Janek Joost
Biography
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 Academy of Music. In 2007, he defended his master's degree with the thesis "The importance of the voice in creating a role". In the years 2000-2005, he worked as an actor at the Vanemuise Theater, then he worked as a freelance actor and played mainly at Tartu Uus Teater.
Known For & Full Filmography16 Titles
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Egert Koller
A group of women create an organization named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women and help solve murder mysteries for the police.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Man
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.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Aleksander
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.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Dr. Raag
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.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as (voice)
Ex opera singer works as a Crocodile in a shopping center. Until a femme fatale arrives.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Ervin Klausson
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Theo's Boss
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.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Elder of Ugandi
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?
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Wello
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.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Head Viking
A family comedy about a 7-year-old boy, who's a devoted viking fan.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Teacher Janek
13-year-old Oliver and Sass make a nose-shaped glasses holder in shop class, which at-tracts the interest of a mysterious major investor. At the same time, Oliver’s recently laid off father is struggling to find a new job. The boys are too young to run their business themselves so Oliver hatches a plan to kill two birds with one stone: they hire Oliver’s dad to run their business, also saving his parents’ rocky marriage! The trick is that Oliver’s father doesn’t know that he works for his son and son’s friend Sass. A fast-paced duplicitous game unfolds and starts to escalate when the boys find out what their mysterious investor is really up to.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Man (segment "New Beginnings")
Five fresh short films on the theme "With the best intentions" from even fresher Estonian directors.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Marek / Margus
Liina is a young actress at Vanemuise Theatre who gets Tiina's part in the new, postmodernist version of the play "Werewolf" by August Kitzberg. The theatre is haunted and the rehearsals seem to be cursed, artificial blood becomes real blood. The play won't be complete before the murder mystery is unsolved - and Liina is being taken back to the old theatre legends and intrigues of the past century.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Tsängu Brother 1
An adventurous tragedy about Estonia's first film maker Johannes Pääsuke and his aspirations to travel around with a film camera and find happiness. Together with a good friend, Volter, Pääsuke will spend an incredible week in Setomaa.