[1] Among his graduating classmates were actors Helgi Annast, Vello Janson, Rein Kotkas, Kersti Kreismann, Siim Rulli, Tõnis Rätsep, Tõnu Saar, Jaak Tamleht, Martin Veinmann, and Juhan Viiding.
[10] Another popular ETV children's series, Vandersellid, aired from 1982 until 1983, in which Eensalu played the role of Ivo opposite actors Paul Poom and Guido Kangur.
[11] From 1984 until 1987, he appeared as Sass Suhkur in the Virve Koppel directed ETV children's series Pailapsiin opposite Tallinn Conservatory classmate and fellow Mõmmi ja aabits actor Tõnu Saar.
[12] In 1980, Eensalu had a prominent role in the Elvi Koppel directed children's television film Kardemoni linna rahvas ja röövlid, based on the 1955 book When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town by Norwegian writer Thorbjørn Egner.
[1] Eensalu has also directed a number of teleplays for the Estonian Drama Theatre that aired on ETV, beginning with a 1983 production of Simo "Aapeli" Puupponen's The Whole City of Vinski.
Other teleplays directed by Eensalu include works by Evgeny Schwartz, Ekaterina Borisova, Janno Põldma, Arthur Omre, Astrid Lindgren, and Ene-Maris Tali.
[5] Eensalu made his feature film screen debut in the role of Vikerkaar in the 1974 Virve Aruoja and Jaan Tooming directed drama Värvilised unenäod.
The following year, he had a more substantial role as Sikk in the Mikk Mikiver directed Tallinnfilm historical drama Indrek, based on the second volume of A. H. Tammsaare's pentalogy Tõde ja õigus.