Kari Väänänen
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1953-09-17
Place of birth: Ivalo, Finland
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
Known for
Backwood Philosopher
2009Severi
Night on Earth
1991Man #1 Helsinki
Underwater Iceland
1997Narrator
Apinan vuosi
1983Rene
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989Igor (Village Idiot)
Drifting Clouds
1996Lauri
Hamlet Goes Business
1987Lauri Polonius
The Missile
2024Uutis-Seppo
La Vie de Bohème
1992Schaunard
The Unknown Soldier
1985Lammio
V2: Dead Angel
2007Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
The Breakthrough
1981Police officer (uncredited)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
2005President Uljanov
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984Leevi Sammakko
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017Räihäsen isä
Siriuksen vieraat
1987Anders
Ambush
1999Corporal Tauno Snicker
Land of Love
2003Hannu Rinta-Perkiö