Eero Abraham Kilpi (born Eero Abraham Ericsson; 23 January 1882 – 29 November 1954)[1] was a Finnish stage, film and radio actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years.

[3] He initially studied at the Finnish Business College before deciding to become an actor.

[4] Kilpi was engaged at the Finnish National Theatre from 1903 to 1949 where, during his long engagement, he performed in such varied roles as the title role of Josef Julius Wecksell's tragedy Daniel Hjort, Friedrich Schiller's Don Carlos, Shakespeare's Hamlet and Aleksis Kivi's Nummisuutarit (The Cobblers on the Heath), among many others.

He made his screen debut in the 1907 Louis Sparre and Teuvo Puro directed film Salaviinanpolttajat (The Moonshiners); Finland's first fictional motion picture.

In the 1930s and 1940s, he also began appearing as a voice actor on YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company.