Turo Pajala

Known for ActingBorn 1955-11-16Died 2007-02-28Joutseno, Finland

Turo Pajala (November 16, 1955 − February 28, 2007) was a Finnish actor. Pajala played the leading role as an unemployed coal miner Taisto Kasurinen in an Aki Kaurismäki film Ariel, and won the Bronze St. George award for Best Actor at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. He also played many supporting roles in films and on television. Pajala's personal life took a downturn after Ariel, when he withdrew from the public eye. He made his final film appearance in 1998 in a Joona Tena film Kulkurin taivas. His final work in television came in 2007 with the role of a Christmas tree salesman in a television series Taivaan tulet. Turo Pajala's father Erkki Pajala (1929–1992) was also an actor. He had one daughter from his first marriage to actress Aino Seppo.Read more

Movies & web series

Musta tuntuu

Ariel

Hamlet Goes Business

Pakanamaan kartta

Macbeth

The Nightmare

Näkemiin, hyvästi

Palkkasoturi

The Prodigal Son

Huomenna

Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan

Lyrics and Lace

Pimeys odottaa

Päätepysäkki

Pieni yösoitto