Indrek Taalmaa

Indrek Taalmaa born July 9 1967 is an Estonian stage television voice film actor and theatre director whose career began in the early 1990s Indrek Taalmaa was born and raised in the town of Viljandi He graduated from Viljandi Secondary School No 4 in 1985 In 1986 he entered the Drama School of the Tallinn State Conservatory now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre but was conscripted into the Soviet Army and spent two years deployed to Afghanistan during the SovietAfghan War Taalmaas first significant television role was as Carl Danhammer in the 2005 Ilmar Raagdirected Eesti Televisioon ETV television film August 1991 a dramatization of the failed Soviet attempt to suppress the independence movement in Estonia The following year he portrayed Konstantin Päts the first head of government in the twelvepart ETV historical drama television miniseries Tuulepealne maa Also in 2006 he appeared on Finnish television in the role of Igor Golitsyn in the Tapio Piirainendirected crime drama film Bodomin legenda Taalmaa began his film career in several short films and as a voice actor in animated short films in the early 1990s His first significant film role was that of Oskar Elevant in the 1997 historical comedy Minu Leninid All My Lenins directed by Hardi Volmer Other roles followed in the 2005 Rainer Sarnetdirected thriller Libahundi needus Curse of the Werewolf and the 2006 Elmo Nüganendirected comedy Meeletu Mindless both of which were originally aired on Estonian television then released theatrically In 2007 he played the role of Talesh in the Peeter Simmdirected biographical drama film Georg which chronicled the life of Estonian singer and actor Georg Ots In 2008 he played the role of President of Estonia Konstantin Päts in the Ain Mäeotsdirected Exitfilm biographical drama Taarka based on the play of the same name by Kauksi Ülle about the difficult life of Seto folk singer Hilana Taarka Taalmaa has appeared in over thirty short films animated films and feature films Notable appearances include roles in the 2009 Andrus Tuiskdirected roadmovie Pangarööv Bank Robbery the 2013 René Vilbredirected family film Väikelinna detektiivid ja valge daami saladus the 2017 Sulev Keedusdirected drama MehetapjaSüütuVari The ManslayerThe VirginThe Shadow the 2017 Andres Puustusmaadirected comedy Rohelised kassid Green Cats and the 2018 Moonika Siimetsdirected period drama Seltsimees laps The Little Comrade In 2021 he appeared in the role of Landlord in the Ergo Kuld directed comedy film Jahihooaeg Hunting Season alongside Harriet Toompere Mirtel Pohla and Grete Kuld The following year he appeared in the Ergo Kuld directed romancedrama Soo The Bog screen written by Martin Algus and based on the novel 1914 novel of the same name by Oskar Luts In 2012 when the 1994 Disney animated musical film The Lion King was dubbed into the Estonian language Taalmaa voiced the character Pumbaa Indrek Taalmaa is in a longterm relationship with actress Karin Tammaru The couple have two sons and reside in Tallinn