Joonas Suotamo
October 3, 1986 (38 years old) in Espoo, Finland
Joonas Suotamo is a Finnish actor and a former professional basketball player. He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga – first as a body double in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and later as the lead in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
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- 2024 · The Acolyte as Kelnacca
- 2022 · Willow as The Scourge
- 2020 · The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Chewbacca
- 2018 · Kasdan on Kasdan as Self
- 2018 · Solo: A Star Wars Story as Chewbacca
- 2017 · Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Chewbacca
- 2015 · Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Chewbacca Double