Tane Aleksanteri ”Aleksi” Mäkelä (born 20 November 1969) is a Finnish film director and occasional actor. He is best known for having directed several popular films such as '' Häjyt'' (1999), '' Matti'' (2006) and '' Vares – yksityisetsivä'' (2004). During his career, he has also worked for television.

Personal life

Aleksi Mäkelä's father was an actor Vesa Mäkelä (1947–2003).

Selected filmography

Films

*''The Romanov Stones'' (''Romanovin kivet'', 1993) *''Sunset Riders'' (''Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat'', 1994) *'' The Tough Ones'' (''Häjyt'', 1999) *''The South'' (''Lomalla'', 2000) *'' Bad Boys'' (''Pahat pojat'', 2003) *'' Vares: Private Eye'' (''Vares – yksityisetsivä'', 2004) *'' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'' (''Matti'', 2006) *'' V2: Dead Angel'' (''V2 – Jäätynyt enkeli'', 2007) *''

Hellsinki ''Hellsinki'' () is a 2009 Finland, Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä (director), Aleksi Mäkelä. The film is based on the novel ''Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005'' by Harri Nykänen and Tom Sjöberg. ''Hellsinki'' follows the jo ...

'' (''Rööperi'', 2009) *''Life for Sale'' (''Kotirauha'', 2011) *'' The Hijack That Went South'' (''Kaappari'', 2013) *''Kummeli V'' (2014) *''Love Records: Gimme Some Love'' (''Love Records – Anna mulle Lovee'', 2016) *''95'' (2017)

Television

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* 1969 births Living people Male actors from Helsinki Finnish film directors Finnish male film actors {{Finland-film-director-stub