Quick Facts
Born:
1989-05-16
Birthplace:
Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Credits:
30 Total Roles
Pääru Oja
Acting
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Biography
Pääru Oja (born May 16, 1989) is an Estonian stage, film, voice, and television actor.
Pääru Oja was born in Tallinn, the youngest of two sons. His father is actor Tõnu Oja and his older brother is Estonian Theatre Festival CEO and theatre manager Kaarel Oja, who is married to actress Ursula Ratasepp. His uncle is actor, director and theatre instructor Rein Oja. He attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn before being accepted to the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn, where he graduated from in 2012 under course supervisor Elmo Nüganen. Oja's diploma roles included Father of Toulon in Peter Barnes' Red Noses (2010), Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, and Argante in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid (2011). Among his graduating classmates were: Henrik Kalmet, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Priit Pius, Märt Pius, Liis Lass, Piret Krumm, Maiken Schmidt, and Kaspar Velberg.
Pääru Oja was born in Tallinn, the youngest of two sons. His father is actor Tõnu Oja and his older brother is Estonian Theatre Festival CEO and theatre manager Kaarel Oja, who is married to actress Ursula Ratasepp. His uncle is actor, director and theatre instructor Rein Oja. He attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn before being accepted to the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn, where he graduated from in 2012 under course supervisor Elmo Nüganen. Oja's diploma roles included Father of Toulon in Peter Barnes' Red Noses (2010), Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, and Argante in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid (2011). Among his graduating classmates were: Henrik Kalmet, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Priit Pius, Märt Pius, Liis Lass, Piret Krumm, Maiken Schmidt, and Kaspar Velberg.
Known For
Shadow and Bone
Mogens
Vikings: Valhalla
Arne Gormsson
Sisu: Road to Revenge
Militsioner
The Agency: Central Intelligence
Man in Tracksuit / Special Op
1944
Medic Elmar Säinas
Goodbye Soviet Union
Uncle Kolja
Dawn of War
Peeter Parik
Helene
Priest
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Kidnapping of a President MOVIE | Colonel Viklund |
| 2026 | The Suitors MOVIE | Peeter |
| 2026 | Our Erika MOVIE | Jaanus Kuum |
| 2026 | Vinski 2 MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Sisu: Road to Revenge MOVIE | Militsioner |
| 2025 | One-Dimensional Man MOVIE | Bandit |
| 2024 | The Agency: Central Intelligence TV | Man in Tracksuit / Special Op |
| 2024 | Sad Inheritance MOVIE | Erik |
| 2024 | The Shadow MOVIE | Juhan Liiv |
| 2024 | Valhalla Project TV | Self |