Märt Visnapuu (23 April 1962 – 27 March 2025) was an Estonian actor.

Life and career

Visnapuu was born 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 ...

on 23 April 1962. In 1984 he graduated from the

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 ...

's Performing Arts Department. From 1984 until 1992, he was an actor at the

Estonian Drama Theatre The Estonian Drama Theatre () 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 originally built for the ...

, and from 1993 until 1996, at Ugala Theatre. From 1996 he was a freelance actor. Besides theatre roles he played also in several films and television series. Visnapuu died on 27 March 2025, at the age of 62.Suri endine näitleja Märt Visnapuu

Filmography

* 1983: ''Küljetuul'' * 1984: ''Hundiseaduse aegu'' * 1991: ''Vana mees tahab koju'' * 1998: ''Kired'' * 2011: '' Surnuaiavahi tütar''

References

1962 births 2025 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Male actors from Tallinn {{Estonia-actor-stub