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Jasper Pääkkönen
Actor, ProducerBorn July 15, 1980 (44 years)
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.
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
| 2024 | Vares X · as Kyypakkaus |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Operation Omerta (TV Series) · as Max Tanner |
| 2022 | Omerta 6/12 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2021 | Attack on Finland · as Max Tanner |
| 2020 | Da 5 Bloods · as Seppo Havelin |
| 2020 | The Dark Tower · as Marten Broadcloak |
| 2018 | BlacKkKlansman · as Felix Kendrickson |
| 2018 | Pihlajasatu (TV Series) · as Saku Salin |
| 2016 | Jet Trash · as Mike |
| 2015 | Vares: The Sheriff · as Kyypakkaus |
| 2013 | Heart of a Lion · as Harri |
| 2013 | Vikings (TV Series) · as Halfdan The Black |
| 2012 | Vares: Tango of Darkness · as Kyypakkaus |
| 2012 | Vares: Gambling Chip · as Kyypakkaus |
| 2012 | Naked Harbour · as Anders |
| 2011 | Garter Snake · as Kyypakkaus |
| 2011 | The Girls of April · as Kyypakkaus |
| 2011 | The Kiss of Evil · as Kyypakkaus |
| 2010 | Lapland Odyssey · as Kapu |
| 2010 | Moomins and the Comet Chase · as Muumi (voice) |
| 2009 | Hellsinki · as Korppu |
| 2008 | The Subtenant · as Kikke |
| 2008 | 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 | Private Eye Vares · as Jarmo |
| 2004 | Levottomat 3 - kun mikään ei riitä · as Aleksi |
| 2003 | Irtiottoja (TV Series) · as Johnny |
| 2003 | Bad Boys · as Eero Takkunen |
| 1999 | Salatut Elämät (TV Series) · as Saku Salin |
| 1990 | The New Adventures of That Kiljunen Family · as School Boy |
| 1988 | The Glory and Misery of Human Life · as Arvi Hongisto |