--- name: "Jasper Pääkkönen" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jasper-paakkonen" fi1m_id: "jasper-paakkonen" imdb_id: "nm0701747" tmdb_id: 82857 wikidata_id: "Q1378023" roles: ["Actor"] born: "15 July 1980" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-30T20:01:01.920366+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jasper Pääkkönen ## Identity Jasper Pääkkönen - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jasper-paakkonen - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jasper-paakkonen - **IMDb ID:** nm0701747 - **TMDB ID:** 82857 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1378023 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_P%C3%A4%C3%A4kk%C3%B6nen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1378023, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701747/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82857 Actor. Born 15 July 1980 in Helsinki, Finland. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 15 July 1980, Helsinki, Finland - **Active:** 2013–present - **Frequently works with:** [Kevin Willmott](https://film.one/person/kevin-willmott.md), [Spike Lee](https://film.one/person/spike-lee.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (2), 2020s 72 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 76 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $93m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_P%C3%A4%C3%A4kk%C3%B6nen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1378023, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701747/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82857 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Da 5 Bloods*](https://film.one/film/da-5-bloods.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jasper Pääkkönen is a Finnish actor. Born in Helsinki in 1980, he is the son of actor Seppo Pääkkönen and the nephew of actor Antti Pääkkönen. He first became known in Finland for playing Saku Salin in the soap opera *Salatut elämät* (1999–2002). Subsequent Finnish film roles include *Bad Boys* (2003), *Matti: Hell Is for Heroes* (2006), *Lapland Odyssey* (2010) and *Heart of a Lion* (2013), for which he received a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor. Internationally, Pääkkönen played Halfdan the Black in the television series *Vikings* (2016–2020) and Felix Kendrickson in Spike Lee's *BlacKkKlansman* (2018). He also appeared in *Da 5 Bloods* (2020). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Da 5 Bloods* (2020), Fi1m 72, as Seppo Havelin — [page](https://film.one/film/da-5-bloods.md) - *BlacKkKlansman* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Felix Kendrickson — [page](https://film.one/film/blackkklansman.md) - *Vikings* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Halfdan the Black — [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) ## Complete filmography (35) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Topi Borgin elokuvakerho* (2026), series, Actor - *BLOOD & SWEAT* (2026), series, as Jon Laine - *Vares X* (2024), as Kyypakkaus - *Last Ride* (2023), as Kaapo - *The Unhanged* (2023), Actor - *Operation Omerta* (2022), series, as Max Tanner - *Operaciones Especiales: Europa* (2022), series, Actor - *Attack on Finland* (2021), as Markus Tanner · Executive Producer - *Da 5 Bloods* (2020), as Seppo Havelin — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/da-5-bloods.md) - *The Dark Tower* (2020), as Marten Broadcloak - *BlacKkKlansman* (2018), as Felix Kendrickson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/blackkklansman.md) - *Jet Trash* (2016), as Mike - *Vares: The Sheriff* (2015), as Kyypakkaus - *Heart of a Lion* (2013), as Harri - *Vikings* (2013), series, as Halfdan the Black — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) - *Vares: Tango of Darkness* (2012), as Kyypakkaus - *Vares: Gambling Chip* (2012), as Kyypakkaus - *Naked Harbour* (2012), as Anders - *Vares: Garter Snake* (2011), as Kyypakkaus - *Vares: The Girls of April* (2011), as Kyypakkaus - *Vares: The Kiss of Evil* (2011), as Kyypakkaus - *Lapland Odyssey* (2010), as Kapu - *Moomins and the Comet Chase* (2010), as Muumi (voice) - *Hellsinki* (2009), as Korppu - *The Subtenant* (2008), as Kikke - *Moomin and Midsummer Madness* (2008), as Muumipeikko (voice) - *V2: Dead Angel* (2007), as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman - *Matti: Hell Is for Heroes* (2006), as Matti - *Frozen Land* (2005), as Niko Smolander - *Vares: Private Eye* (2004), as Jarmo - *Addiction* (2004), as Aleksi - *Irtiottoja* (2003), series, as Johnny - *Bad Boys: A True Story* (2003), as Eero Takkunen - *Secret Lives* (1999), series, as Saku Salin - *Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus* (1988), as Arvi Hongisto ## Gallery - ![Helsinki, Restaurant Löyly. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-568ea82e6eb9.jpg) Helsinki, Restaurant Löyly. (2016) — Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/2018_IMG_6743_%2827299770730%29.jpg/1280px-2018_IMG_6743_%2827299770730%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Présentation du film BlacKkKlansman au festival de Cannes : Damaris Lewis, Jasper Pääkkönen, John David Washington, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Spike Lee, Adam (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-a471712d50ef.jpg) Présentation du film BlacKkKlansman au festival de Cannes : Damaris Lewis, Jasper Pääkkönen, John David Washington, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Spike Lee, Adam (2018) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Cannes_2018_14.jpg/1280px-Cannes_2018_14.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jasper Pääkkönen Copyright : Pegoshphoto (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-79a09bca9331.jpg) Jasper Pääkkönen Copyright : Pegoshphoto (2012) — Pegoshphoto, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Jasper1.jpg/1280px-Jasper1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Finnish actor Jasper Pääkkönen at Matka Travel Fair in Helsinki, 2012.](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-aaf24cd041ff.jpg) Finnish actor Jasper Pääkkönen at Matka Travel Fair in Helsinki, 2012. — Soppakanuuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Jasper_P%C3%A4%C3%A4kk%C3%B6nen.jpg/1280px-Jasper_P%C3%A4%C3%A4kk%C3%B6nen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jasper Pääkkönen](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-47a58880d88a.jpg) Jasper Pääkkönen — Image via TMDB - ![Jasper Pääkkönen](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-304ea05c4b42.jpg) Jasper Pääkkönen — Image via TMDB - ![Jasper Pääkkönen](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-5252a27b125c.jpg) Jasper Pääkkönen — Image via TMDB - ![Jasper Pääkkönen](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-9e3964f66de6.jpg) Jasper Pääkkönen — German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Jasper_paakkonen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jasper Pääkkönen](https://film.one/media/person/126515/gallery-68f691b86900.jpg) Jasper Pääkkönen — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor 2014: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Heart of a Lion* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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