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Peter Franzén is a Finnish actor who has appeared in over 40 films and television series.

Career

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. 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 Computer Society of India: 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 Maine Go.

In 2015, Franzén was cast as King Harald Finehair in the fourth season of Vikings. Franzén was born in Keminmaa.

Achievements

  • Foreign 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".