The roles of villains are fascinating for the actor, but also difficult, especially during the training phase.
The emphasis on certain roles in Aho’s most famous works has also affected how he is approached in the city, or in a restaurant, for example.
– I am usually approached with respect. It’s not noticeable, and that’s a good thing, Aho laughs.
Many roles rotate during the training phase also in dreams. One of them has been the role of inspector Koskinen in the TV series, the filming of the third season of which is still in progress.
– When I was doing the series, my wife told me that I was having arrests at night. I talk a lot in my sleep and scream loudly too. When you are intensely in the world of a role, it does affect something.
In the Half Seven program, Aho was asked to put a few of his well-known roles on the good-bad line. At the good end of the divide is lance sergeant Rokka from the *Unknown Soldier* movie and at the other end Lalli, the intermediate criminal from the *8-ball* movie.
Where does Aho’s latest role work, Bishop Vergerus of the play *Fanny and Alexander*, which premiered at the Helsinki City Theater recently?
– Yes, it goes right up there with the 8-ball Lall. It has different themes of why it’s bad. Vergerus uses mental and physical violence against the child. It is the description of evil.
*Watch the entire interview in the Half-Seven program:*