Jasper Pääkkönen
Acting • Born 1980-07-15
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.
Filmography
36 credits
Addiction
Movie • 2004
Aleksi
Bad Boys: A True Story
Movie • 2003
Eero Takkunen
Hellsinki
Movie • 2009
Korppu
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Movie • 2006
Matti
V2: Dead Angel
Movie • 2007
Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
Vares: The Girls of April
Movie • 2011
Kyypakkaus
Vares: The Kiss of Evil
Movie • 2011
Kyypakkaus
Vares: Private Eye
Movie • 2004
Jarmo
Frozen Land
Movie • 2005
Niko Smolander
Vares: Garter Snake
Movie • 2011
Kyypakkaus
Lapland Odyssey
Movie • 2010
Kapu
Vares: Tango of Darkness
Movie • 2012
Kyypakkaus
Vares: Gambling Chip
Movie • 2012
Kyypakkaus
Heart of a Lion
Movie • 2013
Harri
The Unhanged
Movie • 2023
Vares: The Sheriff
Movie • 2015
Kyypakkaus
Last Ride
Movie • 2024
Kaapo
Vares X
Movie • 2024
Kyypakkaus
Jet Trash
Movie • 2016
Mike
BlacKkKlansman
Movie • 2018
Felix Kendrickson
Moomins and the Comet Chase
Movie • 2010
Muumi (voice)
Da 5 Bloods
Movie • 2020
Seppo Havelin
Naked Harbour
Movie • 2012
Anders
Attack on Finland
Movie • 2021
Markus Tanner
Moomin and Midsummer Madness
Movie • 2008
Muumipeikko (voice)
Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus
Movie • 1988
Arvi Hongisto
The Subtenant
Movie • 2008
Kikke
The Dark Tower
Movie • 2020
Marten Broadcloak
Vikings
TV • 2013
Halfdan the Black
Secret Lives
TV • 1999
Saku Salin
Haapasalon Suomi
TV • 2018
Self
Operation Omerta
TV • 2022
Max Tanner
Irtiottoja
TV • 2003
Johnny
The Summit Suomi
TV • 2025
Juontaja
Operaciones Especiales: Europa
TV • 2022
BLOOD & SWEAT
TV • 2026
Jon Laine