Risto Tuorila
Biography
Risto Kalevi Tuorila (born 19 February 1947) is a Finnish actor. Orinally born in Oulu, he worked for a long time at the Oulu City Theatre before retiring in 2010. His most famous film role was Vilho Koskela in the 1985 film The Unknown Soldier, directed by Rauni Mollberg, for which he won the Jussi Award for Best Actor. He was also awarded the City of Oulu Cultural Recognition Award in 2004, based on his long-term and distinguished work at the Oulu City Theatre.
Movie Appearances
Partanen
as Partanen
2003
Bad Boys: A True Story
as Ensio Suutari
2003
Under the North Star
as Jussi Koskela
2009
The Unknown Soldier
as Koskela
1985
Homebound
as Kurkela
1989
Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat
as Ylikomisario Saari
1994
Under the North Star II
as Jussi Koskela
2010
Häät ennen hautajaisia
as Pekka
2022
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
as Father
2006
Päivät kuin unta
as Old Esko
2024
The Dinosaur
as Self
2021
Tommy and the Wildcat
as Uncle Jouko
1998
Star Boys
as Olavi, Marja's father
2017
Lyrics and Lace
as Editorial Chief Kuronen
1992
Puhalluskukkapoika ja taivaankorjaaja
as Poliisi
2002
