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Joonas Suotamo

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Joonas Viljami Suotamo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɑs ˈsuo̯tɑmo]; born 3 October 1986) is a Finnish actor and former professional basketball player. He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga, taking over the role from Peter Mayhew, first as a body double, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and later as the principal performer of Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also plays Lurch in the second season of Wednesday on Netflix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Joonas Suotamo is the 10,911th most popular actor (up from 10,973rd in 2024), the 558th most popular biography from Finland (up from 560th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Finnish Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joonas Suotamo ranks 10,911 out of 13,578. Before him are Erica Leerhsen, Brendan Fletcher, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Monet Mazur, JC Gonzalez, and Raza Murad. After him are Alok Nath, Jane Levy, Frank John Hughes, Windsor Davies, Dakota Blue Richards, and Enver Gjokaj.

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Among people born in 1986, Joonas Suotamo ranks 535. Before him are Caity Lotz, Yassine Chikhaoui, Ryan Coogler, Qri, Aki Toyosaki, and Nikola Peković. After him are Rishod Sobirov, Ömer Aşık, Ryan Donk, Alexander Radulov, Toro y Moi, and Ashley Bell.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Joonas Suotamo ranks 558 out of 751. Before him are Mikko Franck (1979), Mika Kallio (1982), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (1970), Aki Parviainen (1974), and Mikko Kolehmainen (1964). After him are Mikko Leppilampi (1978), Jouko Salomäki (1962), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Pekka Rinne (1982), Fredrik Norrena (1973), and Hannu Virta (1963).

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Among ACTORS In Finland

Among actors born in Finland, Joonas Suotamo ranks 19. Before him are Pihla Viitala (1982), Krista Kosonen (1983), Jouko Ahola (1970), Laura Birn (1981), Ville Haapasalo (1972), and Minna Aaltonen (1966). After him are Mikko Leppilampi (1978), Regina Lund (1967), and Anna Easteden (1976).

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