Peter Franzén

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-08-14 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Keminmaa, Finland

Also Known As

  • Петер Францен
  • پیتر فرانزن

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.

Known For

Vikings
8.1%

Vikings

Mar 3, 2013

Love, Death & Robots
8.2%

Love, Death & Robots

Mar 15, 2019

The Wheel of Time
7.7%

The Wheel of Time

Nov 18, 2021

True Blood
7.6%

True Blood

Sep 7, 2008

CSI: Miami
7.7%

CSI: Miami

Sep 23, 2002

The Gunman
5.7%

The Gunman

Feb 16, 2015

Cleaner
6.1%

Cleaner

Sep 11, 2007

Meander
6.0%

Meander

Jul 1, 2021

The Abyss
5.7%

The Abyss

Sep 15, 2023

The Wild Thornberrys
6.8%

The Wild Thornberrys

Sep 1, 1998

Black Lotus
6.5%

Black Lotus

Apr 12, 2023

Boudica
5.9%

Boudica

Oct 26, 2023

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Acting

Alibi as Rod Bryant
2024
Conflict as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
2024
Twilight of the Gods as Glaumar (voice)
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
Helsinki Syndrome as Elias Karo
2022
Untold Arctic Wars as Narrator (voice)
2021
The Wheel of Time as Stepin
2021
Meander as Adam
2020
Tale of the Sleeping Giants as Narrator (Voice)
2019
Love, Death & Robots as Snow (voice)
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
Napamiehet as Asianajaja
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
Vikings as King Harald Finehair
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
True Blood as Hrolf
2008
Isabella as Andrea
2007
Karjalan kunnailla as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
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
Baba's Cars as Pekka Kukka
2006
Studio Impossible
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
Irtiottoja as Antti
2003
Bad Boys: A True Story as Otto Takkunen
2002
Names in Marble as Sulo Kallio
2002
CSI: Miami as Ivan Radu
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
V.I.P. as Nazi
1998
Asphalto as Mies
1998
The Wild Thornberrys as Guard (voice)
1998
A Summer by the River as Kottarainen
1998
Train Birds as Lako's Lover
1997
Jäänmurtaja
1996
Tie naisen sydämeen as Kauko Kinnunen
1996
Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste as Man
1995
Suolaista ja makeaa as Ile
1994
Kissan kuolema as Saku
1993
Takatöölö Story as Heltat nuorina

Directing

Kerpeikkari as Director
2013
Above Dark Waters as Director

Production

2020
Kill Anneli as Executive Producer

Writing

Jäniksen vuosi as Writer
Kerpeikkari as Writer
2013
Above Dark Waters as Screenplay
2013
Above Dark Waters as Novel
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