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.
Kari Väänänen | |
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| Born | Kari Kyösti Väänänen 17 September 1953 Ivalo, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 1978−present |
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] His performance as the monster Gollum in Yle's 1993 television series Hobitit was praised in Helsingin Sanomat.[3]
In 1992–1998 Väänänen was a professor at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- 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)
- A Spice for Life (Mestari Cheng, 2019)
- The Missile (Ohjus) - 2024
- As director
- The Quiet Village (Vaiennut kylä, 1997)
- The Classic (Klassikko, 2001)
- Backwood Philosopher (Havukka-ahon ajattelija, 2009)
References
edit- ^ a b Kari Väänänen at Elonet (in Finnish)
- ^ a b Toivonen, Hannu (5 February 2015). "Kari Väänänen siirtyy Rovaniemelle teatterinjohtajaksi ja näyttelee Me Rosvolat -elokuvassa". Seura.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Kajava, Jukka (29 March 1993). "Tolkienin taruista on tehty tv-sarja: Hobitien ilme syntyi jo Ryhmäteatterin Suomenlinnan tulkinnassa" [Tolkien's fables have been turned into a TV series: Hobitit's look was created by the Suomenlinna Group Theatre]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).
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