Joonas Suotamo

Biography

Joonas Suotamo is a Finnish actor and a former professional basketball player who was born in Espoo and acted on stage as a young man. He studied film and video at Pennsylvania State University while playing power forward and center for the Penn State Nittany Lions, then spent seven seasons in Finland's basketball leagues, four of them in the top tier, Korisliiga, and appeared for the Finnish national team. His screen work is defined by Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga: he began as a body double for Peter Mayhew on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), then played the part as the principal performer in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He has also played the Wookiee Jedi Kelnacca in The Acolyte and appeared as Lurch in the second season of Wednesday.

40years old

Turns 41 on October 3in 356 days

Born October 3, 1986Espoo
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Joonas Viljami Suotamo

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 5 years2015 to 2020

Every film, newest first

2020The Skywalker LegacyIMDb rating 7.2
2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerIMDb rating 6.3
2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryIMDb rating 6.9
2017Star Wars: The Last JediIMDb rating 6.8
2015Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force AwakensIMDb rating 7.7

Genres

Photos

Did you know?!

A first
Suotamo played Kelnacca, a Wookiee Jedi of the High Republic era, in The Acolyte, his first appearance in the Star Wars franchise outside the role of Chewbacca.
A change of course
Suotamo played basketball in Finland's leagues for seven seasons, and four of those were in the top-tier Korisliiga. Selling insurance was another career of his.

Joonas Suotamo movies on Netflix

The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3as Chewbacca
Solo: A Star Wars Story2018IMDb rating 6.9as Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017IMDb rating 6.8as Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7as Chewbacca Double

Most often with

J.J. Abrams directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Top

Mark Hamill

Oscar Isaac

Carrie Fisher

Domhnall Gleeson

Adam Driver

Anthony Daniels

J.J. AbramsDirector, 2 films

Films together

Mark Hamill4 films together, 2015 to 2020
Mark Hamill's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Suotamo as HimselfHamill as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Suotamo as ChewbaccaHamill as Luke Skywalker / Booliovoice
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017IMDb rating 6.8Suotamo as ChewbaccaHamill as Luke Skywalker / Dobbu Scay
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7Suotamo as Chewbacca DoubleHamill as Luke Skywalker
Oscar Isaac4 films together, 2015 to 2020
Oscar Isaac's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Suotamo as HimselfIsaac as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Suotamo as ChewbaccaIsaac as Poe Dameron
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017IMDb rating 6.8Suotamo as ChewbaccaIsaac as Poe Dameron
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7Suotamo as Chewbacca DoubleIsaac as Poe Dameron
Carrie Fisher4 films together, 2015 to 2020
Carrie Fisher's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Suotamo as HimselfFisher as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Suotamo as ChewbaccaFisher as Leia Organa
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017IMDb rating 6.8Suotamo as ChewbaccaFisher as Leia Organa
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7Suotamo as Chewbacca DoubleFisher as Princess Leia
Domhnall Gleeson4 films together, 2015 to 2020
Domhnall Gleeson's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Suotamo as HimselfGleeson as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Suotamo as ChewbaccaGleeson as General Hux
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017IMDb rating 6.8Suotamo as ChewbaccaGleeson as General Hux
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7Suotamo as Chewbacca DoubleGleeson as General Hux
Adam Driver4 films together, 2015 to 2020
Adam Driver's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Suotamo as HimselfDriver as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Suotamo as ChewbaccaDriver as Kylo Ren
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017IMDb rating 6.8Suotamo as ChewbaccaDriver as Kylo Ren
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7Suotamo as Chewbacca DoubleDriver as Kylo Ren
Anthony Daniels4 films together, 2015 to 2020
Anthony Daniels's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Suotamo as HimselfDaniels as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Suotamo as ChewbaccaDaniels as C-3PO
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017IMDb rating 6.8Suotamo as ChewbaccaDaniels as C-3PO
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7Suotamo as Chewbacca DoubleDaniels as C-3PO
J.J. AbramsDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2019
All films by J.J. Abrams
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Suotamo as Chewbacca
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015IMDb rating 7.7Suotamo as Chewbacca Double
Also four films together2 more actors
- Daisy RidleyThe Skywalker Legacy (2020), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- John BoyegaThe Skywalker Legacy (2020), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

Top