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Samuli Edelmann

Samuli Edelmann

Actor · Born July 21, 1968 (58) · Pori, Finland

Samuli Edelmann is a Finnish actor and singer. He graduated from the Theatre Academy of Finland in 1991. At the same year he rose to fame as a singer with his song "Pienestä kii" and was a candidate for the Eurovision song contest with his song "Peggy. His breakthrough role was in Goodbye Trainmen in 1992.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 21, 1968 (58)
From
Pori, Finland
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Samuli Edelmann's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
19%
Morality
19%
Survival
16%
Power
11%
Ideas
6%
Society
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
2
Thrilling
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Samuli Edelmann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Samuli Edelmann's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Kaikki rakastavat hevosia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Oskari

  • The Tough Ones 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jussi Murikka

  • Ski Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Petteri

  • The Reindeer Mafia(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sameli

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Musta valo(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Henrik Valli

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tatu

  • The Violin Player(2018)

    as Jaakko

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • 95(2017)

    as Aarne

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Henri Talvio

  • The Look of a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Viktor Kärppä

  • Tale of a Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • The Girl King(2015)

    as King Gustav II Adolf

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Above Dark Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as isä

  • Vain elämää (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Road North(2012)

    as Timo Porola

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol(2011)

    as Wistrom

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sami Luoto

  • Look of a Killer(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Viktor Kärppä

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as lääkäri Grotenfelt

  • Johan Falk: National Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mikheal Stukalov

  • Johan Falk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mikhael Stukalov

  • Hellsinki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tomppa

  • Samuli Edelmann - Virsiä (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Vocals

  • Rock'n Roll Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tiger

  • Man Exposed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Antti Pitkänen

  • Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Rhombus

  • Winners and Losers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Flottis

  • Frozen Land(2005)

    as 'Jartsa' Matikainen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Vares: Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mikko Koitere

  • Irtiottoja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eero

  • Jurismia! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Liimapete

  • Me and Morrison(2001)

    as Aki

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Menninkäisten kylänvanhin

  • The South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Samuli

  • Restless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Roope

  • Lakeuden kutsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Partanen nuorempi

  • Satan in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sakke

  • The Tough Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jussi Murikka

  • Iron Horsemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gas Station Thug

  • Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Alokas Poju Ahvassaari

  • Vintiöt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 27 episodes · Actor

  • Romanovin kivet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Patrick

  • Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Alikersantti Edelmann

  • Goodbye, Trainmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Vähy

  • The Winter War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mauri Haapasalo

  • Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Alikersantti Jyväntölä

  • Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Masa Iivanainen

  • Hyväntekijä (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Pera

  • The Winter War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mauri Haapasalo

  • Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as nuori Martti

  • Uimataidoton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Räyhyri

  • Päätepysäkki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Matti

  • Butterfly's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as poika kahvilassa

  • Prinsessa joka nukkui 100 vuotta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Talking man

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 1981 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

$695M worldwide

Highest rated

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19812025

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1989Screen debut· The Winter War
  • 1999First top-billed film· The Tough Ones
  • 2009Career best· Hellsinki

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 14 roles
8909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Samuli Edelmann's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Samuli Edelmann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samuli Edelmann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paavo Westerberg shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers