Peter Franzén

Born: 1971-08-14

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.


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Black Lotus

as Paul
Released: 2023-04-12

An ex-special forces operative wages a one man war through the streets of Amsterdam to rescue...

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Boudica

as Wolfgar
Released: 2023-10-26

Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni...

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The Abyss

as Tage Vibenius
Released: 2023-09-15

As the Swedish town of Kiruna sinks, Frigga finds herself torn between her family and her job as...

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The Gunman

as Reiniger
Released: 2015-02-16

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of...

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Cleaner

as Police Officer Bronson
Released: 2007-09-11

Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes....

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Meander

as Adam
Released: 2021-07-01

After getting a car ride from an unknown man, Lisa wakes up in a tube. On her arm is strapped a...

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Ashes in the Snow

as Commander Komarov
Released: 2018-10-12

The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign...

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Purge

as Hans Pekk
Released: 2012-09-07

Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people...

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Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men

as Taisto Raappana
Released: 2012-01-06

The body of a young woman whose heart has been ripped out of her chest is found in a remote are...

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Heart of a Lion

as Teppo
Released: 2013-10-18

Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with...

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Ambush

as Eero Perkola
Released: 1999-01-22

It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A...

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Priest of Evil

as Timo Harjunpää
Released: 2010-10-29

Detective sergeant Timo Harjunpää of the Helsinki Violent Crime Unit loses his daughter in a...

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Bad Boys: A True Story

as Otto Takkunen
Released: 2003-01-17

The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide...

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Road North

as Pertti Paakku
Released: 2012-08-24

A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey...

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Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds

as Milo Mikhailov
Released: 2015-07-27

GSI follow up a weapon trail that leads right into Kavkaz mafia headquarters on the west coast....

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Hellsinki

as Krisu
Released: 2009-01-09

In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki...

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Mystery of the Wolf

as Antero Venesmaa
Released: 2006-12-15

Adopted, 12-year-old Salla lives in Lapland. After she rescues some wolf cubs from a poacher,...

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Above Dark Waters

as Kake
Released: 2013-09-06

A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love...

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Train Birds

as Lako's Lover
Released: 1998-01-01

Hannes is a beer truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the...

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Open Up to Me

as Sami
Released: 2013-03-08

At first glance Maarit looks like any other woman in her early forties. There is, however,...

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Johan Falk: The End

as Milo Mikhailov
Released: 2015-08-24

The unknown, large mafia organization is now showing its true face. The pressure that GSI and...

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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

as Nick Nevada
Released: 2006-01-13

Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships,...

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The Threat

as Magnus
Released: 2004-02-06

A programmer who's working with the secret EWS computer system at a military air force base is...

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On the Road to Emmaus

as Mankka-Arvi
Released: 2001-10-05

A cynical city dweller returns to his hometown to sell his family home, but becomes unexpectedly...

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Names in Marble

as Sulo Kallio
Released: 2002-11-01

Based on an acclaimed 1935 novel about the War of Liberation (1918-1920) that ensured Estonia's...

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The Mine

as Raimo
Released: 2016-01-22

A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental...

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Bad Luck Love

as Reino
Released: 2000-09-29

A shocking crime forces a man to re-evaluate his life, only to find that going straight is more...

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Nightless Night

as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
Released: 2023-10-27

Hard-boiled detective finds himself entangled with a strange cult and macabre rituals.

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Dog Nail Clipper

as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
Released: 2004-02-13

Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the...

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Three Wise Men

as Santa Claus
Released: 2008-11-14

Three middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink...

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Princess

as Saastamoinen
Released: 2010-09-10

Princess tells the true story of former cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen's redemptive struggle...

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Jewel of the Sahara

as Young Francois Renard
Released: 2001-06-28

Set in a French Foreign Legion Camp circa 1954, the film follows the fantasies of a British...

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Rally On!

as Suko
Released: 2009-02-27

This rollicking sports comedy from Finnish director Markku Polonen follows the exploits of Seppo...

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Lapland Odyssey 2

as Jorma
Released: 2015-09-30

It’s been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they’ve had a daughter...

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Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

as Eero Saarinen (voice)
Released: 2016-12-27

Best known for designing National Historic Landmarks such as St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch and...

