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
35 titles
Vikings
Secret Lives
BlacKkKlansman
Irtiottoja
Da 5 Bloods
BLOOD & SWEAT
Haapasalon Suomi
Naked Harbour
Attack on Finland
The Summit Suomi
Heart of a Lion
Frozen Land
Operation Omerta
Last Ride
Operaciones Especiales: Europa
Bad Boys: A True Story
Lapland Odyssey
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Vares: Private Eye
Vares: The Girls of April
Hellsinki
V2: Dead Angel
Jet Trash
Vares: Garter Snake
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