Erik Ruus

April 23, 1962 · Elva, Tartu District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Erik Ruus (until 1986 Erik Molodov, pseudonym Erik Moldov; April 23, 1962 – April 22, 2025) was an Estonian actor.

In 1982 he graduated from Viljandi Culture Academy. Between 1985 and 1995 and 1996 and 2009, he was an actor at the Rakvere Theatre. From 1995 to 1996, he was an actor at the Endla Theatre in Pärnu. Beginning in 2009, he was a freelance actor. Besides performing in stage roles, he also acted in films and television series.

Often works with

Tõnu Oja
3 titles together
Letters to Angel, Self Made Cameraman, August 1991
Indrek Taalmaa
3 titles together
All My Lenins, Green Cats, August 1991
Epp Eespäev
3 titles together
All My Lenins, The Firewater, The Lady in the Car
Tõnu Kark
3 titles together
Green Cats, The Firewater, Self Made Cameraman
Toomas Hussar
3 titles together
The Firewater, The Lady in the Car, Sunday Only
Kaie Mihkelson
2 titles together
Letters to Angel, The Class: Life After

Full filmography · 13

Self Made Cameraman
as Võõpsu Fisherman
2019
Green Cats
as Homeless Man
2017
Letters to Angel
as Barman
2011
Messenger Knocks Three Times
as Erik
2010
Shop of Dreams
as Vello
2005
August 1991
cast
2005
All My Lenins
as Bolshevik
1997
The Firewater
as Eerik
1994
The Lady in the Car
as Mechanic
1992
Sunday Only
cast
1990
The Bird Watcher
cast
1988