

Kari Väänänen
Acting
September 17, 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
The Filmography


Backwood Philosopher

The House of Branching Love

One Foot Under

Christmas Story

V2: Dead Angel

Trench Road

Honey Baby

Land of Love

The Classic

Bad Luck Love

Ambush

The Tough Ones

Underwater Iceland

Vaiennut kylä

Sambolico

Drifting Clouds

Iron Horsemen

The Last Border
