Kari Väänänen
Known for 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 Night on Earth. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
Night on Earth
1991
as Man #1 Helsinki
Bad Luck Love
2000
as Heinonen
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
2022
as Tarmo
Christmas Story
2007
as Iisakki
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987
as Alex
Drifting Clouds
1996
as Lauri
The Missile
2024
as Uutis-Seppo
La Vie de Bohème
1992
as Schaunard
Spy Games
1999
as Cabbie
Master Cheng
2019
as Romppainen
Calamari Union
1985
as Frank
Train Birds
1998
as Asko, Milchfahrer
The Tough Ones
1999
as Törnqvist
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
2006
as Laakkonen
Dirty Hands
2015
as Ivan
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
as Igor (Village Idiot)
Honey Baby
2004
as der Große Enrico
V2: Dead Angel
2007
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
Cha Cha Cha
1989
as Kari Pöllänen
Sutki
1993
Director