Kari Väänänen
Acting
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…
Filmography
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The Missile
2024
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022
The Man Who Died
2022
Fingerpori
2019
Master Cheng
2019
Ryhmäteatteri
2018
Kiwi Christmas
2017
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017
Kajaani
2017
Dirty Hands
2015
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
2015
Arne's Legacy
2013
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
2012
Let My People Go !
2011
Backwood Philosopher
2009
The House of Branching Love
2009
One Foot Under
2009
Suojelijat
2008
Christmas Story
2007
Taivaan tulet
2007
V2: Dead Angel
2007
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
2006
Onni von Sopanen
2006
Lehmän vuosi
2006
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
2005
Trench Road
2004
Honey Baby
2004
Land of Love
2003
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
2002
Jurismia!
2002
The Classic
2001
Seitsemän
2001
Highway Society
Highway Society
2000
Bad Luck Love
2000
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
2000
Lakeuden kutsu
2000
Kaverille ei jätetä
1999
Spy Games
1999
Ambush
1999
The Tough Ones
1999
Lääkärit tulessa
1998
Team Ahma
1998
Train Birds
1998
Underwater Iceland
1997
Vaiennut kylä
1997
Sambolico
1996
Drifting Clouds
1996
Iron Horsemen
1995
Kohtaamiset ja erot
1994
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
Goodbye Gibraltar
1993
Sutki
1993
The Last Border
1993
The Hobbits
1993
Ripa Hits the Skids
1993
Mestari
1992
La Vie de Bohème
1992
Night on Earth
1991
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991
Amazon
1990
Dolly and Her Lover
1990
Paper Star
1989
Kukunor
Kukunor
1989
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
Cha Cha Cha
1989
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
Siriuksen vieraat
1987
Älä itke Iines
1987
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986
Harmagedon
1986
Laulu
1986
The Unknown Soldier
1985
Rosso
1985
Ylösnousemus
1985
Calamari Union
1985
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984
Apinan vuosi
1983