Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, director, producer, screenwriter and politician.

The popularity gained by the series started Petelius's career as one of the most well-known comedians in Finland.

He gained immense popularity due to his work in the sketch series Pulttibois (and its sequel, Manitbois) with Aake Kalliala.

[2] Despite being known as a comedian Petelius has also acted in several more serious roles in films and television, especially in the recent years.

Other significant films have been e.g. Aki Kaurismäki's Hamlet Goes Business (1986), Åke Lindman's Lapin kullan kimallus (1999) and Peter Lindholm's Drakarna över Helsingfors (2001).