Jasper Pääkkönen
Jasper Pääkkönen (born July 15, 1980) is a Finnish actor and entrepreneur. Pääkkönen became famous in Finland playing Saku Salin in the Finnish television soap opera Salatut elämät (1999–2002) and have since then starred in many #1 Finnish box office hits, including Bad Boys (2003), Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006) and Lapland Odyssey (2010). He made his international breakthrough role in historical drama television series Vikings (2015-2020) as Halfdan the Black. In March 2019, it was reported that Pääkkönen had been attached to Spike Lee's Netflix original film Da 5 Bloods. A week later, it was announced that Pääkkönen had also landed a major role in the upcoming Black Tower series based on the novels by Stephen King, but the series was subsequently cancelled in early 2020.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Vares X as Kyypakkaus
- 2024 · A Rare Grand Alignment as Kaapo
- 2023 · The Unhanged as
- 2022 · Operation Omerta as Max Tanner
- 2021 · Attack on Finland as Max Tanner
- 2020 · Da 5 Bloods as Seppo Havelin
- 2018 · BlacKkKlansman as Felix Kendrickson
- 2018 · Haapasalon Suomi as Self
- 2016 · Jet Trash as Mike
- 2015 · Vares: The Sheriff as Kyypakkaus
- 2013 · Heart of a Lion as Harri
- 2013 · Vikings as Halfdan the Black
- 2012 · Vares: Tango of Darkness as Kyypakkaus
- 2012 · Vares: Gambling Chip as Kyypakkaus
- 2012 · Naked Harbour as Anders
- 2011 · Vares: Garter Snake as Kyypakkaus
- 2011 · Vares: The Girls of April as Kyypakkaus
- 2011 · Vares: The Kiss of Evil as Kyypakkaus
- 2010 · Lapland Odyssey as Kapu
- 2010 · Moomins and the Comet Chase as Muumi (voice)
- 2009 · Hellsinki as Korppu
- 2008 · The Subtenant as Kikke
- 2008 · Moomin and Midsummer Madness as Muumipeikko (voice)
- 2007 · V2: Dead Angel as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
- 2006 · Matti: Hell Is for Heroes as Matti
- 2005 · Frozen Land as Niko Smolander
- 2004 · Vares: Private Eye as Jarmo
- 2004 · Addiction as Aleksi
- 2003 · Irtiottoja as Johnny
- 2003 · Bad Boys: A True Story as Eero Takkunen
- 1999 · Secret Lives as Saku Salin
- 1988 · Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus as Arvi Hongisto