Peter Franzén
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.
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Acting History
2025
Kaikki rakastavat hevosia as Matias
2024Conflict as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
2024Twilight of the Gods as Glaumar (voice)
2023Nightless Night as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
2023Boudica as Wolfgar
2023The Abyss as Tage Vibenius
2023Black Lotus as Paul
2023Hamsters as Hamsteri
2022Helsinki Syndrome as Elias Karo
2022Untold Arctic Wars as Narrator (voice)
2021The Wheel of Time as Stepin
2021Meander as Adam
2020Tale of the Sleeping Giants as Narrator (Voice)
2019Love, Death & Robots as Snow (voice)
2018Ashes in the Snow as Commander Komarov
2016Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future as Eero Saarinen (voice)
2016The Mine as Raimo
2016Beck 31 - Gunvald as Risto Kangas
2015Lapland Odyssey 2 as Jorma
2015Johan Falk: The End as Milo Mikhailov
2015Homecoming as Tomi
2015Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds as Milo Mikhailov
2015Napamiehet as Asianajaja
2015The Gunman as Reiniger
2013Heart of a Lion as Teppo
2013Above Dark Waters as Kake
2013Open Up to Me as Sami
2013Vikings as King Harald Finehair
2012Purge as Hans Pekk
2012Road North as Pertti Paakku
2012Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men as Taisto Raappana
2011Body of Water as Elias
2010Priest of Evil as Timo Harjunpää
2010Princess as Saastamoinen
2009Rally On! as Suko
2009Hellsinki as Krisu
2008Three Wise Men as Santa Claus
2008True Blood as Hrolf
2008Isabella as Andrea
2007Karjalan kunnailla as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
2007Red Is the Color of as David Stellar
2007The Matriarch as Laszlo
2007Cleaner as Police Officer Bronson
2006Mystery of the Wolf as Antero Venesmaa
2006Isabella as Andreas
2006Baba's Cars as Pekka Kukka
2006Studio Impossible
2006Matti: Hell Is for Heroes as Nick Nevada
2004Set Point as Harri
2004Dog Nail Clipper as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
2004The Threat as Magnus
2003At Point Blank as Juha
2003Irtiottoja as Antti
2003Bad Boys: A True Story as Otto Takkunen
2002Names in Marble as Sulo Kallio
2002CSI: Miami as Ivan Radu
2002Lovers & Leavers as Marko
2001Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods as Lakeija
2001On the Road to Emmaus as Mankka-Arvi
2001Kites Over Helsinki as Sammy Ceder
2001Jewel of the Sahara as Young Francois Renard
2000Bad Luck Love as Reino
2000Badding as Ossi
1999Rikos & rakkaus as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
1999Ambush as Eero Perkola
1998V.I.P. as Nazi
1998Asphalto as Mies
1998The Wild Thornberrys as Guard (voice)
1998A Summer by the River as Kottarainen
1998Train Birds as Lako's Lover
1997Jäänmurtaja
1996Tie naisen sydämeen as Kauko Kinnunen
1996Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste as Man
1995Suolaista ja makeaa as Ile
1994Kissan kuolema as Saku
1993Takatöölö Story as Heltat nuorina
1991Maigret as Leo Liikanen
—Alibi as Rod Bryant
—Lapland War