Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen
Kari Väänänen
Born	Kari Kyösti Väänänen; 17 September 1953; Ivalo, Finland
Occupation	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1978 – present

Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo)[1] 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.

Väänänen has acted in more than 60 movies.[2] He has received two Jussi awards, for best male actor in Jon (1983) and for best supporting male actor in Trench Road (2004).[1]

In 1992–1998 Väänänen was a professor at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.[2]

Selected filmography

As actor

Jon (1983)
The Clan – Tale of the Frogs (1984)
Calamari Union (1985)
Rosso (1985)
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Amazon (1990)
Night on Earth (1991)
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
The Last Border (1993)
Hobitit (1993)
Ripa Hits the Skids (1993)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Trains'n'Roses (1998)
The Tough Ones (1999)
Ambush (1999)
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (10 episodes, 2000–2005)
Bad Luck Love (2000)
Trench Road (2004)
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
V2: Dead Angel (V2 – Jäätynyt enkeli, 2007)
Joulutarina (2007)
The House of Branching Love (Haarautuvan rakkauden talo, 2009)

As director

The Quiet Village (Vaiennut kylä, 1997)
The Classic (Klassikko, 2001)
Backwood Philosopher (Havukka-ahon ajattelija, 2009)

References

Kari Väänänen at Elonet (in Finnish)
Toivonen, Hannu (5 February 2015). "Kari Väänänen siirtyy Rovaniemelle teatterinjohtajaksi ja näyttelee Me Rosvolat -elokuvassa". Seura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links

Kari Väänänen at IMDb

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[elonet-1] Kari Väänänen at Elonet (in Finnish)

[seura-2] Toivonen, Hannu (5 February 2015). "Kari Väänänen siirtyy Rovaniemelle teatterinjohtajaksi ja näyttelee Me Rosvolat -elokuvassa". Seura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 April 2020.