Peter Franzén
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| Peter Franzén | |
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 Peter Franzén in 2010. |
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| Born | 14 August 1971 Keminmaa, Finland |
Peter Franzén (born 14 August 1971, in Keminmaa) 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[1] 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".[2]
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.[3]
In 1999, Franzén moved to Los Angeles with his actress wife, Irina Björklund, where they have lived ever since.
[edit] References
- ^ Dog Nail Clipper (Koirankynnen leikkaaja), Finnish Film Foundation. Accessed July 21, 2009.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay. Dog Nail Clipper, Variety, February 15, 2005. Accessed July 21, 2009.
- ^ "True Blood" Never Let Me Go (2009) - Full cast and crew. Accessed 2009-10-06
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