Andres Lepik (born on 27 April 1957 in

Haapsalu Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lääne County, and on 1 January 2020 it had a population of 9,375. Description Haapsalu has been well known for centuries for its w ...

) 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 1982 he graduated from the

Tallinn State Conservatory The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

's Performing Arts Department. From 1982 until 1994 and from 1995 until 2000, 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 ...

(1995–1998 as its artistical manager). From 2000 until 2003, he worked at the

Endla Theatre Endla ( et, Endla teater) is a professional theatre in city of Pärnu, Estonia. The theatre was opened in 1911. The first performance was "Libahunt" ("Werewolf") by Estonian writer August Kitzberg. The Estonian Declaration of Independence was p ...

. Since 2004, he has been a freelance actor. Besides theatre roles he has played also in several films and on television. Awards: * 1991: Ants Lauter prize

Filmography

* 1987: ''

Tants aurukatla ümber '' Tants aurukatla ümber'' (''eng. lit'' "Dance Around the Steam Boiler") is a novel by Estonian author Mats Traat. It was first published in 1971. The novel contains five chapters, wherein the "dance" illuminates five distinct eras of country ...

'' * 1982: '' Need vanad armastuskirjad'' * 2015: '' Vehkleja'' * 2017: ''Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari'' * 2018: ''Põrgu Jaan'' * 2019: ''Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu'' * 2019: '' Tõde ja õigus'' * 2020: ''Vee peal'' * 2022: ''Erik Kivisüda''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lepik, Andres Living people 1957 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 Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Haapsalu