Joonas Suotamo

October 3, 1986 (age 39) 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).

His titles like Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/5

Weighted avg: 6.37 /10

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Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018May 2018 by Ron Howard

Starring as Chewbacca

Starring as Chewbacca

6.10 Okay++
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2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015December 2015 by J.J. Abrams

Minor role as Chewbacca Double

Minor role as Chewbacca Double

6.86 Good+
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3

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017December 2017 by Rian Johnson

Minor role as Chewbacca

Minor role as Chewbacca

6.30 Good--
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4

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019December 2019 by J.J. Abrams

Minor role as Chewbacca

Minor role as Chewbacca

5.78 Okay+
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5

The Skywalker Legacy

2020March 2020 by Debs Paterson

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.71 Good

Co-starring with:

Daisy Ridley 4 titles

Alden Ehrenreich 1 title

Carrie Fisher 4 titles

Mark Hamill 4 titles

Adam Driver 4 titles

John Boyega 4 titles

Oscar Isaac 4 titles

John Tui 1 title

Lin-Manuel Miranda 1 title