Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
17 settembre 1953 (73)
Place of birth
Ivalo, Finland
Also known as
Kari Kyösti Väänänen · Teddy-Boy Dalton · Karl Vaananen · Kari Vaananen
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conosciuto per
7.0
Film
VÄNÄ
2000
6.7
Film
The Unknown Soldier
Lammio
1985
7.2
Series
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Kalevi Repo
2000–2005
7.5
Film
Night on Earth
Man #1 Helsinki
1991
5.9
Series
The Hobbits
Aragorn
1993
8.3
Series
Seitsemän
Antti Mäkinen
2001
5.5
Series
Taivaan tulet
Kauko Junni
2007–2014
7.0
Film
Master Cheng
Romppainen
2019
6.2
Film
The Missile
Uutis-Seppo
2024
5.2
Film
Kiwi Christmas
Santa
2017
5.2
Film
Lapland Odyssey 3
Räihäsen isä
2017
5.9
Film
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
Tarmo
2022
3.9
Film
Fingerpori
Homelius
2019
9.0
Film
Ryhmäteatteri
2018
Acting credits 14 titles
The Missile
as Uutis-Seppo
6.2
2024
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
as Tarmo
5.9
2022
Fingerpori
as Homelius
3.9
2019
Master Cheng
as Romppainen
7.0
2019
Ryhmäteatteri
9.0
2018
Kiwi Christmas
as Santa
5.2
2017
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Räihäsen isä
5.2
2017
Taivaan tulet
as Kauko Junni
5.5
2007–2014
Seitsemän
as Antti Mäkinen
8.3
2001
VÄNÄ
7.0
2000
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Kalevi Repo
7.2
2000–2005
The Hobbits
as Aragorn
5.9
1993
Night on Earth
as Man #1 Helsinki
7.5
1991
The Unknown Soldier
as Lammio
6.7
1985