Portrait of Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Acting

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.

Born: August 14, 1971

Place of Birth: Keminmaa, Finland

Filmography

2024
Conflict

as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen

2024
Twilight of the Gods

as Glaumar (voice)

2023
Nightless Night

as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer

2023
Boudica

as Wolfgar

2023
The Abyss

as Tage Vibenius

2023
2023
Hamsters

as Hamsteri

2022
Helsinki Syndrome

as Elias Karo

2022
Untold Arctic Wars

as Narrator (voice)

2021
2021
Meander

as Adam

2020
Tale of the Sleeping Giants

as Narrator (Voice)

2019
Love, Death & Robots

as Snow (voice)

2018
Ashes in the Snow

as Commander Komarov

2016
The Mine

as Raimo

2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald

as Risto Kangas

2015
2015
Johan Falk: The End

as Milo Mikhailov

2015
Homecoming

as Tomi

2015
2015
Napamiehet

as Asianajaja

2015
The Gunman

as Reiniger

2013
2013
2013
Vikings

as King Harald Finehair

2012
Purge

as Hans Pekk

2012
Road North

as Pertti Paakku

2011
2010
Priest of Evil

as Timo Harjunpää

2010
Princess

as Saastamoinen

2009
Rally On!

as Suko

2009
Hellsinki

as Krisu

2008
Three Wise Men

as Santa Claus

2008
True Blood

as Hrolf

2008
Isabella

as Andrea

2007
Karjalan kunnailla

as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius

2007
Red Is the Color of

as David Stellar

2007
The Matriarch

as Laszlo

2007
Cleaner

as Police Officer Bronson

2006
Mystery of the Wolf

as Antero Venesmaa

2006
Isabella

as Andreas

2006
Baba's Cars

as Pekka Kukka

2006
2004
Set Point

as Harri

2004
Dog Nail Clipper

as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen

2004
The Threat

as Magnus

2003
2003
Irtiottoja

as Antti

2003
Bad Boys: A True Story

as Otto Takkunen

2002
Names in Marble

as Sulo Kallio

2002
CSI: Miami

as Ivan Radu

2002
2001
On the Road to Emmaus

as Mankka-Arvi

2001
Kites Over Helsinki

as Sammy Ceder

2001
Jewel of the Sahara

as Young Francois Renard

2000
2000
Badding

as Ossi

1999
Rikos & rakkaus

as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström

1999
Ambush

as Eero Perkola

1998
V.I.P.

as Nazi

1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Guard (voice)

1998
A Summer by the River

as Kottarainen

1998
Train Birds

as Lako's Lover

1996
Tie naisen sydämeen

as Kauko Kinnunen

1994
1993
Takatöölö Story

as Heltat nuorina

1991
Maigret

as Leo Liikanen

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Alibi

as Rod Bryant