Peter Franzén
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Peter Franzén in 2010.
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| Born |
14 August 1971 Keminmaa, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Irina Björklund |
| Children | 1 (boy) |
Peter Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter and director. 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.
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.
Franzén's first collaboration with Irina Björklund
In 2010 Franzén published a partly autobiographical novel Above Dark Waters. In 2013 Franzén wrote Samoilla silmillä, a sequel to Above Dark Waters.
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.
Served as a sniper in the Finnish Army.
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