
Jõhvi, Ida-Viru County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Väino Laes (born September 26, 1951 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian actor. In 1974 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. From 1978 to 1989 he worked at Rakvere Theatre, 1989–1995 in Estonian Drama Theatre, and since 1995 in Vanalinnastuudio. He has also starred in several films. In 1992 he was a nominee for the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Laes has been in a long-term relationship with actress Erika Kaljusaar since 1980. The couple reside in the village of Padise in Harju County, with a summer home and small farm on the island of Saaremaa.

as Andres

as Treener
2010

as Oskar Luts
1990

as Andres
1993

as Red Patrolman at the Train Station
2002

as Peeter
1991

as Bandit
1985

as Customer at the Mall
1987

as Uncle Oskar
1998

as Father
2012

as (uncredited)
1980

1991

as Chimney Sweeper
1982
as Father
2012

as Major
2024

as Bishop
2013

as Father
2012

as Red Patrolman at the Train Station
2002

1999

as Uncle Oskar
1998

as Count von Rellingshausen
1994

as Andres
1993

as Jakob
1992

as Peeter
1991

1991

1991

as Oskar Luts
1990

as Arnold
1990

1989

1989

as Customer at the Mall
1987

as Bandit
1985

as Gendarme #1
1983

as Chimney Sweeper
1982

as (uncredited)
1980

as Servant
1978