Mart Sander is an Estonian filmmaker, musician, author, and television host.
Sander began his musical education at the age of 7, released his first recording at the age of 17 and became a member of the Estonian National Opera the next year. Sander has performed in a number of European venues in English-language comic operas and musical theatre. He has acted in a dozen films and has directed four others.
As a film actor, his first starring role was in 1991 (Prince of the Hit Parade, Finland), followed by a role in US made for cable production Candles In The Dark (1992). His directorial debut was a musical short Berlin 1945: Music Under Bombs (2007); his feature debut - based on his award-winning stage play - Behind The Random Denominator (2017). He then scripted, directed and co-produced a historical drama series The Whores, based on his own best selling novel trilogy. This series, which premiered in the spring of 2018, is the most expensive TV series ever produced in Estonia and is currently, according to the IMDB, the highest ranking Estonian TV series of all times (8,9).
He has also directed for stage, notably for the Estonian National Opera.
Mart Sander is one of the most sought after television personalities in Estonia, hosting such hits as Dancing With The Stars, Sing Your Face Off or Pop Idol Estonia. He's currently active as a stage director / producer with the Estonian National Opera. He has released many albums of light classical and swing music in Great Britain / USA (with his orchestra The Swing Swindlers). He was commended by HRM Queen Elizabeth II on her state visit to Estonia for championing British music, notably Gilbert and Sullivan, in Estonia. Sander has published several best selling novels and stage plays and an art book and is a keen painter, exhibiting regularly.
Height: 6’4’’. Weight: 200 lbs. Single.