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

Bad Boys: A True Story
Bad Boys: A True Story
At Point Blank
At Point Blank
Hellsinki
Hellsinki
Badding
Badding
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
The Threat
The Threat
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
Ambush
Ambush

Filmography

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