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| 4 | Joonas Viljami Suotamo (born October 3, 1986 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish actor and former athlete. |
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| 6 | Suotamo is best known for portraying [[Characters/StarWarsChewbaccaCharacterSheet Chewbacca]] in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise. Initially sharing the role with the original actor, the late Creator/PeterMayhew, in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', primarily doing stunt work for the latter, Suotamo ultimately took over full time from ''Film/TheLastJedi'' onwards. He's quite obviously noted for his height, inching close to a full seven feet tall. |
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| 8 | Prior to starting his acting career, Suotomo was a professional basketball player, playing for the Penn State Nittany Lions and several teams back home in UsefulNotes/{{Finland}}. |
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| 10 | !! Filmography: |
| 11 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'' as [[Characters/StarWarsChewbaccaCharacterSheet Chewbacca]] and Kelnacca: |
| 12 | ** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' (2015, stunt performer) |
| 13 | ** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' (2017) |
| 14 | ** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' (2018) |
| 15 | ** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' (2019) |
| 16 | ** ''Series/TheAcolyte'' (2024) |
| 17 | * ''Series/{{Wednesday}}'' (2025) |
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| 19 | !! He provides tropes of: |
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| 21 | * TheBigGuy / OneHeadTaller: At close to seven feet, Joonas is very tall, and towers over his co-stars in the ''Star Wars'' films -- except predecessor Peter Mayhew, who was even taller than ''him''. |
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