Henrik Kalmet

Henrik Kalmet (born 19 April 1986) is an Estonian actor, comedian, and television personality. Kalmet began his career in 2010 and has appeared as an actor on stage, television, and films. He is also a stand-up comedian and has appeared as a judge and presenter on several Estonian television series. In 2011, he was a cofounder of the theatre troupe . Early life and education Henrik Kalmet was born in Tallinn to actor and director Madis Kalmet and former actress and diplomat Gita Kalmet (née Ränk). His younger brother is actor Karl-Andreas Kalmet. Because of his mother's position with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he spent part of his youth in the Netherlands and France and attended the Lycée La Fontaine in Paris. Kalmet graduated from secondary school at the Gustav Adolf Gymnasium in Tallinn in 2005. from 2005 until 2008, he studied philosophy at the University of Tartu before enrolling in the drama department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre to study acting under course supervisor Elmo Nüganen, graduating in 2012. Among his graduating classmates were actors Piret Krumm, Priit Pius, Märt Pius, Pääru Oja, Liis Lass, Maiken Schmidt, Kaspar Velberg, and his brother Karl-Andreas. Career