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).

Joonas Suotamo

Acting Born October 3, 1986 Espoo, Finland

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

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Chewbacca

The Acolyte

Kelnacca

Willow

The Scourge

The Skywalker Legacy

Self

Kasdan on Kasdan

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