Ott Aardam (born 1 July 1980) 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 stage, television, and film actor.

Early life

Born and raised in

Orissaare Orissaare is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia on the island of Saaremaa. Orissaare TV Mast (180 m) is located in Orissaare. An oak growing in the middle of Orissaare stadium won the title of European Tree o ...

on the island of

Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island i ...

, he graduated from primary school in 1995 from Orissaare Gymnasium. In 1998, he graduated from secondary school from Saaremaa Gymnasium. Afterward, he moved to

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 ' ...

and attended the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Drama School (now, the

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 ...

), studying under drama teacher and actor

Elmo Nüganen Elmo Nüganen (born on date 15 February 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic Director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music an ...

, and graduating in 2002. Among his graduating classmates were

Priit Võigemast Priit Võigemast (born 18 April 1980) is an Estonian film, television and stage actor. Between 2002 and 2007 he has performed in the Ugala, Tallinna Linnateater and other theatres. He is probably best known for the role of Henn Ahas in the 2002 ...

Karin Rask Karin Rask (until 2005, Karin Lätsim; born 21 April 1979) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, theatre teacher and clothing designer. Early life and education Karin Rask was born as Karin Lätsim in Haapsalu, in Lääne County ...

, Maria Soomets, Hele Kõre,

Mart Toome Mart Toome (born 7 March 1980) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actor. Early life and education Mart Toome was born Enge, Halinga Parish, in Pärnu County in 1980. He is a 2002 graduate of the EMA Higher Drama School (now the Estoni ...

Evelin Võigemast Evelin Võigemast (until 2007, Evelin Pang; born 22 May 1980) is an Estonian stage, film television and voice actress and singer. Early life and education Born Evelin Pang in Tallinn, her parents were Valdur Pang and Eda Pang (''née'' Taska). Sh ...

Elisabet Reinsalu Elisabet Reinsalu (until 2012, Elisabet Tamm; born 21 April 1976) is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actress. Early life and education Elisabet Reinsalu was born Elisabet Tamm in Tallinn to Tõnu Tamm and Mari Lill, both actors. S ...

, and Argo Aadli.

Acting career

In 2002, shortly after graduation, Ott Aardam began an engagement as an actor at the

Ugala Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi, Estonia. The theatre was founded in 1920 opening on January 10 of that year. The first production was Oscar Wilde's " Salome". Ugala's Artistic Directors *1925 - 1926: Andres Särev *1926 – 1928: Eduard Le ...

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 Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

. He would work in this capacity until 2008. In April 2014, he began working as the Ugala theatre's creative director. Aardam made his film debut in the 2002 Elmo Nüganen directed drama ''

Nimed marmortahvlil ''Names in Marble'' ( et, Nimed marmortahvlil) is an Estonian war novel written by Albert Kivikas. It was published in 1936, and its subject is the Estonian War of Independence. Kivikas received an award by the Estonian Literature Society for the ...

'' (English: ''Names in Marble''), based on the novel of the same name penned by

Albert Kivikas Albert Kivikas ( in Groß-St. Johannis, Livonia, Russian Empire – 19 May 1978 in Lund) was an Estonian writer and journalist. He is best known as the author of the book '' Names in Marble'' ( et, "Nimed marmortahvlil"), the subject of which i ...

in 1936 about the

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik westwa ...

fought in 1918–1920. This was followed by a role in the joint Estonian-

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comedy ''Kinnunen'' in 2007. In 2015, he appeared in the Margus Paju directed adventure film ''Supilinna Salaselts'', and in 2016 in the Triin Ruumet directed

black comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

''Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse''. In 2017, he appeared in the Priit Pääsuke-directed drama ''Keti lõpp''. Since 2003, he has had a recurring role as Jaanus on the popular, long-running

ETV ETV may stand for: Television * e.tv, a South African terrestrial television channel * Educational Television (Hong Kong), a television series * Educational television, the use of television in education * Enhanced TV, an interactive television ap ...

series ''

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''. He has also made appearances as an actor in other television programs such as ''

Kättemaksukontor ''Kättemaksukontor'' (English: ''Revenge Office'') is an Estonian comedy-crime television series. In the series, a group of women have the organization called "Kättemaksukontor". This organization helps to solve murder cases for the police. The ...

'' and ''Viimane võmm''.

Personal life

Aardam is married to actress Laura Peterson and they have three children.delfi.ee
26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aardam, Ott 1980 births Living people People from Orissaare Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni