Actor profile

Joonas Suotamo

3rd October 1986 Espoo, Finland Acting

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).

6 Movies 4 TV Shows 10 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Skywalker Legacy poster

The Skywalker Legacy 18th March 2020 as Self

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker poster

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 18th December 2019 as Chewbacca

Kasdan on Kasdan poster

Kasdan on Kasdan 25th September 2018 as Self

Solo: A Star Wars Story poster

Solo: A Star Wars Story 15th May 2018 as Chewbacca

Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 13th December 2017 as Chewbacca

Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster

Star Wars: The Force Awakens 15th December 2015 as Chewbacca Double

The Acolyte poster

The Acolyte 4th June 2024 as Kelnacca

Willow poster

Willow 30th November 2022 as The Scourge

Wednesday poster

Wednesday 23rd November 2022 as Lurch

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews poster

WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews 1st March 2016 as Self - Guest