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Beck 31 - Gunvald

as Risto Kangas
Released: 2016-01-01

An investigative journalist is found beaten to death in his home, where the fingerprints of a...

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Kites Over Helsinki

as Sammy Ceder
Released: 2001-09-07

Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all...

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Red Is the Color of

as David Stellar
Released: 2007-09-16

The tense marriage between two painters is shaken and stirred when the husband's provocative...

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Badding

as Ossi
Released: 2000-08-18

The life of Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki, a Finnish singer.

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Lovers & Leavers

as Marko
Released: 2002-02-01

This movie is about Iiris Vaara. She turns 30 and meets young director Marko. All dreams come...

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The Matriarch

as Laszlo
Released: 2007-09-14

Martta and Otto are a pair of traveling tailors who claim to be bastard descendants of the...

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Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods

as Lakeija
Released: 2001-12-21

Hairy and rowdy creatures called rolleys sail to a land inhabited by more peace-loving elves....

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Body of Water

as Elias
Released: 2011-10-07

Julia is a young lawyer who has been in conflict with her father for a long time. Her mother...

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A Summer by the River

as Kottarainen
Released: 1998-02-13

Kuningasjätkä is set in North Karelia in the mid-1950s and depicts the summer of 10-year-old...

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At Point Blank

as Juha
Released: 2003-12-13

A gang of highly efficient and cold hearted robbers strike against a number of banks in...

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Baba's Cars

as Pekka Kukka
Released: 2006-03-31

Jojo is out of money and must work for his stepfather's shady car dealership to pick up a car...

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Kissan kuolema

as Saku
Released: 1994-09-02

In the closed community of a reform school for teenagers, the principal's daughter is found...

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Rikos & rakkaus

as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
Released: 1999-02-05

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Homecoming

as Tomi
Released: 2015-08-21

Tiina decides to reconnect with his aged and bohemian father living alone. With her reluctant...

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Tale of the Sleeping Giant

as Narrator (Voice)
Released: 2020-12-25

Tale of the Sleeping Giant is a movie filmed entirely in Lapland in the most mythical...

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Set Point

as Harri
Released: 2004-01-01

On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which...

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Alibi

as Rod Bryant
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Pain, not just war, makes strange bedfellows. In bed, APRIL SANCHEZ and JENNA BRYANT hatch a...

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Isabella

as Andrea
Released: 2008-01-01

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Suolaista ja makeaa

as Ile
Released: 1995-03-17

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Hamsters

as Hamsteri
Released: 2023-01-04

A poor wild-life writer named Hamsteri, who is obsessed with natural disasters, lives in a...

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Tie naisen sydämeen

as Kauko Kinnunen
Released: 1996-09-27

Pentti Anttila is a journalist, who accidentally ends up in to a mental institution. There he...

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Takatöölö Story

as Heltat nuorina
Released: 1993-12-20

A reporter starts investigating a murder while making a documentary about a 60's youth gang.

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Vikings

as King Harald Finehair
First aired: 2013-03-03

The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of...

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CSI: Miami

as Ivan Radu
First aired: 2002-09-23

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as...

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True Blood

as Hrolf
First aired: 2008-09-07

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from...

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The Wheel of Time

as Stepin
First aired: 2021-11-18

Follow Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the “Aes...

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V.I.P.

as Nazi
First aired: 1998-09-26

While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her...

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Love, Death & Robots

as Snow (voice)
First aired: 2019-03-15

Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of...

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The Wild Thornberrys

as Guard (voice)
First aired: 1998-09-01

The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.

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Twilight of the Gods

as Glaumar (voice)
First aired: 2024-09-19

Zack Snyder unleashes a bold and bloody vision of Norse mythology in this adult animated series...

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Karjalan kunnailla

as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
First aired: 2007-11-21

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Irtiottoja

as Antti
First aired: 2003-09-29

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Untold Arctic Wars

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2022-02-14

A six-part documentary series about the least known events of World War II. The series reveal a...

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Helsinki Syndrome

as Elias Karo
First aired: 2022-09-02

Family man Elias Karo takes four journalist hostage at their newspaper’s headquarters, in a...

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Napamiehet

as Asianajaja
First aired: 2015-03-28

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Studio Impossible

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-01-20

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