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Elmo Nüganen

Directing

0.2 Popularity Feb 15, 1962 (63 years old) Jõhvi, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]

Elmo Nüganen (born February 15, 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor.

He has been the artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998�...

Biography

Elmo Nüganen (born February 15, 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor.

He has been the artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998–2002 and 2008–2012. He directed the war films Names in Marble from 2002 and 1944 from 2015. Names in Marble was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest, while 1944 had the highest opening-week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards.

Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999, and 2009.

Filmography 33

2025
Rebel with a Bow Tie Movie

as Self (uncredited)

2023
Kalamaja Blues TV

as Neighbor

2022
2022
2022
Melchior the Apothecary Movie

Screenplay

2020
Dawn of War Movie

as Major Kurg

2018
Portugal Movie

as Boss

2017
Lotte's Stories TV

as Lotte's Grandfather

2015
1944 Movie

Director

2014
August välja Movie

as Himself

2013
Tangerines Movie

as Margus

2012
Demons Movie

as Stranger

2012
Mushrooming Movie

as Gas Station Attendant

2012
Purge Movie

as Father

2006
Mindless Movie

Director

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Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday February 15, 1962 (63 years old)
Place of Birth Jõhvi, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]
Years Active 1990 - 2025
Popularity 0.2
Career Stats
33 Total Credits
17 Movie Roles
2 TV Roles
5 Photos