Toomas Urb (born on 2 December 1958 in
Tartu) 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 singer.
In 1984 he graduated from
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 ...
Stage Art Department. From 1984 until 1987, he was an actor an
Estonian Drama Theatre
The Estonian Drama Theatre ( et, Eesti Draamateater) is a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. It has the role of a national theatre for Estonia. The Estonia Theatre is located next door.
History
The building that houses the Estonian Drama Theatre was or ...
. Since 1989 he has lived in the United States. Besides theatre roles he has played also in several films.
1978 until 1980, he was a member of Estonian sailing team.
He has recorded music with his brother Tarmo Urb.
He is a member of
Screen Actor's Guild.
Personal life
Toomas Urb's older brother is actor and singer
Tarmo Urb. His nephew is actor and model
Johann Urb
Johann Urb (born 24 January 1977) is an Estonian-American actor, producer, and former model.
Early life and education
Johann Urb was born in Tallinn to parents Tarmo and Maris Urb. His father is an Estonian musician and the brother of actor a ...
.
Filmography
* 1986: ''Saja aasta pärast mais''
* 1984: ''Hundiseaduse aegu''
* 1983: ''Suletud ring''
* 2005: ''
Stiilipidu''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Urb, Toomas
Living people
1958 births
Estonian male stage actors
Estonian male film actors
Estonian male television actors
20th-century Estonian male actors
21st-century Estonian male actors
20th-century Estonian male singers
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
Estonian male sailors (sport)
Estonian expatriates in the United States
Male actors from Tallinn