Peter Franzén
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1971-08-14
Place of birth: Keminmaa, Finland
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.
Known for
Train Birds
1998Lako's Lover
Bad Boys: A True Story
2003Otto Takkunen
At Point Blank
2003Juha
Hellsinki
2009Krisu
Badding
2000Ossi
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
2006Nick Nevada
The Threat
2004Magnus
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
2001Lakeija
Names in Marble
2002Sulo Kallio
Ambush
1999Eero Perkola
Set Point
2004Harri
On the Road to Emmaus
2001Mankka-Arvi
Dog Nail Clipper
2004Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Three Wise Men
2008Santa Claus
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men
2012Taisto Raappana
Body of Water
2011Elias
Road North
2012Pertti Paakku
Purge
2012Hans Pekk
Open Up to Me
2013Sami