Peter Franzén
Acting
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
2026Lapland War
2023Boudica
Wolfgar
2023Black Lotus
Paul
2023Nightless Night
Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
2023The Abyss
Tage Vibenius
2023Hamsters
Hamsteri
2021Meander
Adam
2020Tale of the Sleeping Giants
Narrator (Voice)
2018Ashes in the Snow
Commander Komarov
2016Beck 31 - Gunvald
Risto Kangas
2016The Mine
Raimo
2016Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
Eero Saarinen (voice)
2015The Gunman
Reiniger
2015Johan Falk: The End
Milo Mikhailov
2015Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds
Milo Mikhailov
2015Homecoming
Tomi
2015Lapland Odyssey 2
Jorma
2013Open Up to Me
Sami
2013Heart of a Lion
Teppo
2013Above Dark Waters
Kake
2012Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men
Taisto Raappana
2012Road North
Pertti Paakku
2012Purge
Hans Pekk
2011Body of Water
Elias