---
name: "Peter Franzén"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-franzen"
fi1m_id: "peter-franzen"
imdb_id: "nm0291918"
tmdb_id: 11263
wikidata_id: "Q2548961"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 August 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T10:52:06.230284+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."
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# Peter Franzén

## Identity

Peter Franzén

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-franzen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-franzen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0291918
- **TMDB ID:** 11263
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2548961
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Franz%C3%A9n, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2548961, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291918/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11263

Actor. Born 14 August 1971 in Keminmaa, Finland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 August 1971, Keminmaa, Finland
- **Also known as:** پیتر فرانزن, Peter Vilhelm Franzén
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Franz%C3%A9n, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2548961, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291918/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11263

## Coming up

- *Lapland War* (2026-10-23)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Vikings*](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Franzén is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter and director. He trained at the Theatre Academy of Finland and has appeared in more than fifty films and television series.

He is best known for playing King Harald Finehair in the series *Vikings* (2016–2020). His film credits include Mertsi in *Dog Nail Clipper* (2004), for which he received a Jussi Award for Best Actor, and roles in *The Gunman* (2015), *Meander* (2021) and *The Abyss* (2023). He has also appeared as Stepin in *The Wheel of Time* (2021).

Franzén has worked in Finnish, English and other languages. He made his feature directorial debut with *Above Dark Waters* (2013), adapted from his own novel, and was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Vikings* (2013), Fi1m 74, as King Harald Finehair — [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)

## Complete filmography (83)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lapland War* (2026), Actor
- *Kaikki rakastavat hevosia* (2025), series, as Matias
- *Conflict* (2024), series, as Kapt. Rami Ohrankämmen
- *Twilight of the Gods* (2024), series, as Glaumar (voice)
- *Nightless Night* (2023), as Ilmari Huotari / The Murderer
- *Boudica* (2023), as Wolfgar
- *The Abyss* (2023), as Tage Vibenius
- *Black Lotus* (2023), as Paul
- *Hamsters* (2023), as Hamsteri
- *Helsinki Syndrome* (2022), series, as Elias Karo
- *Untold Arctic Wars* (2022), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Wheel of Time* (2021), series, as Stepin
- *Meander* (2021), as Adam
- *Tale of the Sleeping Giants* (2020), as Narrator (Voice)
- *Kill Anneli* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), series, as Snow (voice)
- *Ashes in the Snow* (2018), as Commander Komarov
- *Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future* (2016), as Eero Saarinen (voice)
- *The Mine* (2016), as Raimo
- *Beck 31 - Gunvald* (2016), as Risto Kangas
- *Lapland Odyssey 2* (2015), as Jorma
- *Johan Falk: The End* (2015), as Milo Mikhailov
- *Homecoming* (2015), as Tomi
- *Johan Falk: Blood Diamonds* (2015), as Milo Mikhailov
- *Napamiehet* (2015), series, as Asianajaja
- *The Gunman* (2015), as Reiniger
- *Heart of a Lion* (2013), as Teppo
- *Above Dark Waters* (2013), as Kake · Director, Screenplay, Novel
- *Open Up to Me* (2013), as Sami
- *Vikings* (2013), series, as King Harald Finehair — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)
- *Purge* (2012), as Hans Pekk
- *Road North* (2012), as Pertti Paakku
- *Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men* (2012), as Taisto Raappana
- *Body of Water* (2011), as Elias
- *Priest of Evil* (2010), as Timo Harjunpää
- *Princess* (2010), as Saastamoinen
- *Rally On!* (2009), as Suko
- *Hellsinki* (2009), as Krisu
- *Three Wise Men* (2008), as Santa Claus
- *True Blood* (2008), series, as Hrolf — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)
- *Isabella* (2008), as Andrea
- *Karjalan kunnailla* (2007), series, as Jarkko "Jake" Rosenius
- *Red Is the Color of* (2007), as David Stellar
- *The Matriarch* (2007), as Laszlo
- *Cleaner* (2007), as Police Officer Bronson
- *Mystery of the Wolf* (2006), as Antero Venesmaa
- *Isabella* (2006), series, as Andreas
- *Baba's Cars* (2006), as Pekka Kukka
- *Studio Impossible* (2006), series, Actor
- *Matti: Hell Is for Heroes* (2006), as Nick Nevada
- *Set Point* (2004), as Harri
- *Dog Nail Clipper* (2004), as Mertsi Arhippa Vepsäläinen
- *The Threat* (2004), as Magnus
- *At Point Blank* (2003), as Juha
- *Irtiottoja* (2003), series, as Antti
- *Bad Boys: A True Story* (2003), as Otto Takkunen
- *Names in Marble* (2002), as Sulo Kallio
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Ivan Radu
- *Lovers & Leavers* (2002), as Marko
- *Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods* (2001), as Lakeija
- *On the Road to Emmaus* (2001), as Mankka-Arvi
- *Kites Over Helsinki* (2001), as Sammy Ceder
- *Jewel of the Sahara* (2001), as Young Francois Renard
- *Bad Luck Love* (2000), as Reino
- *Badding* (2000), as Ossi
- *Rikos & rakkaus* (1999), as Konstaapeli Jussi Rosenström
- *Ambush* (1999), as Eero Perkola
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, as Nazi
- *Asphalto* (1998), as Mies
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, as Guard (voice)
- *Train Birds* (1998), as Lako's Lover
- *A Summer by the River* (1998), as Kottarainen
- *Jäänmurtaja* (1997), Actor
- *Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä* (1996), as Johnny
- *Tie naisen sydämeen* (1996), as Kauko Kinnunen
- *Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste* (1996), as Man
- *Suolaista ja makeaa* (1995), as Ile
- *Kissan kuolema* (1994), as Saku
- *Takatöölö Story* (1993), as Heltat nuorina
- *Maigret* (1991), series, as Leo Liikanen
- *Alibi*, as Rod Bryant
- *Kerpeikkari*, Director, Writer
- *Jäniksen vuosi*, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Peter Franzén](https://film.one/media/person/1298410/gallery-5a923a693d57.jpg) Peter Franzén — Soppakanuuna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Peter_Franz%C3%A9n.jpg/1280px-Peter_Franz%C3%A9n.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jonathan Selzer (Metal Hammer UK) interviews Peter Franzén on stage at Midgardsblot 2024](https://film.one/media/person/1298410/gallery-6230e998a284.jpg) Jonathan Selzer (Metal Hammer UK) interviews Peter Franzén on stage at Midgardsblot 2024 — Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Peter_Franz%C3%A9n_interview.jpg/1280px-Peter_Franz%C3%A9n_interview.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Franzén](https://film.one/media/person/1298410/gallery-9adde90a6101.jpg) Peter Franzén — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Franzén](https://film.one/media/person/1298410/gallery-db14d34af465.jpg) Peter Franzén — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Franzén](https://film.one/media/person/1298410/gallery-a9c8b11c8911.jpg) Peter Franzén — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland 2013: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (won)
- Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor 1999: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *A Summer by the River*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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