Aku Hirviniemi
TV Actor
Actor best known for his starring role on the Finnish sketch comedy TV show Putous. The show premiered in the spring of 2010.
He began his acting career performing in theaters throughout Finland. During this time, he obtained smaller roles in film and TV.
His first big break came in 2008, when he was cast in the TV series Presidentin Kanslia as the character Illu Airisto. In the first season of Putous, his female character Marja Tyrni was named the Best Sketch Comedy Character of the Year in Finland.
He was born and raised in Riihimaki, Finland. He has two children with his girlfriend Niina Lahtinen.
In 2014, he began hosting a comedy talk show with fellow former Putous cast member, Jaakko Saariluoma, called Posse.