Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director.
1999
In 1999 the couple moved to Los Angeles, where they lived until 2013, after which they moved to Roquevaire, France.
2007
They had a son, born in September 2007.
As an actor, Franzén 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, Estonian, German, English, Swedish, and Hungarian speaking roles.
2010
In 2010 Franzén published a partly autobiographical novel Tumman veden päällä (Above Dark Waters).
2013
In 2013 Franzén wrote Samoilla silmillä, a sequel to Tumman veden päällä.
In 2013 Franzén directed the film "Above Dark Waters", based on novel he had written in 2010.
In 2013 Franzén was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
2015
In 2015, Franzén was cast as King Harald Finehair from the fourth season of Vikings.
Franzén has also been cast in Amazon Prime Video's The Wheel of Time TV series.
2016
He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in Vikings (2016–2020).
Franzén was born in Keminmaa, north Finland.
Franzén has described his childhood as difficult due to his violent and alcoholic stepfather.
Later, Franzén's relationship to his abusive stepfather was a 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.
2017
In 2017 Tammi published Särkyneen pyörän karjatila, third book by Franzén.
2020
In 2020, he directed and narrated a viking-themed short movie called "Age of Vikings: Fated" which was shot in Old Swedish.
In 2021 Franzén sang the song Þat Mælti Mín Móðir (My Mother Told Me), that was performed by the Swedish band Hindarfjäll.
The song first appeared in the TV-series Vikings where it was sung by Harald Finehair (portrayed by Peter Franzén).
Here Franzén reprises his performance, singing the song in the Old Norse language.
