Peter Franzén
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Gunman
as Reiniger 2015
Cleaner
as Police Officer Bronson 2007
Meander
as Adam 2021
The Abyss
as Tage Vibenius 2023
Black Lotus
as Paul 2023
Boudica
as Wolfgar 2023
Ashes in the Snow
as Commander Komarov 2018
Heart of a Lion
as Teppo 2013
Purge
as Hans Pekk 2012
Hellsinki
as Krisu 2009
Bad Boys: A True Story
as Otto Takkunen 2003
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as Nick Nevada 2006
Ambush
as Eero Perkola 1999
Lapland Odyssey 2
as Jorma 2015
Road North
as Pertti Paakku 2012
Priest of Evil
as Timo Harjunpää 2010
Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds
as Milo Mikhailov 2015