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Joonas Viljami Suotamo is a Finnish actor and former professional basketball player. He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga, taking over the role from Peter Mayhew, first as a body double, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and later as the principal performer of Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also plays Lurch in the second season of Wednesday on Netflix.
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Filmography6 titles
Wednesday
2022as Lurch
2022as Lurch
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015as Chewbacca Double
2015as Chewbacca Double
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
2017as Chewbacca
2017as Chewbacca
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018as Chewbacca
2018as Chewbacca
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
2019as Chewbacca
2019as Chewbacca
The Acolyte
2024as Kelnacca
2024as Kelnacca