Jasper Pääkkönen
- Acting
- July 15, 1980 · Helsinki, Finland
Biography
Jasper Pääkkönen (born July 15, 1980) is a Finnish actor and entrepreneur. Pääkkönen became famous in Finland playing Saku Salin in the Finnish television soap opera Salatut elämät (1999–2002) and have since then starred in many #1 Finnish box office hits, including Bad Boys (2003), Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006) and Lapland Odyssey (2010). He made his international breakthrough role in historical drama television series Vikings (2015-2020) as Halfdan the Black. In March 2019, it was reported that Pääkkönen had been attached to Spike Lee's Netflix original film Da 5 Bloods. A week later, it was announced that Pääkkönen had also landed a major role in the upcoming Black Tower series based on the novels by Stephen King, but the series was subsequently cancelled in early 2020.
Known for
Filmography
- Topi Borgin elokuvakerho
- BLOOD & SWEAT · Jon Laine
- The Summit Suomi · Juontaja
- Vares X · Kyypakkaus
- Last Ride · Kaapo
- The Unhanged
- Operation Omerta · Max Tanner
- Operaciones Especiales: Europa
- Attack on Finland · Markus Tanner, Executive producer
- Da 5 Bloods · Seppo Havelin
- The Dark Tower · Marten Broadcloak
- BlacKkKlansman · Felix Kendrickson
- Haapasalon Suomi · Self
- Jet Trash · Mike
- Vares: The Sheriff · Kyypakkaus
- Heart of a Lion · Harri
- Vikings · Halfdan the Black
- Vares: Tango of Darkness · Kyypakkaus
- Vares: Gambling Chip · Kyypakkaus
- Naked Harbour · Anders
- Vares: Garter Snake · Kyypakkaus
- Vares: The Girls of April · Kyypakkaus
- Vares: The Kiss of Evil · Kyypakkaus
- Lapland Odyssey · Kapu
- Moomins and the Comet Chase · Muumi (Voice)
- Hellsinki · Korppu
- The Subtenant · Kikke
- Moomin and Midsummer Madness · Muumipeikko (Voice)
- V2: Dead Angel · Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
- Matti: Hell Is for Heroes · Matti
- Frozen Land · Niko Smolander
- Vares: Private Eye · Jarmo
- Addiction · Aleksi
- Irtiottoja · Johnny
- Bad Boys: A True Story · Eero Takkunen
- Secret Lives · Saku Salin
- Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus · Arvi Hongisto