Peter Franzén
Biography
Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born August 14, 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. As an actor, Franzén has appeared in over 50 films and TV series. For his role in Dog Nail Clipper (2004), Franzén was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Actor as well as earning praise from film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety magazine who called the actor "one of the most talented and versatile thesps in Finland". In his career he has appeared in Finnish, Estonian, German, English, Swedish, and Hungarian speaking roles. In 2015, Franzén was cast as King Harald Finehair from the fourth season of Vikings. Franzén has also casted in Amazon Prime Video's upcoming The Wheel of Time TV series.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Train Birds
as Lako's Lover
1998
Bad Boys: A True Story
as Otto Takkunen
2003
At Point Blank
as Juha
2003
Hellsinki
as Krisu
2009
Badding
as Ossi
2000
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as Nick Nevada
2006
The Threat
as Magnus
2004
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
as Lakeija
2001
Names in Marble
as Sulo Kallio
2002
Ambush
as Eero Perkola
1999
Set Point
as Harri
2004
On the Road to Emmaus
as Mankka-Arvi
2001
Dog Nail Clipper
as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
2004
Three Wise Men
as Santa Claus
2008
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men
as Taisto Raappana
2012
Body of Water
as Elias
2011
Road North
as Pertti Paakku
2012
Purge
as Hans Pekk
2012
Open Up to Me
as Sami
2013
A Summer by the River
as Kottarainen
1998
TV Appearances
V.I.P.
as Nazi
1998
Helsinki Syndrome
as Elias Karo
2022
Love, Death & Robots
as Snow (voice)
2019
The Wild Thornberrys
as Guard (voice)
1998
True Blood
as Hrolf
2008
Napamiehet
as Asianajaja
2015
The Wheel of Time
as Stepin
2021
Vikings
as King Harald Finehair
2013
Karjalan kunnailla
as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
2007
Untold Arctic Wars
as Narrator (voice)
2022
Conflict
as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
2024
Irtiottoja
as Antti
2003