Pääru Oja (born May 16, 1989) is an Estonian stage, film, voice, and television actor.
Pääru Oja was born in Tallinn, the youngest of two sons. His father is actor Tõnu Oja and his older brother is Estonian Theatre Festival CEO and theatre manager Kaarel Oja, who is married to actress Ursula Ratasepp. His uncle is actor, director and theatre instructor Rein Oja. He attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn before being accepted to the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn, where he graduated from in 2012 under course supervisor Elmo Nüganen. Oja's diploma roles included Father of Toulon in Peter Barnes' Red Noses (2010), Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, and Argante in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid (2011). Among his graduating classmates were: Henrik Kalmet, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Priit Pius, Märt Pius, Liis Lass, Piret Krumm, Maiken Schmidt, and Kaspar Velberg.
Known For

The Agency: Central Intelligence
Man in Tracksuit / Special Op · (2 episodes)
2024

Sad Inheritance
Erik
2024

The Shadow
Juhan Liiv
2024

Valhalla Project
(6 episodes)
2024

Faulty Brides
Jaak
2023

The Vacationers
Ivo
2023

Hit Big
Ninja
2022

Vikings: Valhalla
Arne Gormsson · (8 episodes)
2022

Shadow and Bone
Mogens · (2 episodes)
2021

Christmas in the Jungle
Andreas
2020

Look What You Made Me Do
2020

The Last Ones
Rupi
2020

Dawn of War
Peeter Parik
2020

Goodbye Soviet Union
Uncle Kolja
2020

Cold Courage
David Vervloet · (8 episodes)
2020

Helene
Priest
2020

EnsV
Velts · (1 episode)
2019

Between Covers
Ott
2018

Mihkel
Mihkel
2018

The Riddle of Jaan Niemand
Tiidrik
2018
Lõks
Alex · (16 episodes)
2018

The Spy and The Poet
Siim
2016

1944
Medic Elmar Säinas
2015

Kid Detectives and the Secret of the White Lady
Evaristus
2013
One-Dimensional Man
Bandit