: 6 episodes |