Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Known for
Acting
Born
August 14, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Alibi poster

Alibi

Movie · as Rod Bryant

2026
Lapland War poster

Lapland War

Movie · as Military Priest Vainio

2026
Topi Borgin elokuvakerho poster

Topi Borgin elokuvakerho

TV · 1 ep

2025
Everybody Loves Horses poster

Everybody Loves Horses

TV · as Matias · 4 eps

2024
Conflict poster

Conflict

TV · as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen · 6 eps

2024
Twilight of the Gods poster

Twilight of the Gods

TV · as Glaumar (voice) · 2 eps

2023
Boudica poster

Boudica

Movie · as Wolfgar

2023
Black Lotus poster

Black Lotus

Movie · as Paul

2023
Nightless Night poster

Nightless Night

Movie · as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer

2023
The Abyss poster

The Abyss

Movie · as Tage Vibenius

2023
Hamsters poster

Hamsters

Movie · as Hamsteri

2022
Helsinki Syndrome poster

Helsinki Syndrome

TV · as Elias Karo · 14 eps

2022
Untold Arctic Wars poster

Untold Arctic Wars

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps

2021
Meander poster

Meander

Movie · as Adam

2021
The Wheel of Time poster

The Wheel of Time

TV · as Stepin · 2 eps

2020
Tale of the Sleeping Giants poster

Tale of the Sleeping Giants

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

2019
Love, Death & Robots poster

Love, Death & Robots

TV · as Snow (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Ashes in the Snow poster

Ashes in the Snow

Movie · as Commander Komarov

2016
Beck 31 - Gunvald poster

Beck 31 - Gunvald

Movie · as Risto Kangas

2016
The Mine poster

The Mine

Movie · as Raimo

2016
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future poster

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Movie · as Eero Saarinen (voice)

2015
The Gunman poster

The Gunman

Movie · as Reiniger

2015
Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds poster

Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds

Movie · as Milo Mikhailov

2015
Johan Falk: The End poster

Johan Falk: The End

Movie · as Milo Mikhailov

2015
Homecoming poster

Homecoming

Movie · as Tomi

2015
Lapland Odyssey 2 poster

Lapland Odyssey 2

Movie · as Jorma

2015
Napamiehet poster

Napamiehet

TV · as Asianajaja · 2 eps

2013
Open Up to Me poster

Open Up to Me

Movie · as Sami

2013
Heart of a Lion poster

Heart of a Lion

Movie · as Teppo

2013
Above Dark Waters poster

Above Dark Waters

Movie · as Kake

2013
Vikings poster

Vikings

TV · as King Harald Finehair · 54 eps

2012
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men poster

Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men

Movie · as Taisto Raappana

2012
Road North poster

Road North

Movie · as Pertti Paakku

2012
Purge poster

Purge

Movie · as Hans Pekk

2011
Body of Water poster

Body of Water

Movie · as Elias

2010
Priest of Evil poster

Priest of Evil

Movie · as Timo Harjunpää

2010
Princess poster

Princess

Movie · as Saastamoinen

2009
Hellsinki poster

Hellsinki

Movie · as Krisu

2009
Rally On! poster

Rally On!

Movie · as Suko

2008
Three Wise Men poster

Three Wise Men

Movie · as Santa Claus

2008
Isabella poster

Isabella

Movie · as Andrea

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Hrolf · 1 ep

2007
Red Is the Color of poster

Red Is the Color of

Movie · as David Stellar

2007
The Matriarch poster

The Matriarch

Movie · as Laszlo

2007
Cleaner poster

Cleaner

Movie · as Police Officer Bronson

2007
Karjalan kunnailla poster

Karjalan kunnailla

TV · as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius · 36 eps

2006
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes poster

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Movie · as Nick Nevada

2006
Baba's Cars poster

Baba's Cars

Movie · as Pekka Kukka

2006
Mystery of the Wolf poster

Mystery of the Wolf

Movie · as Antero Venesmaa

2006
Studio Impossible poster

Studio Impossible

TV · 15 eps

2006
Isabella poster

Isabella

TV · as Andreas · 3 eps

2004
The Threat poster

The Threat

Movie · as Magnus

2004
Set Point poster

Set Point

Movie · as Harri

2004
Dog Nail Clipper poster

Dog Nail Clipper

Movie · as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen

2003
Bad Boys: A True Story poster

Bad Boys: A True Story

Movie · as Otto Takkunen

2003
At Point Blank poster

At Point Blank

Movie · as Juha

2003
Irtiottoja poster

Irtiottoja

TV · as Antti · 2 eps

2002
Names in Marble poster

Names in Marble

Movie · as Sulo Kallio

2002
Lovers & Leavers poster

Lovers & Leavers

Movie · as Marko

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Ivan Radu · 1 ep

2001
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods poster

Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods

Movie · as Lakeija

2001
On the Road to Emmaus poster

On the Road to Emmaus

Movie · as Mankka-Arvi

2001
Kites Over Helsinki poster

Kites Over Helsinki

Movie · as Sammy Ceder

2001
Jewel of the Sahara poster

Jewel of the Sahara

Movie · as Young Francois Renard

2000
Badding poster

Badding

Movie · as Ossi

2000
Bad Luck Love poster

Bad Luck Love

Movie · as Reino

1999
Ambush poster

Ambush

Movie · as Eero Perkola

1999
Rikos & rakkaus poster

Rikos & rakkaus

Movie · as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström

1998
Train Birds poster

Train Birds

Movie · as Lako's Lover

1998
A Summer by the River poster

A Summer by the River

Movie · as Kottarainen

1998
Asphalto

Asphalto

Movie · as Mies

1998
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

TV · as Nazi · 1 ep

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Guard (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Jäänmurtaja poster

Jäänmurtaja

Movie

1996
Tie naisen sydämeen poster

Tie naisen sydämeen

Movie · as Kauko Kinnunen

1996
Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste

Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste

Movie · as Man

1996
Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä poster

Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä

Movie · as Johnny

1995
Suolaista ja makeaa poster

Suolaista ja makeaa

Movie · as Ile

1994
Kissan kuolema poster

Kissan kuolema

Movie · as Saku

1993
Takatöölö Story poster

Takatöölö Story

Movie · as Heltat nuorina

1991
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · as Leo Liikanen · 1 ep