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...
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Backwood Philosopher
As Severi
Night on Earth
As Man #1 Helsinki
Underwater Iceland
As Narrator
Apinan vuosi
As Rene
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
As Igor (Village Idiot)
Drifting Clouds
As Lauri
Hamlet Goes Business
As Lauri Polonius
The Missile
As Uutis-Seppo
La Vie de Bohème
As Schaunard
The Unknown Soldier
As Lammio
V2: Dead Angel
As Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
The Breakthrough
As Police officer (uncredited)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
As President Uljanov
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
As Leevi Sammakko
Lapland Odyssey 3
As Räihäsen isä
Siriuksen vieraat
As Anders
Ambush
As Corporal Tauno Snicker
Land of Love
As Hannu Rinta-Perkiö
Honey Baby
As der Große Enrico
Highway Society
Näkemiin, hyvästi
Trench Road
As Jarmo Kesämaa
Amazon
As Kari
Dirty Hands
As Ivan
Rock'n Roll Never Dies
As Laakkonen
Dolly and Her Lover
As Detective Karisto
Lakeuden kutsu
As Erkki Hakala
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
As Alex
Jon
As Jon
Harmagedon
Ripa Hits the Skids
As Lynkkynen
Kuoleman hellä kosketus
As Hullu
Sambolico
As Eric
Train Birds
As Asko, Milchfahrer
Cha Cha Cha
As Kari Pöllänen
Spy Games
As Cabbie
Pedon merkki
As Nuori kapteeni
The House of Branching Love
As Niilo
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
As Hurja-Kaarlo
Kiwi Christmas
As Santa
Viimeiset rotannahat
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan
As Narrator
Rosso
As Rosso
Paper Star
As Ilja Kulovaara
Fingerpori
As Homelius
Iron Horsemen
As Darling
Master Cheng
As Romppainen
Bad Luck Love
As Heinonen
Calamari Union
As Frank
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
As The Mute
Älä itke Iines
Christmas Story
As Iisakki
Kymmenen riivinrautaa
As Heikki Korkkalainen
Goodbye Gibraltar
As Jorma
Mestari
As Eero Tyrni
Ylösnousemus
As Touko Heinävesi
Bohemian Eyes
As Self
Kukunor
As Ihmissyöjä
Onni von Sopanen
As P.E. teacher
The Last Border
As Borka
The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
As Jalo Rautakumpu
The Tough Ones
As Törnqvist
One Foot Under
As Salmela
Zombie and the Ghost Train
As Upseeri (voice)
Ryhmäteatteri
Let My People Go !
As Mr. Tiilikainen
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
As Tarmo
Arne's Legacy
Suojelijat
As Isä
Seitsemän
As Antti Mäkinen
Lehmän vuosi
As Kana-Jorma
Kaverille ei jätetä
As Tilanhoitaja Anselmi
Taivaan tulet
As Kauko Junni
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
As Kalevi Repo
Kohtaamiset ja erot
As Mafiapomo
The Hobbits
As Aragorn
Lääkärit tulessa
As Mark Messien
Jurismia!
As Opettaja Lauri Peltonen
The Man Who Died
As Lääkäri Järvinen