Peeter Oja

Acting

Peeter Oja

Born

1960-07-02 (66)

Place of birth

Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]

Known for

Acting

Credits

31 titles

Peeter Oja (born July 2, 1960 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor, singer, comedian and media personality. In 1986 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory Stage Art Department. 1986-1989 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre. 1992-1994 he worked at Estonia Theatre. Since 1994 he is a freelance actor. He has been a member of several musical groups, including Kuldne Trio and Bläck Rokit. He has hosted several popular television series, e.g. Kitsas king (1985–1987), the comedy ensemble Kreisiraadio (1997–2003), with whom he appeared as Estonia's entry with at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, and Ärapanija (2003–2013). Oja has also appeared in a number of prominent roles in feature films.

Known for

Estonia poster
6.6

Estonia tells the story of the tragic accident of the car-ferry MS Estonia, which deeply shocked the world in the autumn of 1994. Through the moving personal stories of victims, survivors, loved ones and investigators, the eight-part series explores how it is possible that 852 people lost their lives and no one is held accountable.

Estonia

2023

EnsV poster
NR

The opening part of the new season of the comedy series "EnsV" begins in the last days of 1991, when the USSR disappears from the world map. Unexpected guests arrive at the desert home. Living is reminiscent of a collective farm. Money is mixed with the feet. New Year's Eve plans are held in Kukeke and Illar's fantasies know no bounds.

EnsV

2019

Jürgensonid poster
NR

In the summer of 2001, six prominent men moved into an abandoned farmhouse for a week. Following the example of the world-famous reality series "Survivor", everyone was allowed to take only one item they loved. The aim of the men was to test whether it is possible to cope with the minimum wage in today's Estonia, and if so, in what way. "Jürgensonid" is a humorous, fully documentary television study of survivors in local Estonian conditions.

Jürgensonid

2001

Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt poster
NR

Well-known Estonians impersonate famous singers and compete to win money for their chosen charity in this Estonian version of the game show.

Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt

2013

No artwork available
NR

Eurolaul was an annual televised competition to select a song to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest made by the Estonian Public Television Service ETV. For many years the competition differed from the national selections of most other countries in that the outcome was solely determined by an international jury. The rules were changed to entrust the Estonian public with the choice by means of televoting in 2004 and 2005, but due to the disappointing results in the ESC in those years there was a return to the former system in 2006. Eurolaul also selected Tanel Padar and Dave Benton's song "Everybody" in 2001, which went on to win the contest for Estonia. In 2009, Eurolaul was discontinued after a long period of bad results for Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest and was replaced with a new contest entitled Eesti Laul.

Eurolaul

1993

Never Alone poster
6.5

1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.

Never Alone

2025

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

Never Alone poster
6.5

1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.

Never Alone

2025

The A-Z of Eurovision poster
2.0

Rylan Clark-Neal narrates a guide to all things Eurovision and takes a sideways look at the greatest singing contest on the planet. The A-Z of Eurovision features all the disasters, the costume changes and memorable musical moments from 65 years of Eurovision.

The A-Z of Eurovision

2020

Raggie poster
6.5

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 closer together.

Raggie

2020

Kids of the Night poster
7.5

A film about three sisters who have reached different turning points in their lives. Liis, who has just graduated from high school, discovers that the future planned with her boyfriend is not so certain. Elder sister Karin, the first victim of her parents' expectations, tries to cope in today's sexist business environment. Jane, the youngest of the sisters, tries to resist the pressure of her party animal friend to prove herself as someone who she is not. During one fateful night, secrets and feelings that none of them wanted to admit to themselves before are revealed.

Kids of the Night

2021

The Black Hole poster
7.6

A comical triptych about residents in an apartment block district who long for a better life. When a black hole mysteriously appears in a lilac bush, they will have to face aliens, a giant spider, and an Austrian in breeches.

The Black Hole

2025

Poop, Spring and Others poster
NR

Based on Andrus Kivirähk's books "Poo and spring", "Carnival and Potato Salad" and "Ghost and Facebook", the film tells about longing, friendship, love, family and fears, which often have big eyes. The adventures of the strange characters are spiced with the characteristic warm and bold humor of Kivirähk, wittily weaving together the boundless fantasy of children and the living conditions of the modern world.

Poop, Spring and Others

2023

Estonian Funeral poster
6.5

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 evening develops. The primordial disputes that arise among the Estonians take on hyperbolic dimensions as events unfold, creating misunderstandings.

Estonian Funeral

2021

2010s · 5 titles

Demons poster
8.0

When Joko, Ants and Reeda, all in their own good reasons, first enter a casino, they can't possibly be aware of the very existence of the demons inside them. Soon enough, they will know. But then it is already too late and their lives are suddenly caught in a fatal vortex.

Demons

2012

Living Images poster
7.4

The main character, Helmi, is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. The only thing that she knows for sure about her past is that her mother was an Estonian servant girl. Everything else is a discovery during a life that runs the course of a century - a life that has quite a lot of surprises in store for Helmi. In this house she finds happiness and suffering, passion and disappointment. She grows up alongside young Erik and waits for her big love to blossom. But one floor down lives projectionist Julius - a man who is far from indifferent when it comes to Helmi. All of the biggest historical events of the century leave their mark on the house. Its hardwood floors have born soldiers' gruff boots and gentleman's shiny oxfords. Its walls have held the fates of people from far and near, foreigners and locals. Helmi's home becomes a German salon, a revolution museum, and a working class commune. And as freedom comes, real estate crooks start sniffing ...

