Personal Info
Väino Laes
Acting
Biography
Väino Laes (born September 26, 1951 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian actor. In 1974 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. From 1978 to 1989 he worked at Rakvere Theatre, 1989–1995 in Estonian Drama Theatre, and since 1995 in Vanalinnastuudio. He has also starred in several films. In 1992 he was a nominee for the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Laes has been in a long-term relationship with actress Erika Kaljusaar since 1980. The couple reside in the village of Padise in Harju County, with a summer home and small farm on the island of Saaremaa.
Filmography
Movies
How the King Wished to Go to the Moon
as Major
Kid Detectives and the Secret of the White Lady
as Bishop
Distance
as Father
Names in Marble
as Red Patrolman at the Train Station
Night Navigation
Dear Mister Moon
as Uncle Oskar
Jüri Rumm
as Count von Rellingshausen
City Unplugged
as Andres
Lamb in the Down Right Corner
as Jakob
Surmatants
