Peter Franzén
August 14, 1971 (54 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
- 2026 · Lapland War as
- 2024 · Conflict as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
- 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
- 2016 · The Mine as Raimo
- 2015 · Napamiehet as Asianajaja
- 2015 · The Gunman as Reiniger
- 2013 · Heart of a Lion as Teppo
- 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
- 2011 · Body of Water as Elias
- 2010 · Princess as Saastamoinen
- 2008 · True Blood as Hrolf
- 2007 · Karjalan kunnailla as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
- 2007 · The Matriarch as Laszlo
- 2007 · Cleaner as Police Officer Bronson
- 2006 · Mystery of the Wolf as Antero Venesmaa
- 2006 · Matti: Hell Is for Heroes as Nick Nevada
- 2004 · Set Point as Harri
- 2003 · Irtiottoja as Antti
- 2003 · Bad Boys: A True Story as Otto Takkunen
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Ivan Radu
- 2001 · On the Road to Emmaus as Mankka-Arvi
- 2001 · Kites Over Helsinki as Sammy Ceder
- 1999 · Ambush as Eero Perkola
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Nazi
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Guard (voice)
- 1991 · Maigret as Leo Liikanen
- Future · Alibi as Rod Bryant
- 2025 · Kaikki rakastavat hevosia as Matias
- 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 · Beck 31 - Gunvald as Risto Kangas
- 2015 · Lapland Odyssey 2 as Jorma
- 2015 · Johan Falk: The End as Milo Mikhailov
- 2015 · Homecoming as Tomi
- 2015 · Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds as Milo Mikhailov
- 2013 · Above Dark Waters as Kake
- 2013 · Open Up to Me as Sami
- 2010 · Priest of Evil as Timo Harjunpää
- 2009 · Rally On! as Suko
- 2009 · Hellsinki as Krisu
- 2008 · Three Wise Men as Santa Claus
- 2008 · Isabella as Andrea
- 2007 · Red Is the Color of as David Stellar
- 2006 · Isabella as Andreas
- 2006 · Baba's Cars as Pekka Kukka
- 2006 · Studio Impossible as
- 2004 · Dog Nail Clipper as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
- 2004 · The Threat as Magnus
- 2003 · At Point Blank as Juha
- 2002 · Names in Marble as Sulo Kallio
- 2002 · Lovers & Leavers as Marko
- 2001 · Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods as Lakeija
- 2001 · Jewel of the Sahara as Young Francois Renard
- 2000 · Bad Luck Love as Reino
- 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