Veljo Reinik (born 15 June 1981) 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 stage, television and film actor.

Early life and education

Veljo Reinik was born in

Keila Keila () is a town and an Municipalities of Estonia, urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, southwest of Tallinn. As of 2021, the town has a population of 10,499 inhabitants. Keila is also the location of administrative b ...

in 1981. He attended primary and secondary schools in Keila before studying theatre at the

University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy () is an Estonian institution of higher education, situated in the provincial town of Viljandi, central Estonia. The UT Viljandi Culture Academy merged with the University of Tartu in 2005. The UT VC ...

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, graduating in 2007.

Stage career

Following graduation, he became engaged at the

Endla Theatre Endla () is a professional theatre in city of Pärnu, Estonia. The roots of the theatre came from Endla Society. The theatre opened in 1911. The first performance was ''Libahunt'' (The Werewolf) by the Estonian writer August Kitzberg. The Es ...

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...

in 2007, where he was till 2009. After that works as freelance actor. Reinik has appeared in over thirty productions in various theatres to date during his career.

Film and television

Reinik made his feature film debut in a small role in the 2008 Asko Kase directed Estonian historical drama ''

Detsembrikuumus ''December Heat'' () is a 2008 historic action drama film about the 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt directed by Asko Kase and starring Sergo Vares and Liisi Koikson. Plot "December 1924. It's only a matter of minutes whether Estonian young in ...

''. Veljo Reinik made his television debut as the character Richard Rõõmus in the

Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon (ETV) () is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955. History Eesti Televisioon (''Estonian Television'') was launched on ...

's (ETV) ''

Tuulepealne maa ''Tuulepealne maa'' ("Windward Land") is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian War of Independence, post-war life throughout 1920 up to 1941 and World ...

''; a twelve-part mini-series chronicling Estonia's history from 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 ...

, post-war life throughout the 1920s up until 1940, and World War II. From 2014 until present day, he has played the role of Kaspar on the popular

Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2". History The channel was established by Ilmar Taska. The channel started broadcasting on 1 October 1993, the first program seen on the new ...

comedy series ''Köök''. He has also made several appearances in different roles between 2010 and 2015 on the TV3 crime-comedy ''

Kättemaksukontor ''Kättemaksukontor'' or in English ''The Vengeance Bureau'' and even ''Revenge Office'' is an Estonian comedy-crime television series. In the series, a group of women have a organization called "Kättemaksukontor". This organization helps to solv ...

''. and between 2008 and 2013 on the Kanal 2 crime-drama series ''Kelgukoerad''.

Personal life

Veljo Reinik currently resides in Keila. He is a hobby poet and fisherman.Pärnu Postimees
''Võistulugemine avastas uusi erksaid andeid'' 5 Mai 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

References

External links

* * Veljo Reinik wiki page in Estonian {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinik, Veljo 1981 births Living people Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 21st-century Estonian male actors Male actors from Tallinn People from Keila