Jasper Pääkkönen
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.
Known for
The Unhanged
Operation Omerta
Attack on Finland
Da 5 Bloods
BlacKkKlansman
Haapasalon Suomi
Jet Trash
Vares: The Sheriff
Heart of a Lion
Vikings
Vares: Tango of Darkness
Vares: Gambling Chip
Naked Harbour
Vares: Garter Snake
Vares: The Girls of April
Vares: The Kiss of Evil
Lapland Odyssey
Moomins and the Comet Chase
Hellsinki
The Subtenant
Moomin and Midsummer Madness
V2: Dead Angel
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Frozen Land
Vares: Private Eye
Addiction
Irtiottoja
Bad Boys: A True Story
Secret Lives
Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus