Jasper Pääkkönen (born July 15, 1980) is a Finnish actor and entrepreneur. Pääkkönen became famous in Finland playing Saku Salin in the Finnish television soap opera Salatut elämät (1999–2002) and have since then starred in many #1 Finnish box office hits, including Bad Boys (2003), Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006) and Lapland Odyssey (2010). He made his international breakthrough role in historical drama television series Vikings (2015-2020) as Halfdan the Black. In March 2019, it was reported that Pääkkönen had been attached to Spike Lee's Netflix original film Da 5 Bloods. A week later, it was announced that Pääkkönen had also landed a major role in the upcoming Black Tower series based on the novels by Stephen King, but the series was subsequently cancelled in early 2020.

Filmography

• BLOOD & SWEAT — Jon Laine
• Topi Borgin elokuvakerho
• The Summit Suomi — Juontaja
• 2024Vares X — Kyypakkaus
• 2023Last Ride — Kaapo
• 2023The Unhanged
• Operaciones Especiales: Europa
• Operation Omerta — Max Tanner
• 2021Attack on Finland — Markus Tanner, Executive Producer
• 2020Da 5 Bloods — Seppo Havelin
• 2020The Dark Tower — Marten Broadcloak
• 2018BlacKkKlansman — Felix Kendrickson
• 2016Jet Trash — Mike
• 2015Vares: The Sheriff — Kyypakkaus
• 2013Heart of a Lion — Harri
• Vikings — Halfdan the Black
• 2012Naked Harbour — Anders
• 2012Vares: Gambling Chip — Kyypakkaus
• 2012Vares: Tango of Darkness — Kyypakkaus
• 2011Vares: Garter Snake — Kyypakkaus
• 2011Vares: The Girls of April — Kyypakkaus
• 2011Vares: The Kiss of Evil — Kyypakkaus
• 2010Lapland Odyssey — Kapu
• 2010Moomins and the Comet Chase — Muumi (voice)
• 2009Hellsinki — Korppu
• 2008Moomin and Midsummer Madness — Muumipeikko (voice)
• 2008The Subtenant — Kikke
• 2007V2: Dead Angel — Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
• 2006Matti: Hell Is for Heroes — Matti
• 2005Frozen Land — Niko Smolander
• 2004Addiction — Aleksi
• 2004Vares: Private Eye — Jarmo
• 2003Bad Boys: A True Story — Eero Takkunen
• Irtiottoja — Johnny
• Secret Lives — Saku Salin
• 1988Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus — Arvi Hongisto

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Haapasalon Suomi — Self