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