Person
Joonas Suotamo
Acting · Born 1986-10-03 · Espoo, Finland
Biography
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).
Known for
Wednesday
Lurch
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Chewbacca
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Chewbacca Double
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Chewbacca
The Acolyte
Kelnacca
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Chewbacca
Willow
The Scourge
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
Kasdan on Kasdan
Self
Filmography
- 2024The AcolyteKelnacca
- 2022WillowThe Scourge
- 2022WednesdayLurch
- 2020The Skywalker LegacySelf
- 2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerChewbacca
- 2018Kasdan on KasdanSelf
- 2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryChewbacca
- 2017Star Wars: The Last JediChewbacca
- 2016WIRED's Autocomplete InterviewsSelf - Guest
- 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensChewbacca Double
- —WillowThe Scourge
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