Actor
Kari Väänänen
Born 1953 · Ivalo, Finland
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
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Night on Earth
Man #1 Helsinki · 1991
Drifting Clouds
Lauri · 1996
La Vie de Bohème
Schaunard · 1992
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Igor (Village Idiot) · 1989
Christmas Story
Iisakki · 2007
Calamari Union
Frank · 1985
Master Cheng
Romppainen · 2019
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
President Uljanov · 2005
Hamlet Goes Business
Lauri Polonius · 1987
The Unknown Soldier
Lammio · 1985
The Tough Ones
Törnqvist · 1999
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
The Mute · 1994
Team Ahma
Harjanne · 1998
Ambush
Corporal Tauno Snicker · 1999
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Upseeri (voice) · 1991
V2: Dead Angel
Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen · 2007
Rosso
Rosso · 1985
Onni von Sopanen
P.E. teacher · 2006
Seitsemän
Antti Mäkinen · 2001
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Leevi Sammakko · 1984
Cha Cha Cha
Kari Pöllänen · 1989
Train Birds
Asko, Milchfahrer · 1998
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Tarmo · 2022
The Missile
Uutis-Seppo · 2024