Priit Pius

Priit Pius born February 4 1989 is an Estonian stage television and film actor whose career began in the 2010s Priit Pius was born in Tallinn to Jüri and Nelli Pius née Paap His twin brother is actor Märt Pius He has one older brother as well as two halfsiblings from his fathers previous marriage He grew up in and attended schools in Tallinn before the family moved to the small village of Mällikvere in Jõgeva County where he graduated from secondary school in 2008 Afterward both he and his twin brother Märt enrolled in the Performing Arts Department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre to study acting graduating in 2012 Pius diploma production roles were as Tuomas in Aleksis Kivis Seven Brothers Gerry Evans in Brian Friels Dancing at Lughnasa and as Tom Canty in Mark Twains The Prince and the Pauper Priit Pius was in a longterm relationship with actress Maiken Schmidt They had a son on 22 March 2018 and married in July 2019 On 18 March 2020 they had a daughter Both Priit and Märt Pius have been diagnosed with Diabetes mellitus type 1 and speak openly about living with the condition in order to raise awareness of the illness