Mait Malmsten
Acting
Biography
Mait Malmsten (born September 6, 1972) is an Estonian actor. Malmsten comes from a family of actors. His father is actor Rein Malmsten. His paternal grandparents were actors Franz Malmsten and Eva Malmsten. His great-uncle was actor Hugo Malmsten and his great-aunt was actress Lydia Bock. Since 1993 he is working as an actor in Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical appearances he is also played in numerous films and television series, e.g. Wikmani poisid. He is married to actress Harriet Toompere and the couple have two sons, Franz and Hugo, who are also both television and film actors.
Born: September 6, 1972
Place of Birth: Viljandi, Viljandi District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Viljandi County, Estonia]
Known For
The Blue Hills
A documentary on the volunteer Estonian Army's defense against the Soviet Army in 1944 with an emphasis on its last stand in the region known as the Blue Hills of Estonia.
Lotte from Gadgetville
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.
Life & Love
1930s aspiring writer moves to the city and works as a maid for a printing house owner. Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage, but their relationship darkens against the backdrop of growing social unrest.
Demons
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.
Take It or Leave It
One sleepy Saturday morning a 30-year-old construction worker Erik gets some earth shattering news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika who he hasn't even seen for the past six months is about to go into labor. She however is not ready for motherhood and if Erik doesn't want the kid either, the little girl will be put up for adoption.
Kalev
The Soviet Union teeters on the verge of collapse in 1990 and tiny Baltic nations struggle to take back their independence. A rising tide of public opinion opposes the Estonian national team's participation in the USSR's basketball championship. The team makes the unpopular choice to participate.
Perfect Strangers
On the evening of a total eclipse of the moon, seven close friends gather for a dinner party. One of the friends, a relationship therapist says that she is convinced that many couples would separate if they saw the messages on each other's phones. As the friends debate this contention, they agree - some of them reluctantly - to play a game. They will each place their phone on the table and they will share their messages and calls with the rest of the group.
The Boys of Wikman
The boys of Wikman is a 1994-year drama serial about the Wikman Private Gymnasium students from 1937 till their mobilization in 1944. The series is based on a 1988 novel Wikmani poisid by Jaan Kross.
1944
The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.
Melchior the Apothecary
In medieval Tallinn, a famous knight who is freed from the pirates of the Baltic Sea is murdered. The hero's head is cut off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. The gold chain he bought the same day is missing. The bailiff orders Melchior, an apothecary, to investigate the crime. The clever young man discovers that the slain was looking for a mysterious "Tallinn prisoner" and the traces lead to the Dominican monastery. A fabulous sequence of bloodwork is unleashed - anyone who comes into contact with this secret is in danger of dying.
Filmography
as Robert
as Viktor
as Self (uncredited)
as Rudolf
as Poker Player
as French Captain
as Tihane
as Uu
as (voice)
as Ats
as Jaak Salumets
as Oskar
as Rode
as Business Angel 1
as Ats Aavik (voice)
as Ats Aavik
as Judge
as Mart
as Karl / Juku (voice)
as Harri (segment "Ice")
as Boss
as Pjotr
as Harri
as (voice)
as Vakare's Father
as Mart
as Juhan Jõesaar
as Government Figure
as Villu
as Peeter
as Jüri Mikojan
as Jaak the Fly (voice)
as Andree
as Toomas
as Ats Aavik
as Holts
as Fredrik Korb / Roger Vasen
as Lawyer
as Narrator
as Ekke
as Mait Malmsten
as Jaak (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Viktor
as Self
as Brother Wismuth
as (segment "Gene+Ratio")
as Margus
as Hans
as Young Serb
as Jaak Sirkel
as Bursh