Tanel Ingi (born 26 November 1976) 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, an ...

n stage and film actor who performs primarily at the Ugala theatre.

Early life

Tanel Ingi was born 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 '' ...

. In 1995, he began attending the

Kopli Kopli ( Estonian for ''"Paddock"'') is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the Kopli Peninsula and is bordered by parts of the Tallinn Bay, the Kopli Bay to the ...

-Tallinn Art School. He attended the Viljandi Culture Academy, graduating in 1999. He began appearing in stage roles while still a student.

Career

In 1998, he joined 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 Salome (; he, שְלוֹמִית, Shlomit, related to , "peace"; el, Σαλώμ� ...

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 ...

, where he still performs at present. He has performed in a variety of stage productions, including works by:

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, A. A. Milne,

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and

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, among many others. In addition to his work in the theatre, Ingi has appeared in several film and television roles. He made his film debut in the 1999 Valentin Kuik directed drama ''Lurjus'' (English release title: ''An Affair of Honour''), starring

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. One of his more notable performances was as Tõnu in the 2005

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directed ETV television film '' August 1991''; a dramatization of the failed

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attempt to suppress the Singing Revolution independence movement in Estonia. He has also appeared on the ETV children's television series ''Nöbinina'', the

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series ''Kättemaksukontor'', the

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crime series ''Kelgukoerad'' and the ETV political satire series ''Riigimehed''. In 2015, he joined the cast of the Kanal 2 television drama series ''Pilvene all'' as the character Andres Kroon. In 2017 he joined the cast of the ETV ten-part drama series ''Pank'' as the character Aivar, which follows the rise and subsequent misfortunes of a new bank that which emerges in Estonia in the 1990s. In 2020, he co-directed the comedy feature film ''Asjad, millest me ei räägi'' with Andrejs Ekis.

Personal life

Tanel Ingi resides in Viljandi with his wife Kätlin. The couple have a summer home in

Koeru Parish Koeru Parish ( et, Koeru vald) was a rural municipality in Järva County, Estonia. Settlements 1 small borough: Koeru. 26 villages: Abaja, Aruküla, Ervita, Jõeküla, Kalitsa, Kapu, Koidu-Ellavere, Kuusna, Laaneotsa, Liusvere, Mer ...

near the village of Preedi in

Järva County Järva County ( et, Järva maakond or ''Järvamaa''; german: Jerwen; la, Jervia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, ...

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''Ugala näitleja ja lavastaja Tanel Ingi: mind käivitab, kui lugu puudutab.'' 26 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingi, Tanel 1976 births Living people Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Male actors from Tallinn