Rein Kotkas (born May 11, 1950 in Kehra) is a former Estonian actor.
He graduated from Kehra Middle School in 1968 (and at the same time Harju District Sports School) and in 1972 from Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department (5th year).
He worked at the Estonian Drama Theater from 1971 to 1991.
He later acted as a wedding officiant and made documentaries.
He has played in television productions ("Through each other and past", 1991) and audio games ("Duell", 1971) and performed as a mood singer.
Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle in Latvia to receive awards for their roles as Nazi villains in propagandist Soviet war films. They reminisce about the films that made them famous throughout the USSR, but also stigmatized the Baltic countries as Nazi sympathizers in the eyes of many Russians - a misconception that is nowadays exploited by the Russian media, desperate to label the Baltic countries as a fascist haven.
Two candidates are vying for the post of mayor of one of the major Western European cities - the Social Democrat Dr. Hayden and the "free nationalist" Alden. On the eve of the election, an independent journalist receives documents confirming Alden's connection with the secret services. He becomes the object of blackmail, but does not change his intentions to expose Alden.
One lovely day a young man, a former ballet dancer suddenly finds himself on a pension and begins searching for a new place in life. Fate brings him together with a rather mischievous young day for whom her mother has been trying to find a tutor. Many exciting events begin to take place.