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.

Most Known For

Vikings

as King Harald Finehair

CSI: Miami

as Ivan Radu

True Blood

as Hrolf

The Wheel of Time

as Stepin

Love, Death & Robots

as Snow (voice)

V.I.P.

as Nazi

The Wild Thornberrys

as Guard (voice)

Conflict

as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen

Twilight of the Gods

as Glaumar (voice)

Maigret

as Leo Liikanen

Cleaner

as Police Officer Bronson

Bad Boys: A True Story

as Otto Takkunen

Road North

as Pertti Paakku

The Mine

as Raimo

The Abyss

as Tage Vibenius

Johan Falk: The End

as Milo Mikhailov

Dog Nail Clipper

as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen

Meander

as Adam

Tale of the Sleeping Giants

as Narrator (Voice)

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

as Nick Nevada