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Kari Väänänen

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Kari Väänänen
Born
Kari Kyösti Väänänen

(1953-09-17) 17 September 1953 (age 71)
Ivalo, Finland
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active1978−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] 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

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As actor
As director

References

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  1. ^ a b Kari Väänänen at Elonet (in Finnish)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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