Martin Algus

{{Short description|Estonian actor, screenwriter, playwright and translator}}

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Martin Algus (born 25 December 1973 in Jõgeva){{cite web |title=Martin Algus - Eesti filmi andmebaas |url=https://www.efis.ee/et/inimesed/id/12067 |website=www.efis.ee |access-date=19 June 2021}} is an Estonian actor, screenwriter, playwright and translator.{{cite web |title=Martin Algus - Biography {{!}} Estonian Literature |url=http://www.estlit.ee/elis/?cmd=writer&id=1675 |website=www.estlit.ee |access-date=19 June 2021}}

Algus worked as a stage actor at the Ugala from 1997 to 2005, and has been working in the field of advertising and translation since 2005. He has also appeared in a number of films and in television roles.

In 2018 his debut novel was published. It was titled Midagi tõelist ('Something Real').

Awards

  • 2018: Cultural Endowment of Estonia's Award for Prose

Filmography

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  • 1995: Ma olen väsinud vihkamast (feature film; role: Jüri)
  • 2017: Sangarid (feature film; screenwriter; in the role: Estonian investigator)
  • 2018: Klassikokkutulek 2: Pulmad ja matused (feature film; screenwriter; in the role: ({{langx|et|Kopterimees}}))
  • 2019: Klassikokkutulek 3: Ristiisad (feature film; screenwriter; in the role: physician)
  • 2019: Talve (feature film; screenwriter)
  • 2021: Soo (feature film; producer, screenwriter)
  • 2023: Tähtsad ninad (feature film, screenwriter)

References