Kari Heiskanen

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Hämeenlinna, Finland, 1955-03-16

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1976	Kuumat kundit	Sepi	0
2	1978	Syksyllä kaikki on toisin	Kari Haapanen	58
3	1981	Kauhea murhamies Lalli	Kestikka Hyväneuvo	0
4	1982	The Boys of Jesus		40
5	1982	The Archer	Aki Savio	0
6	1984	Sista leken	kärleksparet	0
7	1985	Calamari Union	Frank	68
8	1986	Valkoinen kääpiö	Martin Borg	35
9	1986	Harmagedon		70
10	1987	Älä itke Iines		25
11	1987	Lain ulkopuolella	Jari Jokela	54
12	1989	Cha Cha Cha	Furniture Salesman	67
13	1989	Mother Wanted	Timo Nieminen, Timppa	60
14	1991	Muuttolinnun aika	Pekka	50
15	1993	Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät	Timo Harjunpää	40
16	1994	Kaikki pelissä	Timo Korpi	58
17	1997	Palkkasoturi	Ylikoski	50
18	1997	Lunastus	Patrick Sillman	47
19	1999	Ambush	Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari	58
20	2003	Young Gods	Lawyer	43
21	2003	Nainen kedolla		53
22	2006	God's Teeth		60
23	2007	The Year of the Wolf	Mikko Groman	61
24	2008	Three Wise Men	Erkki	56
25	2009	The House of Branching Love	Neighbour (Lauri)	58
26	2011	Brothers	Ivar	48
27	2011	Garbage Prince	Juhani Pohjakallio	50
28	2012	Naked Harbour	Boss #1	61
29	2012	Police Investigates	Esimies	50
30	2015	Vasen ja oikea	Esko Seppänen	70
31	2018	Ryhmäteatteri		0
32	2018	Void	Pihla's father	63
33	2021	Gracious Night	Risto	55
34	2022	Playing with Gods	Self	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	The Age of Iron	Jouko	73
2	1983	Velipuolikuu		0
3	1984	Mutapainin ystävät	Various Characters	0
4	1990	Huojuva talo	Eero Markku	0
5	1998	Presidentin mies	Pentti Lopola	50
6	1998	Team Ahma	Stadilainen	90
7	2003	Kirje isältä	Paroni Leopold	0
8	2011	Virta	Martti Hallikainen	0
9	2013	Kansan mies	Tuomas Lagerqvist	0
10	2014	Black Widows	Bror "Buntta" Pentikäinen	52
11	2024	Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa	Self / Host	85
12	2025	Queen of Fucking Everything	Lars	77