Elias Salonen, 29, is a Finnish Actor with a MA from the University of Arts Helsinki, Theater Academy. He started acting at a young age and has been in several Finnish productions, such as Other Girls, Bordertown, and A Good Family. In recent years, he has taken on leading roles in series such as Aikuiset, Pasilan Myrkky - Manni and Piiritys, for which he won the Best Lead Actor at Finland's prominent television award Golden Venla in 2024. 

Internationally Salonen has starred in feature films such as What Remains (Ran Huang) and Dual (Riley Stearns), which had its premiere at the Sundance US Competition in 2022. Currently Salonen is performing in the praised play Svindel at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.