Peter Franzén
- Acting
- August 14, 1971 · 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
Filmography
- Lapland War
- Topi Borgin elokuvakerho
- Everybody Loves Horses · Matias
- Conflict · Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
- Twilight of the Gods · Glaumar (Voice)
- Nightless Night · Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
- Boudica · Wolfgar
- The Abyss · Tage Vibenius
- Black Lotus · Paul
- Hamsters · Hamsteri
- Helsinki Syndrome · Elias Karo
- Untold Arctic Wars · Narrator (Voice)
- The Wheel of Time · Stepin
- Meander · Adam
- Tale of the Sleeping Giants · Narrator (Voice)
- Kill Anneli · Executive producer
- Love, Death & Robots · Snow (Voice)
- Ashes in the Snow · Commander Komarov
- Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future · Eero Saarinen (Voice)
- The Mine · Raimo
- Beck 31 - Gunvald · Risto Kangas
- Lapland Odyssey 2 · Jorma
- Johan Falk: The End · Milo Mikhailov
- Homecoming · Tomi
- Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds · Milo Mikhailov
- Napamiehet · Asianajaja
- The Gunman · Reiniger
- Heart of a Lion · Teppo
- Above Dark Waters · Kake, Director
- Open Up to Me · Sami
- Vikings · King Harald Finehair
- Purge · Hans Pekk
- Road North · Pertti Paakku
- Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men · Taisto Raappana
- Body of Water · Elias
- Priest of Evil · Timo Harjunpää
- Princess · Saastamoinen
- Rally On! · Suko
- Hellsinki · Krisu
- Three Wise Men · Santa Claus
- True Blood · Hrolf
- Isabella · Andrea
- Karjalan kunnailla · Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
- Red Is the Color of · David Stellar
- The Matriarch · Laszlo
- Cleaner · Police Officer Bronson
- Mystery of the Wolf · Antero Venesmaa
- Isabella · Andreas
- Baba's Cars · Pekka Kukka
- Studio Impossible
- Matti: Hell Is for Heroes · Nick Nevada
- Set Point · Harri
- Dog Nail Clipper · Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
- The Threat · Magnus
- At Point Blank · Juha
- Irtiottoja · Antti
- Bad Boys: A True Story · Otto Takkunen
- Names in Marble · Sulo Kallio
- CSI: Miami · Ivan Radu
- Lovers & Leavers · Marko
- Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods · Lakeija
- On the Road to Emmaus · Mankka-Arvi
- Kites Over Helsinki · Sammy Ceder
- Jewel of the Sahara · Young Francois Renard
- Bad Luck Love · Reino
- Badding · Ossi
- Rikos & rakkaus · Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
- Ambush · Eero Perkola
- V.I.P. · Nazi
- Asphalto · Mies
- The Wild Thornberrys · Guard (Voice)
- Train Birds · Lako's Lover
- A Summer by the River · Kottarainen
- Jäänmurtaja
- Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä · Johnny
- Tie naisen sydämeen · Kauko Kinnunen
- Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste · Man
- Suolaista ja makeaa · Ile
- Kissan kuolema · Saku
- Takatöölö Story · Heltat nuorina