Peter Franzén

Acting · Directing · Production · Writing

Born August 14, 1971, Keminmaa, Finland

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

• 2026Lapland War
• Everybody Loves Horses — Matias
• Conflict — Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
• Twilight of the Gods — Glaumar (voice)
• 2023Black Lotus — Paul
• 2023Boudica — Wolfgar
• 2023Hamsters — Hamsteri
• 2023Nightless Night — Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
• 2023The Abyss — Tage Vibenius
• Helsinki Syndrome — Elias Karo
• Untold Arctic Wars — Narrator (voice)
• 2021Meander — Adam
• The Wheel of Time — Stepin
• 2020Kill Anneli — Executive Producer
• 2020Tale of the Sleeping Giants — Narrator (Voice)
• Love, Death & Robots — Snow (voice)
• 2018Ashes in the Snow — Commander Komarov
• 2016Beck 31 - Gunvald — Risto Kangas
• 2016Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future — Eero Saarinen (voice)
• 2016The Mine — Raimo
• 2015Homecoming — Tomi
• 2015Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds — Milo Mikhailov
• 2015Johan Falk: The End — Milo Mikhailov
• 2015Lapland Odyssey 2 — Jorma
• Napamiehet — Asianajaja
• 2015The Gunman — Reiniger
• 2013Above Dark Waters — Kake, Director, Screenplay, Novel
• 2013Heart of a Lion — Teppo
• 2013Open Up to Me — Sami
• Vikings — King Harald Finehair
• 2012Purge — Hans Pekk
• 2012Road North — Pertti Paakku
• 2012Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men — Taisto Raappana
• 2011Body of Water — Elias
• 2010Priest of Evil — Timo Harjunpää
• 2010Princess — Saastamoinen
• 2009Hellsinki — Krisu
• 2009Rally On! — Suko
• 2008Isabella — Andrea
• 2008Three Wise Men — Santa Claus
• True Blood — Hrolf
• 2007Cleaner — Police Officer Bronson
• Karjalan kunnailla — Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
• 2007Red Is the Color of — David Stellar
• 2007The Matriarch — Laszlo
• 2006Baba's Cars — Pekka Kukka
• Isabella — Andreas
• 2006Matti: Hell Is for Heroes — Nick Nevada
• 2006Mystery of the Wolf — Antero Venesmaa
• Studio Impossible
• 2004Dog Nail Clipper — Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
• 2004Set Point — Harri
• 2004The Threat — Magnus
• 2003At Point Blank — Juha
• 2003Bad Boys: A True Story — Otto Takkunen
• Irtiottoja — Antti
• CSI: Miami — Ivan Radu
• 2002Lovers & Leavers — Marko
• 2002Names in Marble — Sulo Kallio
• 2001Jewel of the Sahara — Young Francois Renard
• 2001Kites Over Helsinki — Sammy Ceder
• 2001On the Road to Emmaus — Mankka-Arvi
• 2001Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods — Lakeija
• 2000Bad Luck Love — Reino
• 2000Badding — Ossi
• 1999Ambush — Eero Perkola
• 1999Rikos & rakkaus — Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
• 1998A Summer by the River — Kottarainen
• 1998Asphalto — Mies
• The Wild Thornberrys — Guard (voice)
• 1998Train Birds — Lako's Lover
• V.I.P. — Nazi
• 1997Jäänmurtaja
• 1996Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste — Man
• 1996Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä — Johnny
• 1996Tie naisen sydämeen — Kauko Kinnunen
• 1995Suolaista ja makeaa — Ile
• 1994Kissan kuolema — Saku
• 1993Takatöölö Story — Heltat nuorina
• Maigret — Leo Liikanen
• Alibi — Rod Bryant
• Jäniksen vuosi — Writer
• Kerpeikkari — Director, Writer