Peter Franzén
August 14, 1971 (53 years old) in Keminmaa, Finland
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Twilight of the Gods as Glaumar (voice)
- 2023 · Boudica as Wolfgar
- 2023 · The Abyss as Tage Vibenius
- 2023 · Black Lotus as Paul
- 2022 · Helsinki Syndrome as Elias Karo
- 2022 · Untold Arctic Wars as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · The Wheel of Time as Stepin
- 2021 · Meander as Adam
- 2019 · Love, Death & Robots as Snow (voice)
- 2018 · Ashes in the Snow as Commander Komarov
- 2015 · Johan Falk: The End as Milo Mikhailov
- 2015 · Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds as Milo Mikhailov
- 2015 · Napamiehet as Asianajaja
- 2015 · The Gunman as Reiniger
- 2013 · Heart of a Lion as Teppo
- 2013 · Above Dark Waters as Kake
- 2013 · Open Up to Me as Sami
- 2013 · Vikings as King Harald Finehair
- 2012 · Purge as Hans Pekk
- 2012 · Road North as Pertti Paakku
- 2012 · Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men as Taisto Raappana
- 2010 · Priest of Evil as Timo Harjunpää
- 2009 · Hellsinki as Krisu
- 2008 · True Blood as Hrolf
- 2007 · Karjalan kunnailla as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
- 2007 · Cleaner as Police Officer Bronson
- 2006 · Matti: Hell Is for Heroes as Nick Nevada
- 2003 · At Point Blank as Juha
- 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
- 2001 · Kites Over Helsinki as Sammy Ceder
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Nazi
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Guard (voice)
- Future · Conflict as
- 2023 · Nightless Night as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
- 2023 · Hamsters as Hamsteri
- 2020 · Tale of the Sleeping Giants as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future as Eero Saarinen (voice)
- 2016 · The Mine as Raimo
- 2016 · Beck 31 - Gunvald as Risto Kangas
- 2015 · Lapland Odyssey 2 as Jorma
- 2015 · Homecoming as Tomi
- 2011 · Body of Water as Elias
- 2010 · Princess as Saastamoinen
- 2009 · Rally On! as Suko
- 2008 · Three Wise Men as Santa Claus
- 2008 · Isabella as Andrea
- 2007 · Red Is the Color of as David Stellar
- 2007 · The Matriarch as Laszlo
- 2006 · Mystery of the Wolf as Antero Venesmaa
- 2006 · Baba's Cars as Pekka Kukka
- 2004 · Set Point as Harri
- 2002 · Lovers & Leavers as Marko
- 2000 · Bad Luck Love as Reino
- 1999 · Ambush as Eero Perkola
- Future · Alibi as Rod Bryant
- 2006 · Studio Impossible as
- 2004 · Dog Nail Clipper as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
- 2004 · The Threat as Magnus
- 2001 · Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods as Lakeija
- 2001 · On the Road to Emmaus as Mankka-Arvi
- 2001 · Jewel of the Sahara as Young Francois Renard
- 2000 · Badding as Ossi
- 1999 · Rikos & rakkaus as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
- 1998 · Asphalto as Mies
- 1998 · A Summer by the River as Kottarainen
- 1998 · Train Birds as Lako's Lover
- 1997 · Jäänmurtaja as
- 1996 · Tie naisen sydämeen as Kauko Kinnunen
- 1996 · Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste as Man
- 1995 · Suolaista ja makeaa as Ile
- 1994 · Kissan kuolema as Saku
- 1993 · Takatöölö Story as Heltat nuorina