Andrus Vaarik (born 14 May 1958) is an Estonian film, television, and theater

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and theater director. He is best known for his portrayal of

Andrus Kivirähk Andrus Kivirähk (born 17 August 1970) is an Estonian writer, a playwright, topical satirist, and screenwriter. As of 2004, 25,000 copies of his novel ''Rehepapp ehk November'' (''Old Barny or November'') had been sold, making him the most popul ...

's fictional character Ivan Orav, Raul in the film '' Agent Sinikael'', Osvald Kallaste in the television miniseries ''

Tuulepealne maa ''Tuulepealne maa'' ("Windward Land") is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian War of Independence, post-war life throughout 1920 up to 1941 and World ...

'' and his work as a stage actor at the

Tallinn City Theatre Tallinn City Theatre ( et, Tallinna Linnateater) is a repertory theatre located in the medieval old town of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn City Theatre was established in 1965 as Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. In 1992, after the reindependence of ...

. He is the father of actress Marta Vaarik.

Awards

*1980: Voldemar Panso Award *1988: *2000: Union of Estonian Actors Award *2001:

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, 5th Class

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* 1958 births Living people Male actors from Tallinn Estonian male film actors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors Estonian male radio actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class {{estonia-actor-stub