Petri Poikolainen

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

Petri Poikolainen (born 1975 in Pieksämäki) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2000 and worked as an actor for eight years before becoming blind and getting MS (multiple sclerosis). Poikolainen played the lead role in Teemu Nikki's film The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021) for which he got a Jussi Award for the Best Actor in 2022.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Pieksämäki, Finland

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

26 June 1975, 50 years old

Known For

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes

A Northern Boy

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes

Etusetelimies

2024

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Jaakko

2021

A Northern Boy

Rami

1999