Kari Väänänen

About

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

Known for

Night on EarthMovie • 1991Christmas StoryMovie • 2007La Vie de BohèmeMovie • 1992Leningrad Cowboys Go AmericaMovie • 1989Calamari UnionMovie • 1985AmbushMovie • 1999Drifting CloudsMovie • 1996The Tough OnesMovie • 1999The House of Branching LoveMovie • 2009Let My People Go !Movie • 2011The Grump: In Search of an EscortMovie • 2022The Unknown SoldierMovie • 1985Master ChengMovie • 2019Star Wreck: In the PirkinningMovie • 2005Leningrad Cowboys Meet MosesMovie • 1994V2: Dead AngelMovie • 2007Hamlet Goes BusinessMovie • 1987Train BirdsMovie • 1998Bad Luck LoveMovie • 2000Zombie and the Ghost TrainMovie • 1991Lapland Odyssey 3Movie • 2017