Peter Franzén
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
All Movies (61)
- Lapland War2026
- Nightless Night2023 · as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
- Boudica2023 · as Wolfgar
- The Abyss2023 · as Tage Vibenius
- Black Lotus2023 · as Paul
- Hamsters2023 · as Hamsteri
- Meander2021 · as Adam
- Tale of the Sleeping Giants2020 · as Narrator (Voice)
- Ashes in the Snow2018 · as Commander Komarov
- Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future2016 · as Eero Saarinen (voice)
- The Mine2016 · as Raimo
- Beck 31 - Gunvald2016 · as Risto Kangas
- Lapland Odyssey 22015 · as Jorma
- Johan Falk: The End2015 · as Milo Mikhailov
- Homecoming2015 · as Tomi
- Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds2015 · as Milo Mikhailov
- The Gunman2015 · as Reiniger
- Heart of a Lion2013 · as Teppo
- Above Dark Waters2013 · as Kake
- Open Up to Me2013 · as Sami
- Purge2012 · as Hans Pekk
- Road North2012 · as Pertti Paakku
- Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men2012 · as Taisto Raappana
- Body of Water2011 · as Elias
- Priest of Evil2010 · as Timo Harjunpää
- Princess2010 · as Saastamoinen
- Rally On!2009 · as Suko
- Hellsinki2009 · as Krisu
- Three Wise Men2008 · as Santa Claus
- Isabella2008 · as Andrea
- Red Is the Color of2007 · as David Stellar
- The Matriarch2007 · as Laszlo
- Cleaner2007 · as Police Officer Bronson
- Mystery of the Wolf2006 · as Antero Venesmaa
- Baba's Cars2006 · as Pekka Kukka
- Matti: Hell Is for Heroes2006 · as Nick Nevada
- Set Point2004 · as Harri
- Dog Nail Clipper2004 · as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
- The Threat2004 · as Magnus
- At Point Blank2003 · as Juha
- Bad Boys: A True Story2003 · as Otto Takkunen
- Names in Marble2002 · as Sulo Kallio
- Lovers & Leavers2002 · as Marko
- Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods2001 · as Lakeija
- On the Road to Emmaus2001 · as Mankka-Arvi
- Kites Over Helsinki2001 · as Sammy Ceder
- Jewel of the Sahara2001 · as Young Francois Renard
- Bad Luck Love2000 · as Reino
- Badding2000 · as Ossi
- Rikos & rakkaus1999 · as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
- Ambush1999 · as Eero Perkola
- Asphalto1998 · as Mies
- A Summer by the River1998 · as Kottarainen
- Train Birds1998 · as Lako's Lover
- Jäänmurtaja1997
- Tie naisen sydämeen1996 · as Kauko Kinnunen
- Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste1996 · as Man
- Suolaista ja makeaa1995 · as Ile
- Kissan kuolema1994 · as Saku
- Takatöölö Story1993 · as Heltat nuorina
- Alibi— · as Rod Bryant
All TV Shows (18)
- Kaikki rakastavat hevosia2025 · as Matias
- Conflict2024 · as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
- Twilight of the Gods2024 · as Glaumar (voice)
- Helsinki Syndrome2022 · as Elias Karo
- Untold Arctic Wars2022 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Wheel of Time2021 · as Stepin
- Love, Death & Robots2019 · as Snow (voice)
- Napamiehet2015 · as Asianajaja
- Vikings2013 · as King Harald Finehair
- True Blood2008 · as Hrolf
- Karjalan kunnailla2007 · as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
- Isabella2006 · as Andreas
- Studio Impossible2006
- Irtiottoja2003 · as Antti
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Ivan Radu
- V.I.P.1998 · as Nazi
- The Wild Thornberrys1998 · as Guard (voice)
- Maigret1991 · as Leo Liikanen