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Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born August 14, 1971) is a Finnish actor. He portrays King Harald "Finehair" in the History Channel series Vikings.

Biography

He has appeared in over 40 films and TV series. Of these, the most famous are A Summer by the River, Ambush, Mustan kissan kuja, Badding, On the Road to Emmaus, Rölli ja metsänhenki, Kuutamolla, Bad Boys, Dog Nail Clipper, Matti, Hellsinki and Kerron sinulle kaiken. For his role in Dog Nail Clipper, 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".

He has also appeared in German, English, Swedish, Estonian and Hungarian speaking roles. Franzén had a role as a Russian corpse in one episode of CSI: Miami, and more recently was cast for a small part as a police officer in the movie Cleaner by Renny Harlin. In 2009, Franzén had a small role as a Swedish Viking in the True Blood episode Never Let Me Go.

Other roles

  • Eero Perkola in Rukajärven tie
  • Jussi Rosenström in Rikos & rakkaus 
  • Aki-Petteri Nyberg in Mustan kissan kuja (TV Series) and Susi rajalla (TV Series)
  • Sulo Kallio in Nimet marmoritaulussa 
  • Otto Takkunen in Pahat pojat 
  • Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen in Koirankynnen leikkaaja 
  • Ivan Radu in CSI: Miami (TV Series) 
  • Nick Nevada in Matti: Hell Is for Heroes 
  • Pekka Kukka in Baban biilit 
  • Bronson in Cleaner
  • Jake Rosenius in Karjalan kunnailla (TV Series) 
  • David Stellar in Red Is the Color of 
  • Timo Harjunpää in Harjunpää & pahan pappi
  • Taisto Raappana in Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men 
  • Pertti Paakku in Tie pohjoiseen 
  • Hans Pekk in Purge
  • Sami Suutari in Open Up to Me 
  • Teppo Salminen in Heart of a Lion 
  • Reiniger in The Gunman
  • Milo in Johan Falk
  • Risto Kangas in Beck (TV Series) 
  • Commander Komarov in Ashes in the Snow 

Tirvia 

  • Peter Franzén and Jasper Pääkkönen played brothers previously in the FInnish movie "Heart of a Lion". According to the actors, this put them on the radar of the casting directors of Vikings.
  • He played opposite Alexander Skarsgård, Gustaf Skarsgård's brother, in True Blood.
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