Living Images

2013

Red Mercury poster
4.2

It's the early 90's. A new currency is in circulation in Estonia - the kroon. The former federal republic has become a world leader in non-ferrous metal exports. There is a relentless struggle around this criminal business. It brings new victims every day. Estonia ranks first in Europe in terms of the number of killings. This is just the beginning...

Red Mercury

2010

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kui loll võib inimene olla

2014

No artwork available
NR

A stand-up production by Peeter Oja, Erik Moora, Mart Normet and Monoteatri. Jamast is moving across Estonia like a new popular movement. Peeter Oja is standing as a candidate for mayor of every rural municipality and every city. Jetzt Tõesti Aitab Jamast is a sign of a new era on the Estonian entertainment scene, timeless, topical and, in a good way, striking. A text created for a one-off nationwide tour. Peeter Oja is coming to the audience to pull off the masks and to talk and show the Estonian people what goes on in the bowls of politics and in the politician's head.

Nüüd tõesti aitab jamast

2013

2000s · 8 titles

Touched by the Unknown poster
6.0

Mati is an assistant in TV studio. Patiently he has waited for his time to become a TV star but seems that he has to wait forever. One day an alien called Tipp is sent on Earth (by its chief Tapp) to find out the purpose of Estonian children's TV show "Tipp and Tapp". Tipp nestles himself inside Mati's brains that leads the man to unpredictable actions.

Touched by the Unknown

2005

Frank & Wendy poster
7.3

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 sillier than the agents themselves. Frank and Wendy, for whom saving the world is their daily work, achieve both mental and manual feats with the greatest of ease. It appears that nothing can prevent their ultimate victory, but go figure. The axis of evil does not wither and attacks the super-agents from where they can least expect it...

Frank & Wendy

2005

Made in Estonia poster
5.8

Two talented radio actors from Estonia have their lives turned upside down by the arrival of Gerli.

Made in Estonia

2003

Lotte from Gadgetville poster
8.8

Somewhere in Europe by a great sea stands a small village, where inventing all manner of domestic gadgets is held in great esteem. Every year the villagers organize an annual competition of new inventions. One of the best inventors in the village is Oskar, Lotte's father. His primary rival is Adalbert, whose wife also partakes in the competition. On the eve of the next competition, Lotte and her friend Bruno find a book soaked in the sea, from which Susumu, a gardener from distant Japan, climbs out. Susumu teaches the villagers some judo throws before a big judo competition, which the latter will eagerly use to facilitate their daily lives.

Lotte from Gadgetville

2006

Inherent Obligations poster
NR

Short film from Rao Heidmets about voyeurism, violence and media. Mixing live action with stop motion animation.

Inherent Obligations

2008

Taarka poster
5.7

The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest heroine of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimney-less hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka - a despised woman and a worshiped singer.

Taarka

2008

Ladybirds' Christmas poster
6.2

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 set about seeking the way back to the forest.

Ladybirds' Christmas

2001

Saamuel's Internet poster
8.0

Part of the puppet film trilogy "Gabbage Head," the film features the main character - the stubborn and selfish peasant Saamuel - and his loyal partner Pink Piglet. The actions take place in Internet, into where Saamuel and his Piglet get by accident. Saamuel understands the importance of information and starts do deal with it.

Saamuel's Internet

2000

1990s · 4 titles

Series credits

Estonia poster
6.6

Estonia tells the story of the tragic accident of the car-ferry MS Estonia, which deeply shocked the world in the autumn of 1994. Through the moving personal stories of victims, survivors, loved ones and investigators, the eight-part series explores how it is possible that 852 people lost their lives and no one is held accountable.

Estonia

2023

EnsV poster
NR

The opening part of the new season of the comedy series "EnsV" begins in the last days of 1991, when the USSR disappears from the world map. Unexpected guests arrive at the desert home. Living is reminiscent of a collective farm. Money is mixed with the feet. New Year's Eve plans are held in Kukeke and Illar's fantasies know no bounds.

EnsV

2019

Jürgensonid poster
NR

In the summer of 2001, six prominent men moved into an abandoned farmhouse for a week. Following the example of the world-famous reality series "Survivor", everyone was allowed to take only one item they loved. The aim of the men was to test whether it is possible to cope with the minimum wage in today's Estonia, and if so, in what way. "Jürgensonid" is a humorous, fully documentary television study of survivors in local Estonian conditions.

Jürgensonid

2001

Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt poster
NR

Well-known Estonians impersonate famous singers and compete to win money for their chosen charity in this Estonian version of the game show.

Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt

2013

No artwork available
NR

Eurolaul was an annual televised competition to select a song to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest made by the Estonian Public Television Service ETV. For many years the competition differed from the national selections of most other countries in that the outcome was solely determined by an international jury. The rules were changed to entrust the Estonian public with the choice by means of televoting in 2004 and 2005, but due to the disappointing results in the ESC in those years there was a return to the former system in 2006. Eurolaul also selected Tanel Padar and Dave Benton's song "Everybody" in 2001, which went on to win the contest for Estonia. In 2009, Eurolaul was discontinued after a long period of bad results for Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest and was replaced with a new contest entitled Eesti Laul.

Eurolaul

1993

Women in Uniform poster
NR

Two completely opposite young ladies are forced to work together and solve very different cases. Kadri (Kristel Aaslaid), who takes police work extremely seriously, and Doris (Grete Kuld), who skilfully manipulates her good looks and feminine charms, want to prove to each other that their methods are the best way to make a career in a man's world.

Women in Uniform

2022

No artwork available
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lõks

2018