page_title: Joonas Suotamo
hierarchical_section_title: Joonas Suotamo
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish basketball player Joonas Suotamo playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY against KTP-Basket at Steveco Areena in Kotka, Finland. KTP-Basket won the Finnish Basketball league playoff game 106-70 and advanced to the semi-final round by winning the series 3-0.
context_page_description: 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, and later as the lead in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Solo: A Star Wars Story and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
context_section_description: Joonas Viljami Suotamo ([ˈjoː.nɑs ˈsuo̯.tɑ.mo]; born October 3, 1986) 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 lead in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
caption: Joonas Suotamo with Lappeenrannan NMKY on Sunday, April 11, 2010
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