Janek Joost

Acting

Janek Joost

Born June 19, 1977 · Pärnu, Pärnu District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Pärnu County, Estonia] (age 49)

Janek Joost (born June 19, 1977 in Pärnu) is an Estonian actor. He has studied at Pärnu 2nd Secondary School and Pärnu Raeküla School. He graduated from evening school in Pärnu (now Pärnu Adult High School). While studying at night school, he worked at Paikseraradio and attended the Aare Laanemetsa theater studio. In 2000, he graduated from the Higher Performing Arts School of the Estonian Academ…

Known For

New BeginningsNew Beginnings · 2019
New Beginnings
6.02019
MovieDrama
A mover helps a woman to move in with her boyfriend. For the woman, who is searching her place in life, neither this, the next, nor the one after that will be the last time to move.
The Chuck Band ShowThe Chuck Band Show · 2019
The Chuck Band Show
2019
MovieComedy
This time, cancer picked the wrong man. Radio DJ Chuck Berger's wife wants to leave him, his boss wants to fire him, and if this wasn't enough – his testicle wants to kill him. After getting diagnosed with testicular cancer, Chuck's afraid he'll be a man without any balls whatsoever. As he bares his soul and makes people laugh on air, his radio show becomes extremely popular.
Men at ArmsMen at Arms · 2005
Men at Arms
6.62005
MovieComedyAction
Year 1208. The first Eastward enlargement of Europe is under way. Brutal forces of the Teutonic Order are steadily marching on. In their path live a simple and peaceful people, whose main pastimes include cultivating the earth, singing and, if possible, doing both at the same time. They are the Estonians. Ignorant in the ways of war, they find an unlikely leader in a young boy with Catholic upbringing. In their fight for freedom, the Estonians encounter numerous obstacles, including the Germans, French, Russians and, worst of all, the Latvians. Will they succeed in defeating their enemies or will they experience a cultural awakening?
Hourglass FixerHourglass Fixer · 2004
Hourglass Fixer
2004
MovieDrama
Tim plans revenge on the judge who sentenced his innocent brother for murder. Waiting for a suitable opportunity, the young man hides in an abandoned church on the judge's land. One day, Tim's hiding place is discovered by a strange girl, Good. The two young people thirsting for love find a partner in each other.
Good HandsGood Hands · 2001
Good Hands
8.02001
MovieComedyDrama
The Estonians and Latvians join hands in this jointly produced Baltic comedy about love and theft centering on light-fingered Margita. Everything and anything that hasn't been nailed to the spot winds up in her possession - whether it's a wallet belonging to a passer-by or a Jeep. But the police are on to her and the streets of Riga are becoming just a little too dangerous for Margita these days (played by rising Latvian star Rezija Kalniņa). She decides to break camp and hitchhike her way up north coming to rest at a little place called Vineeri in Estonia, where she soon finds herself looking after an entire household, including three men and a small boy.
Autumn BallAutumn Ball · 2007
Autumn Ball
5.52007
MovieDrama
Autumn in Estonia, where six people live, six solitudes, prisoners of the monotonous architecture of Soviet-era concrete buildings, in search of human companionship, of love, of a ray of light in an ocean of gray.
RuudiRuudi · 2006
Ruudi
6.62006
MovieFamilyComedy
A family comedy about a 7-year-old boy, who's a devoted viking fan.
CrocodileCrocodile · 2009
Crocodile
7.52009
MovieAnimation
Ex opera singer works as a Crocodile in a shopping center. Until a femme fatale arrives.

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