{{short description|Estonian actor and singer}} {{Infobox person | image = Marko Matvere (K. Kikkas).jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|02|04|df=y}} | birth_place = Pärnu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union<!--USSR must be mentioned (see talk:Manual of Style/Infoboxes#RFC: Baltic states birth infoboxes)--> | birth_name = Marko Matvere | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1993–present | spouse = Tiina Matvere }}
'''Marko Matvere''' (born 4 February 1968) is an Estonian actor and singer. He was the lead actor of the Tallinn City Theatre, but left to become a freelance actor in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last=Viira |first=Aigi |date=2004-02-27 |title=Linnateater palkab Matvere asemele kaks noort näitlejat |url=https://www.ohtuleht.ee/153505/linnateater-palkab-matvere-asemele-kaks-noort-naitlejat |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2023-06-08 |work=ohtuleht.ee}}</ref>
==Biography== [[File:Marko Matvere, Jaan Tätte ja Lauri Nebel 96.jpg|thumb|left|Matvere (far left), Jaan Tätte and Lauri Nebel in 1996]] Matvere was born in Pärnu and graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in 1990. He is married to Tiina Matvere and they have a daughter, Matilde, and a son, Oskar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kroonika.ee/index.php?id=2758|title=Marko Matvere räägib suu puhtaks|work=kroonika.ee}}</ref>
Matvere has performed in many musicals, including ''Les Misérables'', ''Tanz der Vampire'', ''The Sound of Music'', and ''Miss Saigon''. He has performed the main role in several films (''"Georg'') and television series. He hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with Annely Peebo. He has also hosted the TV show ''Songs with Stars'' with Karin Rask. He has been a member of the music group "Väikeste lõõtspillide ühing" ("Association of Little Accordions") since 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vly.ee/|title=Official page|work=vly.ee}}</ref> and released two albums with Jaan Tätte.
He made his first movie appearance in ''Suflöör'' (1993). Matvere has played or voiced in a number of and television series including foreign television series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0560616/|title=Profile|work=imdb.com}}</ref>
== Recognition == Marko has been awarded with the First Prize in the category of young actors at the International Theatre Festival in Torun in 1992, the Estonian Theatre Union Award in 1996, the award for Best Actor in 1997 at the National Drama Festival, and the Tallinn City Theatre Collegiate awards of Best Actor in 1995, 1996, 1998, and 1999.
==Filmography== [[File:Apteeker Melchior - 1 - Autor Robert Lang - 8487.jpg|thumb|Matvere as the character Spanheim in the 2022 Elmo Nüganen directed film ''Apteeker Melchior'' ]] '''Films''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film gross ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 1993 | ''Suflöör'' | Karl | | |- | 1994 | ''Tulivesi'' | Pilli-Villu | | |- | 1994 | ''Jüri Rumm'' | Robert | | |- | 2001 | ''Lepatriinude jõulud'' | Pedro (voice) | | |- | 2003 | ''Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla'' | Ranger | | |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''Vana daami visiit'' | Bodyguard Roby | | |- | ''Leiutajateküla Lotte'' | Mati (voice) | | |- | 2007 | ''Georg'' | Georg Ots | 32 million EEK | |- | 2009 | ''Johan Falk: National Target '' | Raivo | | video |- | 2018 | ''Mihkel'' | Mihkel's father | | |- | 2020 | ''On the Water'' | Valter | | |- | rowspan="3"|2022 | '' Kiik, Kirves ja Igavese Armastuse Puu'' | Sir Juhan Denholm | | |- | ''Apteeker Melchior'' | Spanheim | | |- | ''Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus'' | Spanheim | | |- |}
'''Television''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 1995 | ''Wikmani poisid'' | Penno |- | 1996 | ''M Klubi'' | Maahärra |- | 2001 | ''Bekännelsen'' | Peeter |- | 2004 | ''Kodu keset linna'' | Mihkel |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''Tusenbröder'' | Mart |- | ''Georg (musical)'' | Georg Ots |- | 2006–07 | ''Ohtlik lend'' | Andres Västrik |- | 2008 |''Tuulepealne maa'' | Artur Kallaste |- | 2020 | ''Tulejoonel'' | Jakob Sommer |- | 2022 | ''Armastus'' | Kuldar Kivi |- |}
==See also== *List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline}} *{{IMDb name|0560616}}
{{s-start}} {{succession box | | before={{flagicon|Denmark}} Søren Pilmark & Natasja Crone Back | title=Eurovision Song Contest presenter | years=<small>(with Annely Peebo)</small> <br> 2002 | after={{flagicon|Latvia}} Renārs Kaupers & Marie N }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matvere, Marko}} Category:Estonian male stage actors Category:Estonian male voice actors Category:Estonian male film actors Category:Estonian male musical theatre actors Category:Estonian male television actors Category:21st-century Estonian male singers Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:People from Pärnu Category:Male actors from Pärnu Category:20th-century Estonian male actors Category:21st-century Estonian male actors Category:Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Category:Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class