Nationality Finnish Years active 1992 - present | Occupation Actor Height 1.76 m | |
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Children Diego Aaron Vilhelm Franzén Movies The Gunman, Heart of a Lion, Hellsinki, Above Dark Waters, Ambush Similar | ||
Peter Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter and director.
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Personal life
Franzén was born in Keminmaa, North Finland. Franzén has described his childhood as difficult due to his violent and alcoholic stepfather. Later Franzén's reationship to his abusive stepfather was major focal point in his semi-autobiographical novel Above Dark Waters. He met his actress wife Irina Björklund, while studying in Theatre Academy of Finland. In 1999, the couple moved to Los Angeles, where they lived until 2013, when they moved to France.
Career
As an actor, he has appeared in over 50 films and TV series. For 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".
In his career, he has appeared in Finnish, German, English, Swedish, Estonian and Hungarian speaking roles. In 2015, Franzén was cast as King Harald Finehair in the fourth season of Vikings.
Writing
In 2010 Franzén published a partly autobiographical novel Above Dark Waters. In 2013 Franzén wrote Samoilla silmillä, a sequel to Above Dark Waters.
Directing
In 2013 Franzén directed the film Above Dark Waters, based on novel he had written in 2010.
Awards and honours
In 2013 Franzén was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
Trivia
Served as a sniper in the Finnish Army.
