Jasper Pääkkönen

Born: 1980-07-15 in Helsinki, Finland

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

2021

Attack on Finland as Markus Tanner

2020

Da 5 Bloods as Seppo Havelin
The Dark Tower as Marten Broadcloak

2018

BlacKkKlansman as Felix Kendrickson
Haapasalon Suomi as Self

2016

Jet Trash as Mike

2015

Vares: The Sheriff as Kyypakkaus

2013

Vikings as Halfdan the Black
Heart of a Lion as Harri

2012

Naked Harbour as Anders
Vares: Gambling Chip as Kyypakkaus
Vares: Tango of Darkness as Kyypakkaus

2011

Vares: Garter Snake as Kyypakkaus
Vares: The Kiss of Evil as Kyypakkaus
Vares: The Girls of April as Kyypakkaus

2010

Lapland Odyssey as Kapu
Moomins and the Comet Chase as Muumi (voice)

2009

Hellsinki as Korppu

2008

The Subtenant as Kikke
Moomin and Midsummer Madness as Muumipeikko (voice)

2007

V2: Dead Angel as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman

2006

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes as Matti

2005

Frozen Land as Niko Smolander

2004

Vares: Private Eye as Jarmo
Addiction as Aleksi

2003

Bad Boys: A True Story as Eero Takkunen
Irtiottoja as Johnny

1999

Secret Lives as Saku Salin

1988

Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus as Arvi Hongisto