Biography
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.
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TV credits
Rated 6.1 out of 10
The Man Who Died
2022
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Suojelijat
2008
Rated 5.5 out of 10
Taivaan tulet
2007
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Lehmän vuosi
2006
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Jurismia!
2002
Rated 8.3 out of 10
Seitsemän
2001
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
2000
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Kaverille ei jätetä
1999
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Lääkärit tulessa
1998
Rated 9.3 out of 10
Team Ahma
1998
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Kohtaamiset ja erot
1994
Rated 5.9 out of 10
The Hobbits
1993