Peter Franzén
Known for Acting
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
Cleaner
2007
as Police Officer Bronson
Boudica
2023
as Wolfgar
Black Lotus
2023
as Paul
The Gunman
2015
as Reiniger
The Abyss
2023
as Tage Vibenius
The Mine
2016
as Raimo
Ashes in the Snow
2018
as Commander Komarov
Meander
2021
as Adam
Train Birds
1998
as Lako's Lover
Dog Nail Clipper
2004
as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
2006
as Nick Nevada
Road North
2012
as Pertti Paakku
Tale of the Sleeping Giants
2020
as Narrator (Voice)
Purge
2012
as Hans Pekk
Ambush
1999
as Eero Perkola
Kissan kuolema
1994
as Saku
Bad Luck Love
2000
as Reino
Above Dark Waters
2013
as Kake
Bad Boys: A True Story
2003
as Otto Takkunen
The Threat
2004
as Magnus