Teemu Aleksi Lehtilä (born 27 November 1966, in

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) is a

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actor. He studied in the Department of Acting at the

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and graduated in 1990. He has acted in the Municipal Theatre of Jyväskylä and

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(including the role of Romeo in

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's ''

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'') as well as for television, where he is best known as narcissist and antagonist Aaro Vaalanne in the Finnish soap opera ''

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''. He acted in ''Salatut elämät'' during the production period 2004–2006 and returned to the series from spring 2007 to summer 2009, when he also played the character of Eero Vanala, Aaro's twin brother, as well as the role of Eero and Aaro's father.

Filmography

Films

*'' Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat'' (1994) *'' Häjyt'' (1999) *'' Young Love'' (2001) *'' Niin lähellä, niin kaukana'' (2003) *'' Vares 2 - Jäätynyt Enkeli'' (2007)

Television series

*''

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'' (1997) *'' Metsolat'' (1995) *'' Samppanjaa ja vaahtokarkkeja'' (1995) *'' Pimeän hehku'' (1996) *'' Elämän suola'' (1997–1998) *'' Tumma ja hehkuva veri'' (1998) *'' Tuliportaat'' (1998) *'' Klubi'' (1998–1999) *''

Äkkiä Anttolassa ''Äkkiä Anttolassa'' is a Finnish television series. It first aired on Finnish TV in 1999 and last aired in 2000. Cast *Eero Aho *Kari Hietalahti *Aake Kalliala See also *List of Finnish television series Television in Finland is one of the ...

'' (1999) *'' Kirjava silta'' (2000) *'' Hovimäki'' (2003) *''

'' ( Aaro Vaalanne, 2004–2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017–), ( Eero Vanala, 2007–2009), (Aaro's and Eero's father), 2009) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Pirunpelto'' (2013) *'' Korpelan kujanjuoksu'' (2016)

References

External links

* Finnish male film actors 1966 births Living people People from Kokemäki Finnish male television actors Finnish male stage actors University of Tampere alumni Male soap opera actors {{finland-actor-stub