
Peter Franzén
Actor
Born: August 14, 1971 (54 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (59)
- Johan Falk: The End (2015, ★ 7.9)
- Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods (2001, ★ 6.7)
- Dog Nail Clipper (2004, ★ 6.7)
- Purge (2012, ★ 6.8)
- A Summer by the River (1998, ★ 6.8)
- Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds (2015, ★ 6.9)
- Tale of the Sleeping Giants (2020, ★ 7.5)
- Love, Death & Robots (2019, ★ 8.2)
- Vikings (2013, ★ 8.1)
- The Mine (2016, ★ 6.8)
- Helsinki Syndrome (2022, ★ 6.7)
- The Wild Thornberrys (1998, ★ 7)
- True Blood (2008, ★ 7.6)
- The Wheel of Time (2021, ★ 7.6)
- CSI: Miami (2002, ★ 7.7)
- Twilight of the Gods (2024, ★ 7.7)
- Maigret (1991, ★ 7.7)
- Train Birds (1998, ★ 5.7)
- Bad Boys: A True Story (2003, ★ 5.7)
- Hellsinki (2009, ★ 6.4)
- Badding (2000, ★ 5.5)
- Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006, ★ 5.5)
- Names in Marble (2002, ★ 5.9)
- Ambush (1999, ★ 5.9)
- On the Road to Emmaus (2001, ★ 6)
- Three Wise Men (2008, ★ 5.7)
- Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012, ★ 5.7)
- Body of Water (2011, ★ 5.5)
- Road North (2012, ★ 5.9)
- Heart of a Lion (2013, ★ 6.6)