KV
Kari Väänänen
Actor, Writer, Director
Born September 17, 1953 (68 years)
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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Filmography
| 2021 | Bull by the Horns (TV Series) · as Svante Takkinen |
| 2020 | I Remember · as Doctor |
| 2019 | Fingerpori · as Homelius |
| 2019 | Master Cheng · as Romppainen |
| 2018 | Ryhmäteatteri · as Unknown |
| 2017 | Lapland Odyssey 3 · as Räihäsen isä |
| 2017 | Kiwi Christmas · as Santa |
| 2015 | We Are the Pirates of the Roads · as Hurja-Kaarlo |
| 2012 | The Rise and Fall of a Friendship · as Jalo Rautakumpu |
| 2011 | Bohemian Eyes · as Unknown |
| 2011 | Let My People Go! · as Mr. Tiilikainen |
| 2009 | One Foot Under · as Salmela |
| 2009 | The House of Branching Love · as Niilo |
| 2009 | Backwood Philosopher · as Severi |
| 2008 | Suojelijat (TV Series) · as Isä |
| 2007 | V2: Dead Angel · as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen |
| 2007 | Christmas Story · as Iisakki |
| 2007 | Taivaan tulet (TV Series) · as Kauko Junni |
| 2006 | Rock'n Roll Never Dies · as Laakkonen |
| 2006 | Onni von Sopanen · as P.E. teacher |
| 2005 | Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning · as President Uljanov |
| 2005 | Tahdon Asia (TV Series) · as Lääkäri |
| 2004 | Honey Baby · as der Große Enrico |
| 2004 | Trench Road · as Jarmo Kesämaa |
| 2003 | Land of Love · as Hannu Rinta-Perkiö |
| 2003 | The Road to Eden (TV Series) · as Toimittaja Salmi |
| 2002 | Jurismia! (TV Series) · as Opettaja Lauri Peltonen |
| 2001 | Klassikko · as Vocational School Teacher |
| 2001 | Seitsemän (TV Series) · as Antti Mäkinen |
| 2000 | Highway Society · as Unknown |
| 2000 | Bad Luck Love · as Heinonen |
| 2000 | Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (TV Series) · as Kalevi Repo |
| 1999 | History Is Made at Night · as Cabbie |
| 1999 | The Tough Ones · as Törnqvist |
| 1999 | Ambush · as Corporal Tauno Snicker |
| 1999 | Kaverille ei jätetä (TV Series) · as Vode |
| 1998 | Train Birds · as Asko, Milchfahrer |
| 1997 | The Quiet Village · as Cantor Kaikkonen |
| 1997 | Underwater Iceland · as Narrator |
| 1996 | Drifting Clouds · as Lauri |
| 1994 | Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses · as The Mute |
| 1994 | Iron Horsemen · as Darling |
| 1993 | The Last Border · as Borka |
| 1993 | Ripa Hits the Skids · as Lynkkynen |
| 1993 | Goodbye Gibraltar · as Jorma |
| 1992 | The Bohemian Life · as Schaunard |
| 1992 | Mestari · as Eero Tyrni |
| 1992 | Papukaijamies · as Father |
| 1991 | Night on Earth · as Man #1 Helsinki |
| 1991 | Zombie and the Ghost Train · as Upseeri (voice) |
| 1990 | Amazon · as Kari |
| 1990 | Dolly and Her Lover · as Detective Karisto |
| 1989 | Leningrad Cowboys Go America · as Igor (Village Idiot) |
| 1989 | Paper Star · as Ilja Kulovaara |
| 1989 | Dirty Hands · as Ivan |
| 1989 | Cha Cha Cha · as Kari Pöllänen |
| 1989 | Kukunor · as Ihmissyöjä |
| 1988 | Night Work · as Marco |
| 1987 | Hamlet Goes Business · as Lauri Polonius |
| 1987 | Helsinki-Naples All Night Long · as Alex |
| 1987 | Siriuksen vieraat · as Anders |
| 1986 | The Snow Queen · as actor |
| 1986 | Harmagedon - Erään maailman loppu · as Unknown |
| 1986 | Näkemiin, hyvästi · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Calamari Union · as Frank |
| 1985 | Rosso · as Rosso |
| 1985 | The Unknown Soldier · as Lammio |
| 1985 | Viimeiset rotannahat · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Ylösnousemus · as Touko Heinävesi |
| 1984 | The Clan - Tale of the Frogs · as Leevi Sammakko |
| 1983 | Jon · as Jon |
| 1983 | In the Year of the Ape · as Rene |
| 1982 | Ramses ja unet · as Mirerti |
| 1982 | Kuoleman hellä kosketus · as Hullu |
| 1981 | Sign of the Beast · as Nuori kapteeni |
| 1981 | Läpimurto · as Police officer (uncredited) |