Shooting Stars 2020

Biography

Pääru Oja trained at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. He is a member of the Estonian Drama Theatre, and was honored as Best Actor at the Estonian Theatre Awards in 2015. His leading roles on the big screen include MIHKEL by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon, for which Pääru received nominations as Actor of the Year at the Icelandic EDDA Awards as well as Best Actor at the Estonian Film and TV Awards in 2019 for the series THE TRAP. Pääru recently completed filming on the series COLD COURAGE, and has the lead role in Veiko Õunpuu's upcoming THE LAST ONES, due to a release in 2020.