Place of Birth:
Ivalo, Finland
Date of Birth:
9/17/1953
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
Backwood Philosopher
Night on Earth
Underwater Iceland
Apinan vuosi
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Drifting Clouds
Hamlet Goes Business
The Missile
La Vie de Bohème
The Unknown Soldier
V2: Dead Angel
The Breakthrough
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Lapland Odyssey 3
Siriuksen vieraat
Ambush
Land of Love
Honey Baby
Highway Society
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Trench Road
Amazon
Dirty Hands
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Dolly and Her Lover
Lakeuden kutsu
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Jon
Harmagedon
Ripa Hits the Skids
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
Sambolico
Train Birds
Cha Cha Cha
Spy Games
Pedon merkki
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
The House of Branching Love
Kiwi Christmas
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
Viimeiset rotannahat
Rosso
Paper Star
Fingerpori
Iron Horsemen
Master Cheng
Bad Luck Love
Calamari Union
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
Älä itke Iines
Christmas Story
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
Goodbye Gibraltar
Mestari
Ylösnousemus
Bohemian Eyes
Kukunor
Onni von Sopanen
The Last Border
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
The Tough Ones
One Foot Under
Zombie and the Ghost Train
Ryhmäteatteri
Let My People Go !
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Arne's Legacy