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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography of Kari Väänänen

• The Missile (2024)
• The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022)
• The Man Who Died (2022)
• Fingerpori (2019)
• Master Cheng (2019)
• Ryhmäteatteri (2018)
• Lapland Odyssey 3 (2017)
• Kiwi Christmas (2017)
• Kajaani (2017)
• Dirty Hands (2015)
• We Are the Pirates of the Roads (2015)
• Arne's Legacy (2013)
• The Rise and Fall of a Friendship (2012)
• Bohemian Eyes (2011)
• Let My People Go ! (2011)
• Backwood Philosopher (2009)
• The House of Branching Love (2009)
• One Foot Under (2009)
• Suojelijat (2008)
• V2: Dead Angel (2007)
• Christmas Story (2007)
• Taivaan tulet (2007)
• Rock'n Roll Never Dies (2006)
• Onni von Sopanen (2006)
• Lehmän vuosi (2006)
• Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
• Honey Baby (2004)
• Trench Road (2004)
• Land of Love (2003)
• Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002)
• Jurismia! (2002)
• Seitsemän (2001)
• Lakeuden kutsu (2000)
• Bad Luck Love (2000)
• Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (2000)
• Ambush (1999)
• Spy Games (1999)
• The Tough Ones (1999)
• Kaverille ei jätetä (1999)
• Train Birds (1998)