Jan Uuspõld

Jan Uuspõld

Jan Uuspõld (born December 14, 1973) is an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actor and musician. Jan Uuspõld was born in Tallinn, the eldest of three sons of Ingar and Heidi Uuspõld. His mother is an accountant and his father was a long-distance truck driver. He was raised mostly in Hiiu, Nõmme and attended schools in Keila and Tallinn. In middle school was enrolled in music class and sang in a school choir. He graduated from Tallinn's 1st Industrial High School in 1991 where he trained as an offset printer. As a teenager, he wished to become a musician. Influenced in part by the Estonian punk rock band J.M.K.E., he formed a punk band called Trakulla at age fifteen with several classmates and younger brother Andrus after his mother gave him money to buy a guitar. The band went through several music styles and incarnations until eventually being called Luxury Filters and playing predominately jazz and Texas blues inspired songs. After recording several songs, the band appeared on the television Eesti Televisioon (ETV) program 7 vaprat and found a degree of success in Estonia. Their most popular single, "Tramm nr 66", sung by Uuspõld, was released in 1992 when Uuspõld was nineteen. The band folded not long after, but reformed on several occasions, performing on ETV and the 2013 August Blues Festival in Haapsalu. After Luxury Filters broke up, Uuspõld was inspired to become an actor after watching Estonian actor Tõnu Kark perform in a stage production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1994 he applied to and was accepted at the EMA Higher Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in Tallinn, graduating in 1998. Among his graduating classmate were actors Harriet Toompere, Tiit Sukk, Veikko Täär, Liina Vahtrik, and Andero Ermel. While still a student, his course instructor Priit Pedajas offered him an engagement at the Estonian Drama Theatre. He would perform at the Estonian Drama Theatre from 1996 until 2013 in roles by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Dostoyevsky, among many others. From 2005 until 2007 he also performed for two seasons at the Vanemuine theater in Tartu and from 2009 to 2014, with partner Karl Kermes, he created the Monoteater, which staged several plays. In 2013 he developed his own theater production company called Prem Productions. Jan Uuspõld's first film role as an actor was in the 1999 Ervin Õunapuu directed short Kõrbekuu. His first television appearance as an actor was in the Kanal 2 comedy series Wremja in 2001. He would appear in the program as a regular until 2003. This was followed by a dual role in the Finnish YLE2 television series Siperian Nero! He would go on to appear in roles for such television series as: Rikospoliisi ei laula (2006), Ohtlik lend (2006), Kelgukoerad (2007), Brigaad 3 (2007), Kättemaksukontor (2009-2012), among others. Shortly after leaving the Estonian Drama Theatre, Uuspõld had an idea to create a comedic road movie. After presenting his idea to directors and screenwriters Rain Tolk and Andres Maimik, the three collaborated in making the 2007 comedy Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse (English release title: 186 Kilometers). In the film Uuspõld plays a down-on-his-luck caricature of himself, trying to hitchhike from Tallinn to Tartu to perform in a role at the Vanemuine theater.

  • Title: Jan Uuspõld
  • Popularity: 1.032
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1973-12-14
  • Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
  • Homepage: https://uuspold.ee/et/
  • Also Known As:
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Jan Uuspõld Movies

  • 2023
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    Poop, Spring and Others

    Poop, Spring and Others

    1 2023 HD

    Based on Andrus Kivirähk's books "Poo and spring", "Carnival and Potato Salad" and "Ghost and Facebook", the film tells about longing,...

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  • 2021
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    Hunting Season

    Hunting Season

    2 2021 HD

    Eva, 45, has recently divorced and is now afraid of losing both her son and her best friend to her ex’s new young, successful and brilliant...

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  • 2003
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    Somnambulance

    Somnambulance

    5.7 2003 HD

    Autumn 1944, Estonia. Tens of thousands of people leave their homeland in fear of approaching frontline. Some seashore villages remain completely...

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  • 2022
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    Tree of Eternal Love

    Tree of Eternal Love

    5.8 2022 HD

    Kiik, a young car mechanic stuck between the gears of life, finds out that his girlfriend's heart has been won over by a new handsome man. To get rid...

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  • 2009
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    Wildman

    Wildman

    10 2009 HD

    "Ürgmees" on Ameerika näitekirjaniku Rob Beckeri kirjutatud ühemeheetendus, mis toob välja, et igas mehes on peidus tundeline ja...

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  • 2020
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    Tenet

    Tenet

    7.186 2020 HD

    Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of...

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  • 2009
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    Vasha

    Vasha

    5.8 2009 HD

    Tom, a wide-eyed, innocent sixteen year-old, finds himself an unwitting accomplice in a deadly game of vengeance and death when he befriends Artur -...

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  • 2005
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    Frank & Wendy

    Frank & Wendy

    6.5 2005 HD

    Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even...

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  • 2013
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    Free Range

    Free Range

    4.9 2013 HD

    After being fired from his job at a newspaper for writing a destructive review of a celebrated movie, Fred, an aspiring writer, learns that his...

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  • 2012
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    Father

    Father

    9 2012 HD

    How to be a father

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  • 2001
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    Ladybirds' Christmas

    Ladybirds' Christmas

    6 2001 HD

    Two young ladybirds Tim and Mia are unexpectedly taken into a human family’s house together with a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Tim and Mia...

