Margus Oopkaup
Biography
Margus Oopkaup (March 11, 1959 – January 6, 2025) was an Estonian stage, film and television actor and playwright who was engaged at the Endla Theatre from 1982 to 2000. In 1983, he was awarded the Best Young Actor award for his performance in the film Nipernaadi.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2009, 16 episodes • as Max
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 - 1981, 2h 15m • as Päärn Anders
The Smacking Sea is a film about the work of traditional seal hunters on the smacking Baltic Sea and their life in the coastal village.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Sophie's Guest
Lotte together with her friends Bruno and Albert, ventures and solves exciting detective puzzles.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Joonatan
Toomas Nipernaadi is seen roaming the rural landscape, going from village to village looking for the woman of his dreams. He wears a bedraggled white suit but generously pays for any lodging he needs or in one case, even buys a farm. Nipernaadi has a way with words and enchants those he meets with his wild stories about himself. Women find him appealing and the men are entertained as he moves from one locale to the next.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Ants, sulane Mikumärdil
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Anton Kolumbus
The Christmas of 1905 in Vigala is not a peaceful holiday. The manor house has just been pillaged during the peasant's revolt; the air is full of smoke of fire and there is the premonition of inevitable punishment. Bernhard Laipmann is a tenant farmer whose wife is asking him to leave home since her husband keeps drawing the attention of the authorities. Having doubts about leaving, Laipmann is inspired by endeavouring towards freedom and equality and alarmed by the violence of the revolution.