Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in Vikings (2016–2020).
Franzén was born in Keminmaa, north Finland. Franzén has described his childhood as difficult due to his violent and alcoholic stepfather. Later, Franzén’s relationship with his abusive stepfather was a major focal point in his semi-autobiographical novel, Above Dark Waters.
He met his actress wife Irina Björklund while studying at the Theatre Academy of Finland. In 1999 the couple moved to Los Angeles, where they lived until 2013, after which they moved to Roquevaire, France. They have a son, born in September 2007.
In his career, he has appeared in Finnish, Estonian, German, English, Swedish, and Hungarian speaking roles. In 2015, Franzén was cast as King Harald Finehair from the fourth season of Vikings. Franzén has also been cast in Amazon Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time TV series.
Where did Peter Franzén go to high school?
Speaking about his educational background, although the specific name of the school is unknown he attended a local high school, and upon matriculating in 1989, enrolled at the Theatre Academy of Finland, University of the Arts, from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1992.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
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