Kari Väänänen
Acting
Born: 1953-09-17 in 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
Night on Earth
Man #1 Helsinki
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Kalevi Repo
Kaverille ei jätetä
Kapteeni Kalkku
Kaverille ei jätetä
Tilanhoitaja Anselmi
Kaverille ei jätetä
Vode
Kaverille ei jätetä
Per Berner
VÄNÄ
Christmas Story
Iisakki
La Vie de Bohème
Schaunard
Team Ahma
Harjanne
The Unknown Soldier
Lammio
Taivaan tulet
Kauko Junni
Spy Games
Cabbie
Jon
Jon
The Tough Ones
Törnqvist
Kohtaamiset ja erot
Mafiapomo
Lehmän vuosi
Kana-Jorma
Drifting Clouds
Lauri
Calamari Union
Frank
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Tarmo
Suojelijat
Isä
The Man Who Died
Lääkäri Järvinen
The Hobbits
Aragorn
Paper Star
Ilja Kulovaara
Ambush
Corporal Tauno Snicker
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Hurja-Kaarlo
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
Jalo Rautakumpu
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Igor (Village Idiot)
Lääkärit tulessa
Mark Messien
Laulu
Jurismia!
Opettaja Lauri Peltonen
Amazon
Kari
Apinan vuosi
Rene
Ryhmäteatteri
Seitsemän
Antti Mäkinen
Kajaani
Arvo
Pedon merkki
Nuori kapteeni
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Rosso
Rosso
Dirty Hands
Ivan