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.
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Acting (66 movies)
Backwood Philosopher
2009
Night on Earth
1991
Underwater Iceland
1997
Apinan vuosi
1983
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
Drifting Clouds
1996
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
The Missile
2024
La Vie de Bohème
1992
The Unknown Soldier
1985
V2: Dead Angel
2007
The Breakthrough
1981
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
2005
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
1984
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017
Siriuksen vieraat
1987
Ambush
1999
Land of Love
2003
Honey Baby
2004
Näkemiin, hyvästi
1986
Trench Road
2004
Amazon
1990
Dirty Hands
1989
Dolly and Her Lover
1990
Lakeuden kutsu
2000
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987
Jon
1983
Harmagedon
1986
Ripa Hits the Skids
1993
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
1982
Sambolico
1996
Train Birds
1998
Cha Cha Cha
1989
Spy Games
1999
Pedon merkki
1981
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
2015
The House of Branching Love
2009
Kiwi Christmas
2017
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
1986
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
Rosso
1985
Paper Star
1989
Fingerpori
2019
Iron Horsemen
1995
Master Cheng
2019
Bad Luck Love
2000
Calamari Union
1985
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
1994
Älä itke Iines
1987
Christmas Story
2007
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
2002
Goodbye Gibraltar
1993
Mestari
1992
Ylösnousemus
1985
Bohemian Eyes
2011
Onni von Sopanen
2006
The Last Border
1993
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
2012
The Tough Ones
1999
One Foot Under
2009
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991
Ryhmäteatteri
2018
Let My People Go !
2011
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022
Arne's Legacy
2013
Laulu
1986
Directing (4 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Rosso | 1985 | Writer |
| Vaiennut kylä | 1997 | Writer |
| The Classic | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Backwood Philosopher | 2009 | Screenplay |