Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 15, 1971
Place of Birth
Tallinn, Harju District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Credits
35 titles
Taavi Eelmaa
Biography
Taavi Eelmaa (born June 15, 1971) is an Estonian stage and film actor. Born and raised in Tallinn, he is the son of actor Aleksander Eelmaa and Reet Eelmaa. Taavi Eelmaa began studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, graduating in 1996. Among his graduating classmates were Karin Tammaru, Ain Prosa, René Reinumägi, Indrek Saar, Tarvo Sõmer, and Ardo Ran Varres. After graduating, he worked for six years at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn, and from 2002 to present at the Von Krahl Theatre in Tallinn. Eelmaa made his screen debut in 1993 in the Rainer Sarnet-directed short film Merehaigus (English: Seasickness) and has gone on to appear in roles in numerous Estonian films. Among his more memorable roles were as Theo in the 2007 Veiko Õunpuu-directed drama Sügisball (English: Autumn Ball), inspired by Estonian writer Mati Unt's novel of the same name, and as the title character in Õunpuu's 2009 black comedy Püha Tõnu kiusamine (English: The Temptation of St. Tony). The film was selected as Estonia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist. He has also appeared on television, most notably as the character Priit Post in the Kanal 2 crime series Kelgukoerad.
Known For
Filmography
Deliver Us
Factory Welder
The Diary of Vaino Vahing
Actor
Reunion 3: Singles Cruise
Igor
Parquet
Bulat (Jumping Jack)
The Last Ones
Boatswain Dieter
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway
Drunk Man
The Bank
Pille's Father
Portugal
Aare
November
Ints
The Days That Confused
Pontu
Roukli
Peedu
Black Diamonds
Ronny
The Arbiter
Judge
The Maggot Feeder
Man (voice)
Purge
Jaan Berg
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Writer
The Idiot
Lebedev
Sky Song
(voice)
The Temptation of St. Tony
Tony
Amateurs
Jaak
Black Peter
Friend
Mälestuste Maja
Mees
Where Souls Go
Pastor
Georg
Demon
Autumn Ball
Doorman Theo
Mindless
Miku
Golden Beach
Felix
Ruudi
Host of Beauty Contest
Uncaught Miracle
Leo Saalep
Empty
Eduard
Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye
Happy Landing
Paul (segment "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye")
An Affair of Honor
Henrik
Dragonflies and Coliaths
Sang
Dear Mister Moon
Arlekiin (uncredited)