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Peter Franzén

Known for acting · Born 14 August 1971 · 55 · Keminmaa, Finland

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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.

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Known for

Vikings

2013

Meander

2021

The Abyss

2023

Boudica

2023

Karjalan kunnailla

2007

Heart of a Lion

2013

Hellsinki

2009

Bad Boys: A True Story

2003

Ambush

1999

Ashes in the Snow

2018

Helsinki Syndrome

2022

The Wheel of Time

2021

Acting (80)

2026Lapland WarFilm
2025Everybody Loves HorsesMatias · 4 episodesSeries
2024Twilight of the GodsGlaumar (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2024ConflictKapt. Rami Ohrankämmen · 6 episodesSeries
2023The AbyssTage VibeniusFilm
2023Black LotusPaulFilm
2023BoudicaWolfgarFilm
2023Nightless NightIlmari Huotari / The MurdererFilm
2023HamstersHamsteriFilm
2022Helsinki SyndromeElias Karo · 14 episodesSeries
2022Untold Arctic WarsNarrator (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2021The Wheel of TimeStepin · 2 episodesSeries
2021MeanderAdamFilm
2020Tale of the Sleeping GiantsNarrator (Voice)Film
2019Love, Death & RobotsSnow (voice)Series
2018Ashes in the SnowCommander KomarovFilm
2016Beck 31 - GunvaldRisto KangasFilm
2016The MineRaimoFilm
2016Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the FutureEero Saarinen (voice)Film
2015The GunmanReinigerFilm
2015Johan Falk: Blood DiamondsMilo MikhailovFilm
2015Johan Falk: The EndMilo MikhailovFilm
2015Lapland Odyssey 2JormaFilm
2015HomecomingTomiFilm
2015NapamiehetAsianajaja · 2 episodesSeries
2013VikingsKing Harald Finehair · 54 episodesSeries
2013Heart of a LionTeppoFilm
2013Open Up to MeSamiFilm
2013Above Dark WatersKakeFilm
2012PurgeHans PekkFilm
2012Road NorthPertti PaakkuFilm
2012Vares: The Path of the Righteous MenTaisto RaappanaFilm
2011Body of WaterEliasFilm
2010Priest of EvilTimo HarjunpääFilm
2010PrincessSaastamoinenFilm
2009HellsinkiKrisuFilm
2009Rally On!SukoFilm
2008True BloodHrolfSeries
2008Three Wise MenSanta ClausFilm
2008IsabellaAndreaFilm
2007CleanerPolice Officer BronsonFilm
2007The MatriarchLaszloFilm
2007Red Is the Color ofDavid StellarFilm
2007Karjalan kunnaillaJarkko "Jake" Rosenius · 36 episodesSeries
2006Matti: Hell Is for HeroesNick NevadaFilm
2006Baba's CarsPekka KukkaFilm
2006Mystery of the WolfAntero VenesmaaFilm
2006Studio Impossible · 15 episodesSeries
2006IsabellaAndreas · 3 episodesSeries
2004The ThreatMagnusFilm
2004Dog Nail ClipperMertsi Arhippa VepsäläinenFilm
2004Set PointHarriFilm
2003Bad Boys: A True StoryOtto TakkunenFilm
2003At Point BlankJuhaFilm
2003IrtiottojaAntti · 2 episodesSeries
2002CSI: MiamiIvan RaduSeries
2002Names in MarbleSulo KallioFilm
2002Lovers & LeaversMarkoFilm
2001Rollo and the Spirit of the WoodsLakeijaFilm
2001Kites Over HelsinkiSammy CederFilm
2001On the Road to EmmausMankka-ArviFilm
2001Jewel of the SaharaYoung Francois RenardFilm
2000Bad Luck LoveReinoFilm
2000BaddingOssiFilm
1999AmbushEero PerkolaFilm
1999Rikos & rakkausKonstaapeli Jussi RosenströmFilm
1998The Wild ThornberrysGuard (voice)Series
1998V.I.P.NaziSeries
1998Train BirdsLako's LoverFilm
1998A Summer by the RiverKottarainenFilm
1998AsphaltoMiesFilm
1997JäänmurtajaFilm
1996Tie naisen sydämeenKauko KinnunenFilm
1996Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - KatoamispisteManFilm
1996Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämäJohnnyFilm
1995Suolaista ja makeaaIleFilm
1994Kissan kuolemaSakuFilm
1993Takatöölö StoryHeltat nuorinaFilm
1991MaigretLeo LiikanenSeries
—AlibiRod BryantFilm

Directing (2)

2013Above Dark WatersDirector, Screenplay, NovelFilm
—KerpeikkariDirector, WriterFilm

Production (1)

2020Kill AnneliExecutive ProducerFilm

Writing (1)

—Jäniksen vuosiWriterFilm