Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 15, 1980 (age 46)
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Jasper Pääkkönen
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.
Known For - Movies
BlacKkKlansman
as Felix Kendrickson
Da 5 Bloods
as Seppo Havelin
Attack on Finland
as Markus Tanner
Frozen Land
as Niko Smolander
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as Matti
Last Ride
as Kaapo
The Dark Tower
as Marten Broadcloak
Naked Harbour
as Anders
Vares X
as Kyypakkaus
Bad Boys: A True Story
as Eero Takkunen
