
Cast
Jasper Pääkkönen
Acting
Cast
Jasper Pääkkönen
Known for
Acting
Born
1980-07-15
From
Helsinki, Finland
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.

BlacKkKlansman
as Felix Kendrickson

Da 5 Bloods
as Seppo Havelin

Heart of a Lion
as Harri

Frozen Land
as Niko Smolander

Naked Harbour
as Anders

Lapland Odyssey
as Kapu

Vares: Private Eye
as Jarmo

Attack on Finland
as Markus Tanner

Bad Boys: A True Story
as Eero Takkunen

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as Matti

Hellsinki
as Korppu

Moomins and the Comet Chase
as Muumi (voice)

Jet Trash
as Mike

Last Ride
as Kaapo

Vares: The Sheriff
as Kyypakkaus

The Dark Tower
as Marten Broadcloak

Addiction
as Aleksi

V2: Dead Angel
as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman

Vares: Garter Snake
as Kyypakkaus

The Subtenant
as Kikke

Vares: Tango of Darkness
as Kyypakkaus

Vares X
as Kyypakkaus

Vares: The Kiss of Evil
as Kyypakkaus

Vares: Gambling Chip
as Kyypakkaus

Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus
as Arvi Hongisto

Vares: The Girls of April
as Kyypakkaus

The Unhanged

Moomin and Midsummer Madness
as Muumipeikko (voice)