Eero Milonoff
Biography
Eero “Käkä” Milonoff (born 1 May 1980 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005 and works as a freelance performer. In 2008 he received a Jussi Award nomination for Best Actor for portraying drummer and vocalist Remu Aaltonen in the biopic Ganes (2007). Milonoff is of German, Russian and Swedish descent on his father’s side. His father is theatre and film director Pekka Milonoff. He has three brothers—Aleksi, Juho and Tuomas—and the two younger brothers are also active in the film and television industry.
Career overview
Eero “Käkä” Milonoff was born on 1 May 1980 in Helsinki, Finland. He completed his formal training at the Helsinki Theatre Academy, graduating in 2005, and has since pursued a career as a freelance actor. According to the Motion Picture Database, his professional record includes more than forty credited appearances across film and television, reflecting a steady presence in Finnish screen work.
Milonoff’s most publicly noted performance came in the 2007 biographical film Ganes, in which he portrayed Remu Aaltonen, the drummer and vocalist of the rock group Hurriganes. The role earned him a nomination for the Jussi Award for Best Actor in 2008, highlighting his recognition within the national film community. He comes from a family active in the arts; his father, Pekka Milonoff, is a theatre and film director, and two of his three brothers, Juho and Tuomas, also work in the film and television industry. On his paternal side, Milonoff is of German, Russian, and Swedish descent. These personal and professional connections have situated him within a broader network of Finnish cultural production while he continues to work independently across a variety of screen projects.
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- Icebreaker (2025) as Eemil Kauranen
- The Elf (2025)
- Get Away (2024) as Matts
- Azrael (2024) as Luther
- Cry Wolf (2024) as Sami
- What Remains (2024) as Cedrick Karlsson
- Siege 55 (2023)
- Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023) as Hakkarainen
- Four Little Adults (2023) as Matias
- The Good Driver (2023)
- Kentän laidalla (2021) as Reine Lindström
- Attack on Finland (2021) as Karhu #35 Airport
- White Wall (2020) as Atte
- Games People Play (2020) as Härde
- Modernit miehet (2019) as Jarkko
- The Happy Hour of the Wolf (2019) as Nalle
- Let Her Speak (2019)
- Border (2018) as Vore
- Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe (2018) as Jussi
- Wendy and the Refugee Neverland (2017) as Head of the advertisement office
- The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016) as Elis Ask
- Hooked (2015) as Karri ”Kode” Ketola
- The Fascist (2014)
- Ella and Friends 2: Paterock (2013) as Opettaja
- Ella and Friends (2012) as Opettaja
- Once Upon a Time in the North (2012) as Häjy Koskela
- False Trail (2011) as Jari Lipponen
- Sixpack (2011) as Henninen
- Priest of Evil (2010) as Petri Haag (voice)
- Over the Fence (2009) as Benji
- The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008) as Salmi
- Blackout (2008) as Siviilipalvelusmies katolla
- Ganes (2007) as Remu
- Mystery of the Wolf (2006) as Lompolo
- Beauty and the Bastard (2005) as Isukki
- Popular Music (2004)
- Bad Boys: A True Story (2003) as Aulis
- Ken tulta pyytää (2001) as Peku, Jeminan poikaystävä
- Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (2000) as Antti Ylenius
- Lunastus (1997) as Laapotti
- Kissan kuolema (1994) as Uusi poika