Jörgen Liik (March 12, 1990 – July 13, 2025) was an Estonian stage, film and television actor.
Jörgen Liik was born in Kuressaare, Saare County on the island of Saaremaa. He attended primary school at Orissaare Gymnasium in Orissaare from 1997 until his graduation in 2003. He graduated from secondary school at the Saaremaa Ühisgümnaasium in 2009. Afterwards, he studied acting in Tallinn at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EMTA), graduating in 2014.
From 2014 to 2019, Liik was engaged as an actor at the Theatre NO99 where he appeared in various stage productions. Since autumn 2019, Liik has been an actor at the Ekspeditsioon troupe. From 2019 to 2022, he was a member of the joint troupe of Ekspeditsioon and the Von Krahl Theatre.
Liik made his television debut in 2013 in the role of Siim Pärtel in an episode of the second season of the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) historical drama Tuulepealne maa. This was followed by two appearances as the character Janno Palm on the TV3 comedy-crime series Kättemaksukontor the same year.
Liik's film debut was a starring role in the Moonika Siimets-directed musical short Viimane Romeo in 2013. His first feature-length film debut was as Sander in the 2016 Anu Aun-directed drama Polaarpoiss. In 2016, he had his first starring role in a feature-length film as Hans in the Rainer Sarnet-directed fantasy-drama November, based on the 2000 novel Rehepapp ehk November by Estonian author Andrus Kivirähk. November was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. In 2017, he appeared as Saska in the Sulev Keedus-directed historical drama Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari. The same year, he played the role of The Poet in the Priit Pääsuke-directed drama Keti lõpp. In 2018, he appeared in the role of Klemm in the Lauri Lagle-directed drama Portugal. After a 5 year break, Liik would return to film in 2023, appearing as Viktor in the Triin Ruumet-directed drama Tume paradiis. In 2024, he made a small appearance as a villager in the E. L. Katz-directed horror-thriller Azrael. In 2025, he appeared as Lenny in the Andres Maimik- and Rain Tolk-directed drama Aurora, which would end up being his final film appearance.
In 2018, Liik wed stage and film actress Rea Lest, whom he also starred with in November, Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari, and Tume paradiis.
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