Rauli Ylitalo (born 1983 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Sami Kosonen in the soap drama series Secret Lives, where he appeared from 2015 to 2019. He served as the chairman of Findie ry from 2008 to 2016. In the spring of 2012, Ylitalo graduated from the Helsinki University of Applied Sciences, where he studied cultural production.