Mikko Kouki

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Mikko Kouki
Born	(1967-09-14) 14 September 1967 (age 57) Lohja, Finland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present

Mikko Kouki (born 14 September 1967)^[1] is a Finnish actor, theatre director and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1986.

Kouki comes from a family of actors, including his father, Tapio Kouki [fi], his aunt Marja-Leena Kouki [fi] and his uncle Juhani Kouki [fi].^[1] The actor and singer Samuli Edelmann is his cousin.^[1] He attended Kallio High School [fi] in Helsinki.^[1] He graduated from University of the Arts Helsinki in Theatre Arts in 1991, but did not find the course a good preparation for work.^[1]

Kouki was the first director of Linnateatteri [fi] in Turku, from 2003 to 2012.^[1] He went on to direct the Oulu City Theatre between 2012 and 2014.^[1] He led the restoration of Turku City Theatre, and is its director.^[1][2]

He has won two Jussi Awards: best screenplay for Frozen City and best supporting actor for Man Exposed, both films released in 2006 and given Jussi Awards in 2007.^[2][3]

Kouki is married to the writer Niina Repo [fi].^[1][2] They live in Turku and have two children.^[1][2]

• Mikko Kouki at IMDb