Risto Kübar

Risto Kübar (born December 4, 1983) is an Estonian stage, voice and film actor. Risto Kübar was born in the small borough of Kose. His older brother is sidecar motorcross racer Silver Kübar. He attended Kose Secondary School from 1990 until 1999, followed by studies at the Tallinn Old Town Educational College (VHK), graduating in 2002. After graduation from VHK he was accepted to the Estonian Music and Theatre Academy of Dramatic Art (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) where he studied in courses under the tutelage of actor and teacher Priit Pedajas, graduating in 2006. Among his graduating classmates were Inga Salurand, Lauri Lagle, Mari-Liis Lill, Laura Peterson, Ursula Ratasepp, Britta Vahur, and Sergo Vares. While still a student, Risto Kübar made his stage debut at Estonian Drama Theatre in Finis nihili, a play written by Madis Kõiv. This was followed by a role in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 2006, just after graduation, he began working at Theatre NO99 in Tallinn, where he made his debut in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Kübar has also performed at the Tallinn City Theatre in a production of George Orwell's Animal Farm, and the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu, where he played the role of guitarist Jaanus Nõgisto in the rock opera Ruja in 2008; a production based on the Estonian rock band of the same name. He was engaged at Theatre NO99 until 2014; where he was also involved in the international co-production Three Kingdoms by Simon…