Peter Franzén
Acting

Peter Franzén

August 14, 1971 (54 years old) Keminmaa, Finland

Also known as: پیتر فرانزن, Peter Vilhelm Franzén

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.

Known For

Vikings

Vikings

2013 • TV

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002 • TV

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

2021 • TV

True Blood

True Blood

2008 • TV

Priest of Evil

Priest of Evil

2010 • Movie

Black Lotus

Black Lotus

2023 • Movie

Movie Credits (55)

Acting

2010

Priest of Evil

as Timo Harjunpää

2023

Black Lotus

as Paul

2001

Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods

as Lakeija

2023

The Abyss

as Tage Vibenius

2007

Cleaner

as Police Officer Bronson

2012

Purge

as Hans Pekk

2000

Bad Luck Love

as Reino

2023

Boudica

as Wolfgar

2001

Jewel of the Sahara

as Young Francois Renard

2012

Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men

as Taisto Raappana

2016

The Mine

as Raimo

2004

Dog Nail Clipper

as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen

2015

Homecoming

as Tomi

2015

The Gunman

as Reiniger

2009

Hellsinki

as Krisu

2003

Bad Boys: A True Story

as Otto Takkunen

2021

Meander

as Adam

2004

The Threat

as Magnus

1994

Kissan kuolema

as Saku

2006

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

as Nick Nevada

Crew

Jäniksen vuosi

Writer

2013

Above Dark Waters

Director

Kerpeikkari

Director

Kerpeikkari

Writer

2020

Kill Anneli

Executive Producer

TV Credits (18)

Acting

2013

Vikings

as King Harald Finehair

54 episodes

2002

CSI: Miami

as Ivan Radu

1 episodes

2021

The Wheel of Time

as Stepin

2 episodes

2008

True Blood

as Hrolf

1 episodes

2019

Love, Death & Robots

as Snow (voice)

1 episodes

1998

V.I.P.

as Nazi

1 episodes

1998

The Wild Thornberrys

as Guard (voice)

1 episodes

2024

Conflict

as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen

6 episodes

1991

Maigret

as Leo Liikanen

1 episodes

2024

Twilight of the Gods

as Glaumar (voice)

2 episodes

2007

Karjalan kunnailla

as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius

36 episodes

2022

Helsinki Syndrome

as Elias Karo

14 episodes

2003

Irtiottoja

as Antti

2 episodes

2022

Untold Arctic Wars

as Narrator (voice)

6 episodes

2015

Napamiehet

as Asianajaja

2 episodes

2006

Studio Impossible

15 episodes

2006

Isabella

as Andreas

3 episodes

2025

Kaikki rakastavat hevosia

as Matias

4 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 14, 1971 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Keminmaa, Finland
Popularity
1.6

Career Stats

55
Movies
18
TV Shows