Onni Tommila

Onni Tommila
Born18 July 1999
Porvoo, Finland
OccupationActor

Onni Tommila (born 18 July 1999) is a Finnish actor, known for the films Last Cowboy Standing (2009), Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)[1] and Big Game (2014).[2] Tommila also appeared in the 2005 Rare Exports: The Official Safety Instructions [fi]. He was also the voice of Eetu in the animated film Eetu ja Konna [fi] (2011) and played a German soldier named Schütze in the movie Sisu (2022).

He is the son of actor Jorma Tommila[3][4] and scenic designer Ida Helander-Tommila. Director Jalmari Helander is his maternal uncle,[5] and is said to have had Onni in mind for the leading role in Big Game while he was devising the film.[6]

  1. ^ Roger Ebert (6 December 2011). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2012. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-4494-0813-8.
  2. ^ Webster, Andy (25 June 2015). "Review: 'Big Game' Stars Samuel L. Jackson as a President in Dire Straits". New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Onni Tommila ei enää usko joulupukkiin". Länsi-Uusimaa (in Finnish). 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Onni Tommila ystävystyi lähes kymmenen vuotta sitten Samuel L. Jacksonin kanssa – sai näyttelijätähdeltä lahjan, joka on tallessa yhä". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  5. ^ Laiho, Elina (27 October 2008). "Elokuvan teko kulkee verenperintönä". Länsi-Uusimaa [fi] (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ Dana Mathews; Tehrene Firman (15 September 2014). "TIFF First-Timer Onni Tommila's Already Making His Mark—Meet the 15-Year-Old Star You Should Have on Your Radar". TeenVogue. Retrieved 30 June 2019.