Suotamo er både skuespiller og musiker, men hans højde begrænser udvalget af roller, så han fokuserer også på at instruere.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121707aah.html |title = Joonas Suotamo: Hollywood Confidential |date = 17. december 2007 |website = Penn State Nittany Lions |access-date = 2015-12-28 |archive-date = 26. december 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151226174001/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121707aah.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Han dublerede [[Peter Mayhew]] i rollen som [[Chewbacca]] i ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (2015) og spillede rollen på egen hånd i ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' (2017) med Mayhew som konsulent. Han vil desuden spille rollen på egen hånd i ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |last = Parfitt |first = Orlando |title = JJ Abrams On The New Chewbacca, Episode 8 And That Daniel Craig Cameo |newspaper = Yahoo! Movies |date = 18. december 2015 |url = https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/post/135452826201/jj-abrams-on-the-new-chewbacca-episode-8-and-that |access-date = 2015-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151850/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/post/135452826201/jj-abrams-on-the-new-chewbacca-episode-8-and-that |archive-date = 2016-03-05 |df =  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=English |first=Rebecca |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3547750/Princes-William-Harry-arrive-set-Star-Wars-private-tour.html |title=Princes William and Harry meet Star Wars' Daisy Ridley and John Boyega at Pinewood studios &#124; Daily Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date= |access-date=2016-12-21}}</ref>
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