Mart Müürisepp (born 28 October 1991) is an
Estonia
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n stage, film, and television actor.
Early life and education
Mart Müürisepp was born and raised in
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
. He attended secondary school at the Jakob Westholm Gymnasium, graduating in 2011.
Acting career
In 2008, while still attending classes in the 10th grade at the Jakob Westholm Gymnasium, Müürisepp was approached to appear in the starring role of Tom in the Hannu Salonen directed crime-drama feature film ''Vasha'', about a naïve sixteen-year-old schoolboy who finds himself to be an unwitting accomplice in a deadly game of vengeance after befriending Artur (played by
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Mehmet Kurtuluş (born 27 April 1972) is a Turkish-German actor. He is best known for his work with German director Fatih Akin.
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), a
Chechen man who is eager to avenge the murder of his family. After filming was completed, Müürisepp returned to Jakob Westholm Gymnasium to finish his secondary education as well as studying acting and puppetry from 2009 until 2011 at the Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre (NUKU) in Tallinn.
In 2011, shortly after graduation, Müürisepp was offered an engagement as a stage actor at the NUKU, which he accepted. He is still currently employed at the theatre. Some of his most memorable roles since joining the NUKU include those in stage productions by such varied international playwrights and authors as:
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,
Franz Kafka
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,
Astrid Lindgren
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,
, and
Oscar Wilde
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, among others.
Also, in 2011, Müürisepp began appearing on the
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television drama series ''Päikese poole'' in the role of Tom. The series starred singer
Getter Jaani and ended production in 2012. Müürisepp also had a small role on the TV3 comedy series ''Unistuste agentuur'' in 2011.
In 2012, Müürisepp appeared as Risto in the Andres Kõpper and Arun Tamm directed dark-comedy feature film ''Vasaku jala reede'' for Tallinn Skyline Productions. The film chronicles eight groups of different people who cross paths in the space of twenty-four hours due to some very bad decisions.
In 2014, he was a contestant and ultimate winner on TV3's ''Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt'', the Estonian version of ''
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Antonio Banderas
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,
Nancy Sinatra
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,
Rolf Roosalu
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,
Shaggy,
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of
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,
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, and
Jaak Joala
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, among others. In 2016, he appeared on the second season of the
Kanal 2
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series ''Suur Komöödiaõhtu'', in which several Estonian celebrities compete in a variety of weekly comedic challenges.
Also in 2016, Müürisepp played the role of Ken-Priidik in the
René Vilbre directed comedy feature film ''
Klassikokkutulek'', for
Taska Film. ''Klassikokkutulek'' follows three middle-aged men (played by Mait Malmsten,
G-Enka aka Henry Kõrvits, and
Ago Anderson) who decide to attend their twenty-fifth high school reunion. In 2019, he appeared in the
Mart Sander directed fantasy-horror film ''Kõhedad muinaslood''. In 2021, he followed with the role of Markus in the Priit Pääsuke directed comedy-drama ''Öölapsed''.
Personal life
Mart Müürisepp currently resides in Tallinn. He has previously been romantically linked to actress Kaisa Selde.
Õhtuleht
''Mart Müürisepp ja Kaisa Selde jälle koos?'' 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Estonian male stage actors
Estonian male film actors
Estonian male television actors
Estonian male child actors
21st-century Estonian male actors
Male actors from Tallinn