Kari Väänänen
Biography
Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki; and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors. His most challenging role has been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian. Kari Väänänen was featured in Star Wreck, a Finnish sci-fi parody where he played the Russian president. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Backwood Philosopher
as Severi
2009
Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki
1991
Underwater Iceland
as Narrator
1997
Apinan vuosi
as Rene
1983
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Igor (Village Idiot)
1989
Drifting Clouds
as Lauri
1996
Hamlet Goes Business
as Lauri Polonius
1987
The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
2024
La Vie de Bohème
as Schaunard
1992
The Unknown Soldier
as Lammio
1985
V2: Dead Angel
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
2007
The Breakthrough
as Police officer (uncredited)
1981
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
as President Uljanov
2005
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
as Leevi Sammakko
1984
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
2017
Siriuksen vieraat
as Anders
1987
Ambush
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
1999
Land of Love
as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
2003
Honey Baby
as der Große Enrico
2004
Highway Society
2000
TV Appearances
Suojelijat
as Isä
2008
Seitsemän
as Antti Mäkinen
2001
Lehmän vuosi
as Kana-Jorma
2006
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Kapteeni Kalkku
1999
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Tilanhoitaja Anselmi
1999
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Vode
1999
Kaverille ei jätetä
as Per Berner
1999
Taivaan tulet
as Kauko Junni
2007
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Kalevi Repo
2000
Kohtaamiset ja erot
as Mafiapomo
1994
The Hobbits
as Aragorn
1993
Lääkärit tulessa
as Mark Messien
1998