Joonas Suotamo
October 3, 1986 · 39 years old
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
4 titles
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
During an adventure in the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebel Alliance.
The Skywalker Legacy
The Making of Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019).