Peter Franzén
An image from Heart of a Lion, one of the productions that also features Peter Franzén.
Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

August 14, 1971 — Keminmaa, Finland

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.

Vikings

Vikings

2013

The Gunman

The Gunman

2015

Meander

Meander

2021

The Abyss

The Abyss

2023

Black Lotus

Black Lotus

2023

Boudica

Boudica

2023

Heart of a Lion

Heart of a Lion

2013

Purge

Purge

2012