Peter Franzén
65 movies · 18 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 14, 1971 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- 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".
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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
Peter Franzén: movies and TV shows
Acting (80)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Alibi
as Rod Bryant
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023 Nightless Night
as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
- 2023 Boudica
as Wolfgar
- 2023 The Abyss
as Tage Vibenius
- 2023 Black Lotus
as Paul
- 2023 Hamsters
as Hamsteri
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021 Meander
as Adam
- 2020 Tale of the Sleeping Giants
as Narrator (Voice)
- 2019
- 2018 Ashes in the Snow
as Commander Komarov
- 2016 Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
as Eero Saarinen (voice)
- 2016 The Mine
as Raimo
- 2016 Beck 31 - Gunvald
as Risto Kangas
- 2015 Lapland Odyssey 2
as Jorma
- 2015 Johan Falk: The End
as Milo Mikhailov
- 2015 Homecoming
as Tomi
- 2015 Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds
as Milo Mikhailov
- 2015
- 2015 The Gunman
as Reiniger
- 2013 Heart of a Lion
as Teppo
- 2013 Above Dark Waters
as Kake
- 2013 Open Up to Me
as Sami
- 2013
- 2012 Purge
as Hans Pekk
- 2012 Road North
as Pertti Paakku
- 2012 Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men
as Taisto Raappana
- 2011 Body of Water
as Elias
- 2010 Priest of Evil
as Timo Harjunpää
- 2010 Princess
as Saastamoinen
- 2009 Rally On!
as Suko
- 2009 Hellsinki
as Krisu
- 2008 Three Wise Men
as Santa Claus
- 2008
- 2008 Isabella
as Andrea
- 2007
- 2007 Red Is the Color of
as David Stellar
- 2007 The Matriarch
as Laszlo
- 2007 Cleaner
as Police Officer Bronson
- 2006 Mystery of the Wolf
as Antero Venesmaa
- 2006
- 2006 Baba's Cars
as Pekka Kukka
- 2006
- 2006 Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as Nick Nevada
- 2004 Set Point
as Harri
- 2004 Dog Nail Clipper
as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
- 2004 The Threat
as Magnus
- 2003 At Point Blank
as Juha
- 2003
- 2003 Bad Boys: A True Story
as Otto Takkunen
- 2002 Names in Marble
as Sulo Kallio
- 2002
- 2002 Lovers & Leavers
as Marko
- 2001 Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
as Lakeija
- 2001 On the Road to Emmaus
as Mankka-Arvi
- 2001 Kites Over Helsinki
as Sammy Ceder
- 2001 Jewel of the Sahara
as Young Francois Renard
- 2000 Bad Luck Love
as Reino
- 2000 Badding
as Ossi
- 1999 Rikos & rakkaus
as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
- 1999 Ambush
as Eero Perkola
- 1998
- 1998 Asphalto
as Mies
- 1998
- 1998 Train Birds
as Lako's Lover
- 1998 A Summer by the River
as Kottarainen
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 Tie naisen sydämeen
as Kauko Kinnunen
- 1996
- 1995 Suolaista ja makeaa
as Ile
- 1994 Kissan kuolema
as Saku
- 1993 Takatöölö Story
as Heltat nuorina
- 1991
Behind the camera (4)
- Upcoming Jäniksen vuosi
Writer
- Upcoming Kerpeikkari
Director, Writer
- 2020 Kill Anneli
Executive Producer
- 2013 Above Dark Waters
Director, Screenplay, Novel