Kari Heiskanen
Actor · Dialogue · Script Consultant · Writer
Born Mar 16, 1955 · Hämeenlinna, Finland
Active 1976–present · Awards: Finnish State Prize for Cinema, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor, Jussi Award for Best Leading Actor, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Kari Heiskanen is a prolific Finnish actor with over 70 credited roles since his debut in 1978 upon graduating from the Finnish Theater School.
Filmography
Calamari Union (1985) — FrankAmbush (1999) — Lance Corporal Jussi LukkariSista leken (1984) — kärleksparetKirje isältä (2003) — Paroni LeopoldMutapainin ystävät (1984) — Various Characters · WriterTeam Ahma (1998) — StadilainenNaked Harbour (2012) — Boss #1Queen of Fucking Everything (2025) — LarsVoid (2018) — Pihla's fatherKuumat kundit (1976) — SepiRyhmäteatteri (2018)Harjunpää ja heimolaiset (1995) — Timo HarjunpääTabu (1986)Cha Cha Cha (1989) — Furniture SalesmanThe House of Branching Love (2009) — Neighbour (Lauri)Harmagedon (1986)The Year of the Wolf (2007) — Mikko GromanVelipuolikuu (1983) — Script ConsultantThree Wise Men (2008) — Erkki · DialogueMother Wanted (1989) — Timo Nieminen, TimppaMuuttolinnun aika (1991) — PekkaUudisraivaaja (2006) — Rami LaineSunnuntailounas (2018) — KoljonenVasen ja oikea (2015) — Esko Seppänen