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Pekka Strang

Pekka Strang

Actor · Born July 23, 1977 (49) · Helsinki, Finland

Pekka Strang is a Finnish actor and ex-artistic director of Helsinki City Theatre, where he worked 2005-2014. He is best known for his roles in Kites Over Helsinki (2001), Tom of Finland (2017) and Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019). Strang graduated from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2001.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 23, 1977 (49)
From
Helsinki, Finland
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 49 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Pekka Strang's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Morality
25%
Survival
25%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
11%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Pekka Strang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pekka Strang'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

49 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Strive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Father

  • Täydelliset vieraat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Valtteri

  • The Girl Who Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Erkka

  • The Summer Book(2024)

    as Mr. Malander

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Exalted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Agner

  • Not Withholding Anything from You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Migrén Junior

  • Codename: Annika(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Raimo Korpi

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Death Is a Problem for the Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Risto

  • Kovan viikon ilta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die(2023)

    as Anlaf

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Knocking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mikko

  • Rosvopankki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Christopher Wegelius

  • The Grump: In Search of an Escort(2022)

    as Larsson

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Memory of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Major Bolin

  • The Man Who Died (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sami

  • The World Champion(2021)

    as Fischer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Attack on Finland(2021)

    as Karhu #34 Airport

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Sulphur Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Alex Rabell

  • Se upp för Jönssonligan(2020)

    as Henrik Adlerstierna

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Mister8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Juho

  • Lost Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (Voice)

  • Bäckström(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Pentti Toivonen

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Dogs Don't Wear Pants(2019)

    as Juha

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • We're Not Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Anton

  • The Activists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Waldemar Tunzelman

  • Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Harri Rinne

  • A Chamber Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tobias

  • Unten Rajamailla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Biology teacher

  • Duke of the Suburbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · as Jani Gustafsson

  • Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jonne

  • The Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tuomas

  • 95(2017)

    as Johannes

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hayflower, Quiltshoe and the Rubens Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sorkkarauta-Salonen

  • Tom of Finland(2017)

    as Touko Laaksonen / Tom of Finland

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Berlin Station(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Cedrik

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hyvää joulua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Isä

  • We Are the Pirates of the Roads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Vilja's father

  • Armi Alive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Director

  • Simo Times Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Anders

  • Kimmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Lääkäri

  • Naked Harbour(2012)

    as Lauri

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Colorado Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dåhli-Johan

  • Kolme suudelmaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as kylmäkalle

  • Off the Meter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Artist

  • Gourmet Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as tarjoilija

  • Producing Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Miro

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Heikki Aho

  • Kites Over Helsinki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dani Bexar

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Tom of Finland (2017)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Tom of Finland (2017)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Codename: Annika (2023)

Film career

20012026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 2004Screen debut· Producing Adults
  • 2017First top-billed film· Tom of Finland

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting49 of 49: 48 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing1 of 49: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 27% of 11 roles

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.

How do Pekka Strang's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The World Champion (2021)

52nd percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)

Midcredits 78th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. 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.

Is Pekka Strang's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Pekka Strang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pekka Strang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aleksi Bardy shares the most, 4.

Writers

Producers

Mixed roles