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Vytautas Kaniusonis

Vytautas Kaniusonis

Actor · Born October 20, 1963 (63) · Murmansk, Russia

Vytautas Kaniusonis is a Eastern European actor from Lithuania. He has finished his acting studies the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Vytautas' international career begun with a mini-series "War &Peace" by Robert Dornhelm starring Clemence Poesy and Malcolm McDowel. Since then Vytautas has played in numerous local and international productions such as feature films "Aurora" in 2012 and "Vardas Tamsoje (A name in the Dark)" in 2013. He became a famous actor after a critically acclaimed film "The Gambler" directed by Ignas Jonynas, where Vytautas has played the lead role. The film won the Special Juree Award in Warsaw International Film Festival in 2013 and the Silver Crane awards for Best Actor, Best Score, Best Film, Best Art Direction and Best Director in Lithuanian Film Awards in 2014. His most recent work includes Norwegian TV series "Occupied" in 2017, feature films "Isaac" by director Jurgis Matulevicius in 2019, "The Wedding" directed by Vygantas Bachmackij and a Swedish production "Thin Ice" that premieres in 2020. He also stars in an upcoming film "Paralysis" by Andrius Blazevicius, where he plays the father of the lead girl. Vytautas is fluent in Russian, Lithuanian and English, he also speaks German, Swedish and Polish.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 20, 1963 (63)
From
Murmansk, Russia
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Vytautas Kaniusonis' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Self
17%
Power
16%
Bonds
14%
Survival
14%
Ideas
5%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Cold
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vytautas Kaniusonis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vytautas Kaniusonis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Price of a Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Henrikas

  • Vilko gomurys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Two Prosecutors(2025)

    as Prison Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Šeima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Algirdas

  • (Ne)piniguose laimė (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · as Juozas

  • Gaujų karai. Tulpių gatvė (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Fading Whisperers Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Adas

  • Ne tau, Martyna! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 21 episodes · as Leonas

  • A Bet Between Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Investuotojas

  • Sniego skonis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 51 episodes · as Dargiris Rainys

  • Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Algirdas

  • My Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Kas būtų, jeigu nebūtų Mėnulio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Darius

  • Dreams of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Gydytojas

  • With My Own Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · as Andrej

  • Hilma(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Generation of Evil(2021)

    as Gintas Krasauskas

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Gaujų karai. Klampios pėdos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dantistas

  • Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Marija's Father

  • Cinephilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Sunkvežimio vairuotojas

  • Gang Wars. Princes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dantistas

  • Gang Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · as Dantistas

  • Isaac(2019)

    as Pulkininkas

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Leónė. Bėganti į šviesą (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Prakeikti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · as Valiera

  • The Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Oskaras

  • The Sniper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sniper

  • Lithuanian Swingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dominykas

  • Rimti Reikalai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 63 episodes · as Baronas

  • Three Million Euros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Juliaus tėvas

  • Laisvės kaina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kazys Petraitis

  • Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher(2016)

    as Dr. Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Name in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Doctor

  • The Gambler(2013)

    as Vincentas

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Vanishing Waves(2012)

    as Mantas

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Back to Your Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Antanas

  • Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Kreivakojis

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Generation of Evil (2021)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Generation of Evil (2021)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher (2016)

Film career

19912025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2012Screen debut· Vanishing Waves
  • 2022First top-billed film· The Generation of Evil

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s22 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Vytautas Kaniusonis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Vanishing Waves (2012)

57th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Generation of Evil (2021)

Midcredits 88th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Vytautas Kaniusonis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vytautas Kaniusonis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darius Meškauskas shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers