Margus Oopkaup born March 11 1959 is an Estonian stage film and television actor and playwright who was engaged at the Endla Theatre from 1982 to 2000 In 1983 he was awarded the Best Young Actor award for his performance in the film Nipernaadi Margus Oopkaup was born in Kuressaare on the island of Saaremaa His father was a school teacher and his mother was a medical professional2 He graduated from secondary school in Kuressare in 1977 and studied at the Tallinn State Conservatory now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre from 1978 until 1982 under instruction from Aarne Üksküla Among his graduating classmates were Anu Lamp Jaan Rekkor Laine Mägi Sulev Teppart Andrus Vaarik and Viire Valdma He also studied psychology at the University of Tartu from 1985 until 1989