Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr. (born 17 November 1986) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n actor.

Life and education

Toompere was born

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 ...

to actor and director Hendrik Toompere Jr. His grandparents were actors Hendrik Toompere Sr. and Maie Toompere (''née'' Kruusenberg). His aunt is actress Harriet Toompere. His great-grandfather was wrestler

Herman Kruusenberg Herman Kruusenberg (23 July 1898 – 5 June 1970) was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the light heavyweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympia ...

. In 2010, he graduated from at

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 ...

's Drama School. Since 2010, he has been working at the Estonian Drama Theatre, and since 2018 has been the theater's stage manager. Besides theatrical roles, he has also played in several films.

Selected filmography

* 2012 ''

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'' (role: Villu Koobalt) * 2013 '' Elavad pildid'' (roles: Erik, Paul, Mihhail/Mihkel) * 2015 ''

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'' (role: Kristjan Põder) * 2016 '' Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse'' (role: Allar) * 2017 ''Keti lõpp'' (role: Young man) * 2021 ''Sandra saab tööd'' (role: Kaarel) * 2022 ''Erik Kivisüda'' (role: Maria's father)

References

Living people 1986 births Estonian male film actors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors 21st-century Estonian actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Male actors from Tallinn {{Estonia-actor-stub