Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

actor, director, writer

Peter Franzén was born on Aug 14, 1971 in Finland. Peter Franzén's big-screen debut came with Matokuningas directed by Hannu Tuomainen in 1993, strarring Iiro. Peter Franzén is known for The Wheel of Time directed by Sanaa Hamri, Rosamund Pike stars as Moiraine Damodred and Daniel Henney as Lan Mandragoran. Peter Franzén has got 5 awards and 11 nominations so far. The most recent award Peter Franzén achieved is Jussi Awards. The upcoming new movie Peter Franzén plays is Black Lotus which will be released on Apr 13, 2023.

Peter Franzén is one of Finland's most accomplished actors and has had a successful career both nationally and internationally. He was born in Northern Finland, Kemi, close to the Arctic Circle in Lapland. Peter has been true to his craft as an actor for almost 30 years and he has worked in over 50 movies earning him three Jussi Awards (Finland's national film prize) and a total of seven nominations, also international Awards.His film credits include for example: "The Gunman" opposite Sean Penn and Javier Bardem, Finnish controversial films "Heart of a Lion" and "Open Up To Me", which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film prize. Another Feature film "Purge" was Finland's official selection for the Academy Awards. Peter's most recent feature film is "Meander" (France 2020.)TV-credits: Franzén enjoyed tremendously working in the "Vikings"-series (2016-2019, History Channel, HBO), portraying king Harald Finehair. "Working and living and in Ireland has been one of the absolute highlights of my career." His latest TV-work includes the new series "Wheel of Time" (2019-2020 Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios)In 2013 Franzén made his feature directorial debut with his film "Above Dark Waters." The film opened in his native Finland and is based on a semi-autobiographical 2010 novel of the same name. Peter also adapted and wrote the Screenplay. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Golden Globes, in 2013.Franzén recently published his third Novel, "The Broken Wheel Ranch" (Särkyneen pyörän karjatila). He lives in France.

  • Birthday

    Aug 14, 1971
  • Place of Birth

    Keminmaa, Finland
  • Also known

    Петер Францен

Known For

Awards

5 wins & 11 nominations

Jussi Awards
2010
Best Supporting Actor (Paras miessivuosa)
Winner - Jussi
2005
Best Leading Actor (Paras miespääosa)
Winner - Jussi
1999
Best Supporting Actor (Paras miessivuosa)
Winner - Jussi
Brussels International Independent Film Festival
2003
International Competition
Winner - Best Actor
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