Eero Milonoff

Born in Helsinki, Milonoff graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2005.^[1][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]

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]