Joonas Suotamo is a Finnish actor and a former professional basketball player. He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga – first as a body double in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and later as the lead in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
A Disney+ TV series based on the Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and Last Command books commonly known as the Thrawn Trilogy, adapted to fit into the new Star Wars canon. Set 5 years after Return of the Jedi.
