Kari Heiskanen

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Mar 16, 1955 (70 years old)

Kari Heiskanen

Known For

Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa
TV Show 2024

Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa

Gracious Night
1h 30m
Movie 2021

Gracious Night

The three men enjoy the evening at a bar whose fate is threatened by pandemic restrictions. Bartender Heikki offers discussion help to his friend Risto, who works in the first line of healthcare, and who has just finished a difficult shift. The evening gets a new twist when a stranger looking for a mobile phone charger pops in and refuses to leave.

Void
1h 37m
Movie 2018

Void

Eero’s career as an author is spiraling down: he just can’t get started with his new novel. The ambitious actor Pihla is about to get her international break. Neither of them is willing to sacrifice their career even though their relationship is doing worse than ever. Void is a comedy-drama about the price of success and the agony of failure, and about situations where your partner just doesn’t get it.

Ryhmäteatteri
1h 30m
Movie 2018

Ryhmäteatteri

Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.

Vasen ja oikea
1h 7m
Movie 2015

Vasen ja oikea

Both diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, politicians Esko Seppänen and Iiro Viinanen forge a deep friendship despite their ideological differences.

Black Widows
0h 40m
TV Show 2014

Black Widows

Black Widows is a series about 3 ordinary women, friendship and an impossible secret.

Kansan mies
0h 44m
TV Show 2013

Kansan mies

The life of Aki Honkala, a blindly dedicated Member of the European Parliament, takes a radical turn during one scandal-plagued election night. The fall from grace is no surprise to anyone but himself. The people have spoken, let the chatter go - but what remains of a man who has lived and breathed politics for most of his adult life?

Police Investigates
0h 7m
Movie 2012

Police Investigates

A 16 year old girl claims she was abducted. Two police officer are tasked with investigating whether her story is plausible.

Naked Harbour
2h 3m
Movie 2012

Naked Harbour

Naked Harbour is a movie about Finnish love in the year 2011. It is a story about people who seek love and acceptance at any cost. During one winter week all its characters face something irreversible.

Garbage Prince
1h 41m
Movie 2011

Garbage Prince

Jed (19) walks out on his former life, without destination, without explanation, and gets on a train. He ends up by happenstance in a small eastern town in Finland where he soon comes face to face with the daily rigors of independent life. Coping becomes a challenge for him almost to the point of being an obsession. Of all the people in town, Jed seems to constantly run across the prickly and quick-witted Lulu (17). Gradually, without either of them admitting it, their relationship changes from bickering, picking on each other and a battle of wills to friendship, and as can happen, finally to love.

Biography

Kari Heiskanen is a prolific Finnish actor with over 70 credited roles since his debut in 1978 upon graduating from the Finnish Theater School. He has also acted in, written and directed several plays, now regarded as one of the pillars of the Helsinki City Theater. Originally focusing on television, he first became well-known for the TV series 'Velipuolikuu' in 1983 and remained a fixture of popular Finnish television series for the remainder of the decade before establishing a greater presence in leading cinematic roles. In 1991 Heiskanen received the State Prize for Cinema and later the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2008.

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