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  • 2017
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    Manslayer/Virgin/Shadow

    Manslayer/Virgin/Shadow

    5.2 2017 HD

    The film consists of three chapters. The Manslayer takes place more than a hundred years ago. The leading character Maara is a young bride who is...

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  • 2013
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    Vanaisa

    Vanaisa

    4.2 2013 HD

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  • 2023
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    Buttered Cards, Shattered Hearts

    Buttered Cards, Shattered Hearts

    1 2023 HD

    After the death of the world's last cow, a young couple finds themselves on a hunt for butter through the labyrinth of their apartment building. When...

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  • 2014
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    Why Me?

    Why Me?

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2023
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    Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter

    Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter

    5.8 2023 HD

    Melchior’s bride Keterlyn happens to witness an attack on a young man. The victim, who has lost his memory, does not know who he is and how he...

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  • 2024
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    8 Views of Lake Biwa

    8 Views of Lake Biwa

    6 2024 HD

    On the shimmering shores of Europe’s otherworldly edge, two teenage girls, Hanake and her best friend are discussing their first love interest...

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  • 2022
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    The Old Man and Gasworm

    The Old Man and Gasworm

    1 2022 HD

    A mysterious Gasworm steals the Old Man's prized pig. Now the Old Man has 24 hours to defuse the pig bomb or the whole village will blow up!

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  • 2006
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    Ruudi

    Ruudi

    6.1 2006 HD

    A family comedy about a 7-year-old boy, who's a devoted viking fan.

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  • 2007
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    186 Kilometers

    186 Kilometers

    3.4 2007 HD

    The well-known but out-of-luck actor Jan Uuspõld sets out to hitchhike from Tallinn through Estonia to Tartu.

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  • 1970
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    Jan Uuspõld Goes Home

    Jan Uuspõld Goes Home

    1 1970 HD

    A sequel to the cult classic Jan Uuspõld goes to Tartu or 186 Kilometers.

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  • 2022
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    Tango of Mustamägi

    Tango of Mustamägi

    1 2022 HD

    It is the middle of the 1980s in Soviet Estonia and many people dream of a new apartment with all the comforts in the Mustamäe apartment...

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  • 2003
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    Made in Estonia

    Made in Estonia

    5.6 2003 HD

    Fantasy and reality dance a wicked tango in this quirky comedy about the misadventures of Mill and Norm, two talented radio actors in Estonia.

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  • 2016
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    The Spy And The Poet

    The Spy And The Poet

    5.2 2016 HD

    Lonely secret service officer Gustav meets a mysterious gypsy woman. It soon comes clear that it is a trap set by the Russian intelligence. Gustav is...

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  • 2017
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    Swingers

    Swingers

    2.3 2017 HD

    The "Swingers" is a shameless (and sometimes shy) relationship comedy with the main focus on SEX.

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  • 2019
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    Class Reunion 3: Godfathers

    Class Reunion 3: Godfathers

    4.6 2019 HD

    The final film in the trilogy takes us on another wild ridewhich will stop at nothing and will leave no time to feel shame. The three best friends...

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  • 2019
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    The Old Man Movie

    The Old Man Movie

    6.9 2019 HD

    An outrageous road movie about The Old Man and his grandkids in a 24 hour race against time to stop a milky madman hell bent on killing his prized...

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  • 2020
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    Kratt

    Kratt

    4.6 2020 HD

    Children are left at grandma's house without their smartphones. Real life seems rather boring until they find instructions for the Kratt - a magical...

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  • 2020
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    Raggie

    Raggie

    6.5 2020 HD

    A story about a very special and very charming living doll that causes a bit of jealousy between brother and sister, but eventually brings them...

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  • 2021
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    Estonian Funeral

    Estonian Funeral

    6.5 2021 HD

    A wide range of relatives and acquaintances have traveled to a funeral, and as is typical of Estonians, the sad event turns into a comical one as the...

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  • 2020
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    Things, We Do Not Talk About

    Things, We Do Not Talk About

    7 2020 HD

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  • 2023
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    Antipolis

    Antipolis

    1 2023 HD

    In a world within the Earth, Antipolis inhabitants unaware of their globe existence face a shocking revelation when they discover the truth.

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  • 2007
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    186 Kilometers

    186 Kilometers

    3.4 2007 HD

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  • 2000
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    Siperian Nero!

    Siperian Nero!

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2009
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    Revenge Office

    Revenge Office

    6 2009 HD

    A group of women create a organisation named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women and help solve murder mysterys for the police.

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  • 2006
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    Cats

    Cats

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Rikospoliisi ei laula

    Rikospoliisi ei laula

    6.7 2006 HD

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  • 2001
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    Wremja

    Wremja

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Wremja

    Wremja

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Sipelga 14

    Sipelga 14

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2019
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    Lahutus Eesti moodi

    Lahutus Eesti moodi

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2021
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    Tuuli Roosma mees

    Tuuli Roosma mees

    1 2021 HD

    If you have the greatest wife on Earth and you are the lousiest man, who are you? The husband of Tuuli Roosma. One day Arbo is fed up with living in...

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  • 2012
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    Alpine House

    Alpine House

    1 2012 HD

    Estonia's women's swimming team is stripped of their Olympic medals because of doping, and a scandal begins. With the help of Martin Kütt, an...

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