Joonas Suotamo

Joonas Suotamo
Suotamo with Lappeenrannan NMKY in 2010
Born	Joonas Viljami Suotamo (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 37) Espoo, Finland
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2008)
Known for	Playing Chewbacca in Star Wars
Basketball career
Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
College	Penn State 2005–2008
Playing career	2004–2015
Position	Center
Career history
2004–2005	Honka
2008–2010	LrNMKY
2010–2011	Honka
2012–2015	EBT
Website	joonassuotamo.com

Joonas Viljami Suotamo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɑs ˈsuo̯tɑmo]; born 3 October 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 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).