Raivo E. Tamm (born 15 July 1965) 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 and politician. In 2019, he was elected a member of the

XIV Riigikogu XIV Riigikogu is the 14th legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 2019 Estonian parliamentary election, 2019 election. Election results Officers Speaker of the Riigikogu: Henn Põlluaas. List of m ...

. Tamm 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 ...

. In 1988 he graduated from

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 ...

in actor specialty. 1988-1993 he was an actor for

Vanalinnastuudio Vanalinnastuudio (literally 'Old Town Studio') was a theatre in Tallinn, 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 b ...

theatre; 1994-1999 in

Tallinn City Theater Tallinn City Theatre () is a repertory theatre located in the medieval old town of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn City Theatre was established in 1965 as Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. In 1992, after Estonia regained its independence, Elmo Nügane ...

. Since 2019 he is a member of

Isamaa Isamaa () is a Christian democratic and national conservative political party in Estonia. It was founded on 4 June 2006 under the name of "Pro Patria and Res Publica Union", by the merger of two conservative parties, Pro Patria Union and Res ...

party.

Personal life

Tamm was married to actress

Külli Palmsaar Külli Palmsaar (born 1 October 1966) is an Estonian Actor. Early life and education Palmsaar was born in Tallinn, Estonia, on 1 October 1966 and graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) i ...

, with whom he had a daughter. The couple later divorced. He next married to actress

Katariina Unt Katariina Unt (born Katariina Lauk; 6 December 1971) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress. Early life and education Katariina Unt was born in Tallinn. Her mother is interior decorator Malle Lauk and her father is artist Tõnu Lauk, ...

from 1997 until their divorce in 2003. The couple had a daughter. In 2007, he married actress Helena Merzin, with whom he has a son, born in 2015.

Selected filmography

*''

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 ...

'' (1993–present) *'' Malev'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *''

Autumn Ball ''Autumn Ball'' () is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated ho ...

'' (2007) *'' The Temptation of St. Tony'' (2009) *'' Mushrooming'' (2012)

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* Living people 1965 births Estonian male film actors Estonian male stage actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Isamaa politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023 Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Male actors from Tallinn Politicians from Tallinn {{Estonia-2019-Riigikogu-politician-stub