Tõnu Oja (born 4 July 1958 in

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 '' ...

) 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 1980 he graduated from

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 ...

. Since 2003 he has worked at the

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 ...

. He has also played in films. His elder brother is actor and director Rein Oja and his sons are actor

Pääru Oja Pääru Oja (born 16 May 1989) is an Estonian stage, film, voice, and television actor. Early life and education Pääru Oja was born in Tallinn, the youngest of two sons. His father is actor Tõnu Oja and his older brother is Estonian Theatre F ...

and theatre CEO Kaarel Oja.

Selected filmography

* ''

Sügis ''Autumn'' ( et, Sügis) is a 1990 Estonian comedy film directed by Arvo Kruusement and based on the novels ''Sügis'' and ''Äripäev'' by Oskar Luts. The film is a sequence of ''Summer''. Plot Cast *Margus Lepa as Kiir *Liina Tennosaar as Ju ...

'' (1990) * ''Täna öösel me ei maga'' (2004) * ''

Revolution of Pigs The ''Revolution of Pigs'' ( et, Sigade revolutsioon) is a 2004 Estonian comedy film that was a feature film debut for two young Estonian directors René Reinumägi and Jaak Kilmi. Fueled by a great soundtrack of classic ‘80s pop, the revolu ...

'' (2004) * '' August 1991'' (2005, television film) * '' Lotte from Gadgetville'' (2006, voice) * '' Tuulepealne maa'' (2009, television miniseries) * '' Letters to Angel'' (2010) * '' Lotte and the Moonstone Secret'' (2011, voice) * '' A Friend of Mine'' (2011) * ''Elavad pildid'' (2013) * '' O2'' (2020)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oja, Tonu Living people 1958 births Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male voice actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Male actors from Tallinn