Taavi Eelmaa

Known for ActingBorn 1971-06-15 (age 54)Tallinn, Harju District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Happy Landing

An Affair of Honor

Dragonflies and Coliaths

November

The Temptation of St. Tony

Purge

Black Diamonds

Ruudi

Golden Beach

Dear Mister Moon

Black Peter

Portugal

Deliver Us

Georg

Sky Song

Empty

The Days That Confused

Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway

Autumn Ball

The Idiot

The Arbiter

Mindless

Where Souls Go

Reunion 3: Singles Cruise

The Last Ones

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

Parquet

The Bank

The Diary of Vaino Vahing

Roukli

The Maggot Feeder

Mälestuste Maja

Amateurs

Uncaught Miracle

Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye