Jasper Pääkkönen
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
All Movies (28)
- Vares X2024 · as Kyypakkaus
- Last Ride2023 · as Kaapo
- The Unhanged2023
- Attack on Finland2021 · as Markus Tanner
- Da 5 Bloods2020 · as Seppo Havelin
- The Dark Tower2020 · as Marten Broadcloak
- BlacKkKlansman2018 · as Felix Kendrickson
- Jet Trash2016 · as Mike
- Vares: The Sheriff2015 · as Kyypakkaus
- Heart of a Lion2013 · as Harri
- Vares: Tango of Darkness2012 · as Kyypakkaus
- Vares: Gambling Chip2012 · as Kyypakkaus
- Naked Harbour2012 · as Anders
- Vares: Garter Snake2011 · as Kyypakkaus
- Vares: The Girls of April2011 · as Kyypakkaus
- Vares: The Kiss of Evil2011 · as Kyypakkaus
- Lapland Odyssey2010 · as Kapu
- Moomins and the Comet Chase2010 · as Muumi (voice)
- Hellsinki2009 · as Korppu
- The Subtenant2008 · as Kikke
- Moomin and Midsummer Madness2008 · as Muumipeikko (voice)
- V2: Dead Angel2007 · as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
- Matti: Hell Is for Heroes2006 · as Matti
- Frozen Land2005 · as Niko Smolander
- Vares: Private Eye2004 · as Jarmo
- Addiction2004 · as Aleksi
- Bad Boys: A True Story2003 · as Eero Takkunen
- Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus1988 · as Arvi Hongisto
All TV Shows (8)
- BLOOD & SWEAT2026 · as Jon Laine
- The Summit Suomi2025 · as Juontaja
- Operation Omerta2022 · as Max Tanner
- Operaciones Especiales: Europa2022
- Haapasalon Suomi2018 · as Self
- Vikings2013 · as Halfdan the Black
- Irtiottoja2003 · as Johnny
- Secret Lives1999 · as Saku Salin