Peter Franzén
Biography
Peter Franzén is a Finnish actor and director who also writes screenplays and books. Born in Keminmaa in 1971, he has appeared in more than 50 films and television series and has acted in Finnish, Estonian, German, English, Swedish and Hungarian. His performance in Dog Nail Clipper brought him a Jussi Award for Best Actor, and a Variety critic called him one of Finland's most talented and versatile performers. He is best known for playing King Harald Finehair in Vikings from 2016 to 2020. He was also cast in The Wheel of Time. Franzén published the partly autobiographical novel Tumman veden päällä in 2010 and a sequel, Samoilla silmillä, in 2013. In 2013 he directed Above Dark Waters, based on his 2010 novel, and in 2020 he directed and narrated the short Age of Vikings: Fated, filmed in Old Swedish. In 2021 he sang an Old Norse song associated with Vikings, and in 2013 he received the Pro Finlandia Medal.
55years old
Turns 56 on August 14in 276 days
- Born Keminmaa
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Peter Vilhelm Franzén (birth name)Also credited as Peter Franzen and Peter Vilhelm Franzen
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 25 years1998 to 2023
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Jasper Pääkkönen's page
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Jarmo Mäkinen's page
Reino Nordin's page
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1999 to 2013.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland | Won | |
| 1999 | Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor | A Summer by the River | Won |
Online
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