Arvi Mägi (born 25 February 1949 in Tartu) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n actor and theatre director. In 1971 he graduated from

Tallinn Pedagogical Institute Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education ...

with a degree in stage arts. From 1971 until 1989 and from 1993 until 1994, he was an actor at the

Rakvere Theatre Rakvere Theatre is a professional theatre in Rakvere, Estonia. History Rakvere Theatre was established in the fall of 1921, when ''Rakvere Näitlejate Ring'' was formed. The building of the Rakvere Theatre was opened with a public ceremony on 24 ...

; from 1989 until 1993, he was also its artistic leader (). From 1994 until 2015, he worked at

Ugala Theatre Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu. ...

. Since 2016, he is engaged at the Kuressaare Town Theatre. Besides stage roles he has also acted on films and in television series.

Awards

* 1982: Ants Lauter Prize * 1984: Meritorious Artist of the Estonian SSR

Filmography

* 1981: ''Keskpäev'' * 2013: ''Naabriplika'' * 2013: ''Hakkab jälle pihta'' * 2015: ''Varjudemaa'' * 2016: ''

Klassikokkutulek ''Klassikokkutulek'' (English: ''Class Reunion'') is a 2016 Estonian comedy film directed by René Vilbre. Cast * Mait Malmsten - Mart * Ago Anderson - Andres * G-Enka - Toomas * Maarja Jakobson - Juta * Franz Malmsten - Joonas * Märt Pius - ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magi, Arvi Living people 1949 births Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian theatre directors Tallinn University alumni Male actors from Tartu