Kari Väänänen
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
Movie
Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki
1991
Movie
Drifting Clouds
as Lauri
1996
Movie
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Igor (Village Idiot)
1989
Movie
La Vie de Bohème
as Schaunard
1992
Movie
Christmas Story
as Iisakki
2007
Movie
Calamari Union
as Frank
1985
Movie
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
as President Uljanov
2005
Movie
Master Cheng
as Romppainen
2019
Movie
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
as The Mute
1994
Movie
Hamlet Goes Business
as Lauri Polonius
1987
Movie
The Tough Ones
as Törnqvist
1999
Movie
V2: Dead Angel
as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
2007
Movie
Ambush
as Corporal Tauno Snicker
1999
Movie
The Unknown Soldier
as Lammio
1985
Movie
The House of Branching Love
as Niilo
2009
Movie
Train Birds
as Asko, Milchfahrer
1998
Movie
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
as Tarmo
2022
Movie
Bad Luck Love
as Heinonen
2000
Movie
Let My People Go !
as Mr. Tiilikainen
2011
Movie
Zombie and the Ghost Train
as Upseeri (voice)
1991
Movie
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
2017
Movie
Fingerpori
as Homelius
2019
Movie
Backwood Philosopher
as Severi
2009
Movie
The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
2024
