Erik Ruus (until 1986 Erik Molodov, pseudonym Erik Moldov; born on 23 April 1962 in

Elva Elva may refer to: Places *Elva, Estonia, town in Tartu County, Estonia *Elva Parish, municipality in Estonia *Elva (river), a river in Estonia *Elva, Illinois, unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States *Elva, Manitoba, u ...

) 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. In 1982 he graduated from

Viljandi Culture Academy University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy ( et, Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia) is an Estonian institution of higher education, situated in the provincial town of Viljandi, central Estonia. The UT Viljandi Culture Academy merged ...

. Between 1985 and 1995 and 1996 and 2009, 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 2 ...

. From 1995 and 1996, he was an actor 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 ...

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...

. Since 2009, he has been a freelance actor. Besides stage roles he has also acted on films and television series.

Filmography

* 1987: '' Vaatleja'' * 1991: ''Ainus pühapäev'' * 1995: ''

Tulivesi ''Firewater'' ( et, Tulivesi) is Hardi Volmer's history-based thriller released in 1994. ''Tulivesi'' is based on the historical situation in Estonia at the end of 1920s and sets a precedent of the struggle between the Estonian government and the ...

'' * 1997: ''

Minu Leninid , image = Minu Leninid (1997).jpg , image_size = , caption = , director = Hardi Volmer , producer = Mati Sepping , writer = Toomas Kall , narrator = , starring = , music = Thom ...

'' * 2002: ''Ferdinand'' * 2005: '' Stiilipidu'' * 2006: ''

Ohtlik lend ''Ohtlik lend'' (English: ''Dangerous Flight'') is an Estonian television crime series. In the series, detective Andres (Marko Matvere) and his colleague Rita (Elisabet Reinsalu) solve crime cases. In the first series, the activities take place in ...

'' * 2009: ''Päeva lõpus'' * 2010: ''Kutsar koputab kolm korda'' * 2019: ''Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruus, Erik Living people 1962 births Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors People from Elva, Estonia