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Jasper Pääkkönen

Acting
Known For

44 Years Old

Jasper Pääkkönen (born July 15, 1980) is a Finnish actor and entrepreneur. Pääkkönen became famous in Finland playing Saku Salin in the Finnish television soap opera Salatut elämät (1999–2002) and have since then starred in many #1 Finnish box office hits, including Bad Boys (2003), Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006) and Lapland Odyssey (2010). He made his international breakthrough role in historical drama television series Vikings (2015-2020) as Halfdan the Black. In March 2019, it was reported that Pääkkönen had been attached to Spike Lee's Netflix original film Da 5 Bloods. A week later, it was announced that Pääkkönen had also landed a major role in the upcoming Black Tower series based on the novels by Stephen King, but the series was subsequently cancelled in early 2020.

Born

Helsinki, Finland on 15th July 1980

All Credits

Vikings Image
Vikings
Halfdan the Black
Secret Lives Image
Secret Lives
Saku Salin
Haapasalon Suomi Image
Haapasalon Suomi
Self
Operation Omerta Image
Operation Omerta
Max Tanner
No Image
BLOOD & SWEAT
BlacKkKlansman Image
BlacKkKlansman
Felix Kendrickson
The Summit Suomi Image
The Summit Suomi
Juontaja
Da 5 Bloods Image
Da 5 Bloods
Seppo Havelin
Attack on Finland Image
Attack on Finland
Markus Tanner
Naked Harbour Image
Naked Harbour
Anders
Moomins and the Comet Chase Image
Moomins and the Comet Chase
Muumi (voice)
Irtiottoja Image
Irtiottoja
Johnny
Heart of a Lion Image
Heart of a Lion
Harri
Lapland Odyssey Image
Lapland Odyssey
Kapu
Frozen Land Image
Frozen Land
Niko Smolander
V2: Dead Angel Image
V2: Dead Angel
Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
Vares X Image
Vares X
Kyypakkaus
Vares: Gambling Chip Image
Vares: Gambling Chip
Kyypakkaus
Operaciones Especiales: Europa Image
Operaciones Especiales: Europa
Hellsinki Image
Hellsinki
Korppu
Vares: Garter Snake Image
Vares: Garter Snake
Kyypakkaus
Bad Boys: A True Story Image
Bad Boys: A True Story
Eero Takkunen
Vares: The Girls of April Image
Vares: The Girls of April
Kyypakkaus
Jet Trash Image
Jet Trash
Mike
Addiction Image
Addiction
Aleksi
Vares: The Kiss of Evil Image
Vares: The Kiss of Evil
Kyypakkaus
No Image
The Dark Tower
Marten Broadcloak
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes Image
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Matti
Moomin and Midsummer Madness Image
Moomin and Midsummer Madness
Muumipeikko (voice)
Vares: Private Eye Image
Vares: Private Eye
Jarmo
Vares: Tango of Darkness Image
Vares: Tango of Darkness
Kyypakkaus
Vares: The Sheriff Image
Vares: The Sheriff
Kyypakkaus
A Rare Grand Alignment Image
A Rare Grand Alignment
Kaapo
The Subtenant Image
The Subtenant
Kikke
Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus Image
Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus
Arvi Hongisto
The Unhanged Image
The Unhanged