Acting
Kari Heiskanen
Also Known As: Kari Olavi Heiskanen
Birth Date
March 16, 1955
(71 years old)
Place of Birth
Hämeenlinna, Finland
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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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Black Widows
Bror "Buntta" Pentikäinen
2014 • 24 episodes
Uudisraivaaja
Rami Laine
2006 • 12 episodes
Velipuolikuu
1983 • 15 episodes
Kansan mies
Tuomas Lagerqvist
2013 • 12 episodes
The Age of Iron
Jouko
1982 • 4 episodes
Queen of Fucking Everything
Lars
2025 • 6 episodes
Team Ahma
Stadilainen
1998 • 1 episode
Lunastus
Patrick Sillman
1997
Kirje isältä
Paroni Leopold
2003 • 3 episodes
Virta
Martti Hallikainen
2011 • 2 episodes
Sunnuntailounas
Koljonen
2018 • 19 episodes
Tabu
1986 • 8 episodes
Ambush
Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari
1999
Calamari Union
Frank
1985
Sista leken
kärleksparet
1984
Kaikki pelissä
Timo Korpi
1994
Cha Cha Cha
Furniture Salesman
1989
Palkkasoturi
Ylikoski
1997
Huojuva talo
Eero Markku
1990 • 5 episodes
Harjunpää ja heimolaiset
Timo Harjunpää
1995 • 4 episodes