Peter Franzén
Birthday: 1971-08-14
Birthplace: Keminmaa, Finland
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
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Alibi | Rod Bryant | |
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2023-10-27 | Nightless Night | Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer |
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2023-10-26 | Boudica | Wolfgar |
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2023-09-15 | The Abyss | Tage Vibenius |
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2023-04-12 | Black Lotus | Paul |
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2023-01-04 | Hamsters | Hamsteri |
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2021-07-01 | Meander | Adam |
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2018-10-12 | Ashes in the Snow | Commander Komarov |
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2016-12-27 | Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future | Eero Saarinen (voice) |
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2016-01-22 | The Mine | Raimo |
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2016-01-01 | Beck 31 - Gunvald | Risto Kangas |
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2015-09-30 | Lapland Odyssey 2 | Jorma |
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2015-08-24 | Johan Falk: The End | Milo Mikhailov |
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2015-08-21 | Homecoming | Tomi |
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2015-07-27 | Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds | Milo Mikhailov |
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2015-02-16 | The Gunman | Reiniger |
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2013-10-18 | Heart of a Lion | Teppo |
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2013-09-06 | Above Dark Waters | Kake |
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2013-03-08 | Open Up to Me | Sami |
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2012-09-07 | Purge | Hans Pekk |
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2012-08-24 | Road North | Pertti Paakku |
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2012-01-06 | Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men | Taisto Raappana |
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2011-10-07 | Body of Water | Elias |
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2010-10-29 | Priest of Evil | Timo Harjunpää |
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2010-09-10 | Princess | Saastamoinen |
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2009-02-27 | Rally On! | Suko |
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2009-01-09 | Hellsinki | Krisu |
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2008-11-14 | Three Wise Men | Santa Claus |
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2008-01-01 | Isabella | Andrea |
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2007-09-16 | Red Is the Color of | David Stellar |
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2007-09-14 | The Matriarch | Laszlo |
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2007-09-11 | Cleaner | Police Officer Bronson |
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2006-12-15 | Mystery of the Wolf | Antero Venesmaa |
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2006-03-31 | Baba's Cars | Pekka Kukka |
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2006-01-13 | Matti: Hell Is for Heroes | Nick Nevada |
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2004-02-13 | Dog Nail Clipper | Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen |
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2004-02-06 | The Threat | Magnus |
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2004-01-01 | Set Point | Harri |
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2003-12-13 | At Point Blank | Juha |
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2003-01-17 | Bad Boys: A True Story | Otto Takkunen |
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2002-11-01 | Names in Marble | Sulo Kallio |
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2002-02-01 | Lovers & Leavers | Marko |
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2001-12-21 | Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods | Lakeija |
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2001-10-05 | On the Road to Emmaus | Mankka-Arvi |
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2001-09-07 | Kites Over Helsinki | Sammy Ceder |
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2001-06-28 | Jewel of the Sahara | Young Francois Renard |
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2000-09-29 | Bad Luck Love | Reino |
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2000-08-18 | Badding | Ossi |
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1999-02-05 | Rikos & rakkaus | Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström |
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1999-01-22 | Ambush | Eero Perkola |
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1998-09-25 | Asphalto | Mies |
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1998-02-13 | A Summer by the River | Kottarainen |
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1998-01-01 | Train Birds | Lako's Lover |
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1997-11-21 | Jäänmurtaja | |
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1996-09-27 | Tie naisen sydämeen | Kauko Kinnunen |
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1996-07-05 | Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste | Man |
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1995-03-17 | Suolaista ja makeaa | Ile |
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1994-09-02 | Kissan kuolema | Saku |
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1993-12-20 | Takatöölö Story | Heltat nuorina |