Martin Algus (born 25 December 1973 in

Jõgeva Jõgeva (german: Laisholm) is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 5000 people. It is the capital of Jõgeva Parish and Jõgeva County. History Jõgeva was first mentioned in 1599 as ''Jagiwa'' manor, being established only rec ...

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n actor, screenwriter, playwright and translator. Algus worked as a stage actor at the Ugala from 1997 to 2005, and has been working in the field of advertising and translation since 2005. He has also appeared in a number of films and in television roles. In 2018 his debut novel was published. It was titled ''Midagi tõelist'' ('Something Real'). Awards: * 2018: Cultural Endowment of Estonia's Award for Prose

Filmography

* 1995: '' Ma olen väsinud vihkamast'' (feature film; role: Jüri) * 2017: '' Sangarid'' (feature film; scenarist; in the role: Estonian investigator) * 2018: ''Klassikokkutulek 2: Pulmad ja matused'' (feature film; scenarist; in the role: ( et, Kopterimees)) * 2019: ''Klassikokkutulek 3: Ristiisad'' (feature film; scenarist; in the role: physician) * 2019: ''Talve'' (feature film; scenarist) * 2021: ''Soo'' (feature film; producer, scenarist)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Algus, Martin Living people 1973 births Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian screenwriters Estonian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Estonian novelists Estonian translators People from Jõgeva