Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr. (born 17 November 1986) 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. Toompere was born

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

to actor and director

Hendrik Toompere Jr. Hendrik Toompere Jr. (born 5 June 1965) is an Estonian actor and director. Toompere was born in Tallinn to actor and director Hendrik Toompere Sr. and actress Maie Toompere (''née'' Kruusenberg). His sister is actress Harriet Toompere and his so ...

His grandparents were actors Hendrik Toompere Sr. and Maie Toompere (''née'' Kruusenberg). His aunt is actress

Harriet Toompere Harriet Toompere (born 22 May 1975) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress. She is also the author of two children's books. Early life and education Harriet Toompere was born in Tallinn to actor and director Hendrik Toompere Sr. and ...

. His great-grandfather was wrestler

Herman Kruusenberg Herman Kruusenberg (23 July 1898 – 5 June 1970) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who competed in the light heavyweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Kruusenberg was born to farmer Joosep Kruusenberg and his wife Leena Marie Kruus ...

. In 2010 he graduated from at

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre 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 Drama School. Since 2010 he has been working at the Estonian Drama Theatre, and since 2018 has been the theater's stage manager. Besides theatrical roles he has also played in several films.

Selected filmography

* 2012 ''

Seenelkäik ''Mushrooming'' ( et, Seenelkäik) is a 2012 Estonian comedy film directed by Toomas Hussar. The film was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. C ...

'' (role: Villu Koobalt) * 2013 '' Elavad pildid'' (roles: Erik, Paul, Mihhail/Mihkel) * 2015 ''

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

'' (role: Kristjan Põder) * 2016 ''

Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse ''The Days That Confused'' ( et, Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse) is a 2016 Estonian comedy-drama film directed by Triin Ruumet. The film stars Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr. and Klaudia Tiitsmaa. Plot Allar (Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr.), a disaffected man ...

'' (role: Allar) * 2017 ''Keti lõpp'' (role: Young man) * 2021 ''Sandra saab tööd'' (role: Kaarel) * 2022 ''Erik Kivisüda'' (role: Maria's father)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toompere, Hendrik Living people 1986 births Estonian male film actors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors 21st-century Estonian actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Male actors from Tallinn