Acting

Ott Aardam

Ott Aardam (born July 1, 1980) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actor. Born and raised in Orissaare on the island of Saaremaa, he graduated from primary school in 1995 from Orissaare Gymnasium. In 1998, he graduated from secondary school from Saaremaa Gymnasium. Afterward, he moved to Tallinn and attended the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre), studying under drama teacher and actor Elmo Nüganen, and graduating in 2002. Among his graduating classmates were Priit Võigemast, Karin Rask, Maria Soomets, Hele Kõre, Mart Toome, Evelin Võigemast, Elisabet Reinsalu, and Argo Aadli. n 2002, shortly after graduation, Ott Aardam began an engagement as an actor at the Ugala theatre in Viljandi. He would work in this capacity until 2008. In April 2014, he began working as the Ugala theatre's creative director.