Ott Aardam (born 1 July 1980) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actor.

Early life

Born and raised in Orissaare on the island of

Saaremaa Saaremaa (; ) is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring , its population is 31,435 (as of January 2020). The main island of the West Estonian archipelago (Moonsund archipelago), it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hi ...

, he graduated from primary school in 1995 from Orissaare Gymnasium. In 1998, he graduated from secondary school from Saaremaa Gymnasium. Afterward, he moved to

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 ...

and attended the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Drama School (now, the

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 ...

), studying under drama teacher and actor

Elmo Nüganen Elmo Nüganen (born on date 15 February 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic Director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and ...

, and graduating in 2002. Among his graduating classmates were Priit Võigemast, Karin Rask, Maria Soomets, Hele Kõre, Mart Toome, Evelin Võigemast, Elisabet Reinsalu, and Argo Aadli.

Acting career

In 2002, shortly after graduation, Ott Aardam began an engagement as an actor at 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 (play), Salome". Ugala's Artistic Directors *1925 - 1926: Andres Särev *1926 – 1928 ...

theatre in

Viljandi Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...

. He would work in this capacity until 2008. In April 2014, he began working as the Ugala theatre's creative director. Aardam made his film debut in the 2002 Elmo Nüganen directed drama '' Nimed marmortahvlil'' (English: ''Names in Marble''), based on the novel of the same name penned by Albert Kivikas in 1936 about the

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the ...

fought in 1918–1920. This was followed by a role in the joint Estonian- Finnish comedy ''Kinnunen'' in 2007. In 2015, he appeared in the Margus Paju directed adventure film ''Supilinna Salaselts'', and in 2016 in the Triin Ruumet directed

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''Päevad, mis ajasid segadusse''. In 2017, he appeared in the Priit Pääsuke-directed drama ''Keti lõpp''. Since 2003, he has had a recurring role as Jaanus on the popular, long-running

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series ''

Õnne 13 Õnne 13 is an Estonian dramatic TV series that airs on ETV. The series first aired on 30 October 1993 and was written by Astrid Reinla and as of 1996 by Teet Kallas. Rainer Kerge. Vabandage, proua, kas see maja on Õnne tänav 13?'. Õhtule ...

''. He has also made appearances as an actor in other television programs such as '' Kättemaksukontor'' and ''Viimane võmm''.

Personal life

Aardam is married to actress Laura Peterson and they have three children.delfi.ee
26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aardam, Ott 1980 births Living people People from Orissaare Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni