Peter Franzén (actor)
Encyclopedia
Peter Franzén is a Finnish
actor who has appeared in over 40 films and TV series
. Of these, the most famous are A Summer by the River
, Ambush, Mustan kissan kuja, Badding, On the Road to Emmaus
, Rölli ja metsänhenki, Kuutamolla, Bad Boys, Dog Nail Clipper
, Matti and Hellsinki
. 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".
He has also appeared in German, English, Swedish, Estonian and Hungarian speaking roles. Franzén had a role as a Russian corpse in one episode of CSI: Miami
, and more recently was cast for a small part as a police officer in the movie Cleaner
by Renny Harlin
. In 2009 Franzén had a small role as a Swedish Viking in the True Blood
episode Never Let Me Go.
In 1999, Franzén moved to Los Angeles
with his actress wife, Irina Björklund
, where they have lived ever since.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
actor who has appeared in over 40 films and TV series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
. Of these, the most famous are A Summer by the River
A Summer by the River
A Summer by the River is a 1998 Finnish film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. The film is set in the 1950s Finland and tells the story of father Tenho and son Topi after Tenho's wife — Topi's mother — dies and leaves the two men unable to pay rent...
, Ambush, Mustan kissan kuja, Badding, On the Road to Emmaus
On the Road to Emmaus
On the Road to Emmaus is a 2001 Finnish musical film written and directed by Markku Pölönen. With themes and title borrowed from of the New Testament, the film tells the story of Rane , a cynical real estate agent living in Helsinki, who returns to the small village where he was born in order to...
, Rölli ja metsänhenki, Kuutamolla, Bad Boys, Dog Nail Clipper
Dog Nail Clipper
Dog Nail Clipper is a 2004 Finnish film directed by Markku Pölönen and starring Peter Franzén and Taisto Reimaluoto. The film is an adaptation of Finnish author Veikko Huovinen's 1980 novel of the same name....
, Matti and Hellsinki
Hellsinki
Hellsinki is a 2009 Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. The film is based on the novel Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005 by Harri Nykänen and Tom Sjöberg...
. For his role in Dog Nail Clipper
Dog Nail Clipper
Dog Nail Clipper is a 2004 Finnish film directed by Markku Pölönen and starring Peter Franzén and Taisto Reimaluoto. The film is an adaptation of Finnish author Veikko Huovinen's 1980 novel of the same name....
, Franzén was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Actor as well as earning praise from film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
magazine who called the actor "one of the most talented and versatile thesps in Finland".
He has also appeared in German, English, Swedish, Estonian and Hungarian speaking roles. Franzén had a role as a Russian corpse in one episode of CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
, and more recently was cast for a small part as a police officer in the movie Cleaner
Cleaner (film)
Cleaner is a 2007 thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, and Eva Mendes.-Plot:Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he owns and operates a crime scene cleanup company, and performs much of the duties himself...
by Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin is a Finnish-American film director and producer. He is best known for Die Hard 2 , Cliffhanger , The Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea...
. In 2009 Franzén had a small role as a Swedish Viking in the True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
episode Never Let Me Go.
In 1999, Franzén moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with his actress wife, Irina Björklund
Irina Björklund
Irina Björklund is a Finnish actress.Björklund was born in Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden but she quickly moved to Finland with her family. She has acted in movies and in television series. Some well known movies include Rukajärven tie , Levottomat , Minä ja Morrison , and Vieraalla Maalla...
, where they have lived ever since.