Birthday:
Aug 14, 1971
Place of Birth: Keminmaa, Finland
Place of Birth: Keminmaa, Finland
Peter Franzén
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Train Birds | Lako's Lover | 1998 |
| Bad Boys: A True Story | Otto Takkunen | 2003 |
| At Point Blank | Juha | 2003 |
| Hellsinki | Krisu | 2009 |
| Badding | Ossi | 2000 |
| Matti: Hell Is for Heroes | Nick Nevada | 2006 |
| The Threat | Magnus | 2004 |
| Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods | Lakeija | 2001 |
| Names in Marble | Sulo Kallio | 2002 |
| Ambush | Eero Perkola | 1999 |
| Set Point | Harri | 2004 |
| On the Road to Emmaus | Mankka-Arvi | 2001 |
| Dog Nail Clipper | Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen | 2004 |
| Three Wise Men | Santa Claus | 2008 |
| Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men | Taisto Raappana | 2012 |
| Body of Water | Elias | 2011 |
| Road North | Pertti Paakku | 2012 |
| Purge | Hans Pekk | 2012 |
| Open Up to Me | Sami | 2013 |
| A Summer by the River | Kottarainen | 1998 |
| Asphalto | Mies | 1998 |
| Heart of a Lion | Teppo | 2013 |
| Suolaista ja makeaa | Ile | 1995 |
| Boudica | Wolfgar | 2023 |
| Above Dark Waters | Kake | 2013 |
| The Gunman | Reiniger | 2015 |
| Red Is the Color of | David Stellar | 2007 |
| Black Lotus | Paul | 2023 |
| Alibi | Rod Bryant | 1970 |
| Nightless Night | Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer | 2023 |
| The Abyss | Tage Vibenius | 2023 |
| Johan Falk: The End | Milo Mikhailov | 2015 |
| Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds | Milo Mikhailov | 2015 |
| Homecoming | Tomi | 2015 |
| Beck 31 - Gunvald | Risto Kangas | 2016 |
| The Mine | Raimo | 2016 |
| Kites Over Helsinki | Sammy Ceder | 2001 |
| Priest of Evil | Timo Harjunpää | 2010 |
| Rally On! | Suko | 2009 |
| Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future | Eero Saarinen (voice) | 2016 |
| Lovers & Leavers | Marko | 2002 |
| Ashes in the Snow | Commander Komarov | 2018 |
| Kissan kuolema | Saku | 1994 |
| Jewel of the Sahara | Young Francois Renard | 2001 |
| The Matriarch | Laszlo | 2007 |
| Rikos & rakkaus | Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström | 1999 |
| Bad Luck Love | Reino | 2000 |
| Cleaner | Police Officer Bronson | 2007 |
| Isabella | Andrea | 2008 |
| Meander | Adam | 2021 |
| Baba's Cars | Pekka Kukka | 2006 |
| Tie naisen sydämeen | Kauko Kinnunen | 1996 |
| Lapland Odyssey 2 | Jorma | 2015 |
| Tale of the Sleeping Giants | Narrator (Voice) | 2020 |
| Princess | Saastamoinen | 2010 |
| Mystery of the Wolf | Antero Venesmaa | 2006 |
| Takatöölö Story | Heltat nuorina | 1993 |
| Hamsters | Hamsteri | 2023 |
| Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste | Man | 1996 |
| Jäänmurtaja | 1997 | Series | Cast | Year |
| V.I.P. | Nazi | 1998 |
| Helsinki Syndrome | Elias Karo | 2022 |
| Love, Death & Robots | Snow (voice) | 2019 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Guard (voice) | 1998 |
| True Blood | Hrolf | 2008 |
| Napamiehet | Asianajaja | 2015 |
| The Wheel of Time | Stepin | 2021 |
| Vikings | King Harald Finehair | 2013 |
| Karjalan kunnailla | Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius | 2007 |
| Untold Arctic Wars | Narrator (voice) | 2022 |
| Conflict | 2024 | |
| Irtiottoja | Antti | 2003 |
| CSI: Miami | Ivan Radu | 2002 |
| Studio Impossible | 2006 | |
| Twilight of the Gods | Glaumar (voice) | 2024 |
