Vallo Kirs

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Vallo Kirs
Born (1987-11-23) 23 November 1987 (age 35)
Rakvere, Estonia
Nationality Estonian
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director
Years active2004-present
Partner Klaudia Tiitsmaa
Children2

Vallo Kirs (born 23 November 1987) [1] is an Estonian stage, film, and television actor and stage director whose career began as a teenager in 2004. Kirs is possibly best recalled internationally for his role as Kaspar in the 2007 Ilmar Raag-directed feature film drama Klass .

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Early life and education

Vallo Kirs was born in 1987 in the town of Rakvere in Lääne-Viru County, where he attended primary and secondary school at the Rakvere Gymnasium. After graduation, he studied history at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Philosophy. In 2009, Kirs left his studies at the University of Tartu to study acting and directing at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, graduating in 2013. [2]

Career

film

Kirs began his career at ages sixteen and seventeen appearing as an uncredited extra in crowd scenes in two Estonian feature films in 2004 and 2005: Sigade revolutsioon and Malev. This was followed by the role of Ott in the popular 2006 Rasmus Merivoo-directed comedy short film Tulnukas ehk Valdise pääsemine 11 osas opposite actors Mart Avandi, Ott Sepp, Uku Uusberg, and Merle Jääger. [3]

Kirs' most prominent film role to date was a starring role as Kaspar in director Ilmar Raag's gritty 2007 feature film Klass for Estonian Culture Film. The film focused on rampant bullying which leads two teens (played by Kirs and actor Pärt Uusberg) to plan and commit a school shooting. [4] Klass received awards from the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival and was the official Estonian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Academy Awards, although it was not nominated. [5]

Kirs has also appeared in several student films and short films. [6]

In 2023, Kirs appeared in the role of Kaltsakas Vallo in the Ain Mäeots directed historical feature film comedy Kuulsuse narrid, based on the 1892 story of the same name by Eduard Bornhöhe. [7]

Television

In 2010, Vallo Kirs reprised his role of Kaspar from Klass for Klass: elu pärast, a seven-part television miniseries that appeared on Estonia's ETV2 and followed up on the aftermath of the school shooting. Kirs has since appeared in roles on the Kanal 2 crime series Kelgukoerad in 2010, the TV3 comedy series Ment in 2012, and the TV3 comedy-crime series Kättemaksukontor in 2017. [8] [9] In 2017, he began appearing as Albert in the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) children's television series Lotte lood, based on the popular Estonian Lotte franchise. [10]

Theatre

While enrolled at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, Kirs began performing as an actor on stage, mostly at the Ugala theatre in Viljandi. After graduation, he became engaged at the Ugala as a stage actor and director, where he still currently works. [11] As an actor, he has appeared in productions of works by such authors, playwrights and lyricists as Viktor Pelevin, Anthony Drewe and George Stiles, Tõnu Õnnepalu, Carlo Goldoni, Tom Stoppard, Gianni Rodari, and Martin Algus. As a director, he has overseen and orchestrated the mounting of a theatre productions of works by Mati Unt, Thorbjørn Egner, André Gide, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, A. H. Tammsaare, Carlo Goldoni, John Steinbeck, Urmas Lennuk, and others. [12]

Kirs has also performed in and directed productions at the Tallinna Linnateater, the Rakvere Theatre, and several smaller venues throughout Estonia. [13]

Personal life

Vallo Kirs currently resides in Viljandi, while engaged at the Ugala theatre. He is in a romantic relationship with actress Klaudia Tiitsmaa. [14] On 9 September 2018, Tiitsmaa gave birth to their first child, a son, named Vallo Kirs Jr. [15] In October 2020, Tiitsmaa gave birth to the couple's second son, Villu. [16]

Kirs is an avid football fan and played as a defender for Suure-Jaani United and Põhja-Sakala football clubs. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Ugala teater Vallo Kirs. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Tartu Ülikool Viljandi kultuuriakadeemia CV: Vallo Kirs Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Eesti Ekspress "Tulnukas" – Eesti kõige ropum film? 21 May 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Bacon, Henry. The Fascination of Film Violence Palgrave Macmillan. p. 172. ISBN   978-11-37476432
  5. ↑ filmneweurope.com How an American Elephant turned into an Estonian Class. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Eesti Filmi Andmebaas Vallo Kirs Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kuulsuse narrid". Eesti filmi andmebaas (in Estonian). 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Noorte Hääl Mida näitab „Klass: elu pärast“ viimane osa? 25 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Postimees Osale seriaalis «Klass: elu pärast»! 19 April 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Õhtuleht "Lotte" telesarjas mängivad pärisnäitlejad 14 April 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  11. ↑ Ugala teater Vallo Kirs. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. ↑ Tartu Ülikool Viljandi kultuuriakadeemia CV: Vallo Kirs Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. ↑ Sakala Postimees Vallo Kirs lavastab pealinnas klassikat 24 September 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Õhtuleht Klaudia Tiitsmaa armus oma elukaaslasesse filmi "Klass" vaadates 10 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Kroonika Palju õnne! Klaudia Tiitsmaa ja Vallo Kirsi perre sündis laps. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Palju õnne! Klaudia Tiitsmaa sai teist korda emaks". Kroonika (in Estonian). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  17. ↑ Palgi, Greete (10 June 2017). "Ugala näitlejad lähevad jalgpallilahingus vastamisi Soome ametikaaslastega". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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