Jasper Pääkkönen
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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
Credits
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
as Felix Kendrickson
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
as Seppo Havelin
Last Ride (2023)
as Kaapo
Attack on Finland (2021)
as Markus Tanner
Bad Boys: A True Story (2003)
as Eero Takkunen
Lapland Odyssey (2010)
as Kapu
Frozen Land (2005)
as Niko Smolander
The Unhanged (2023)
Actor
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006)
as Matti
Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
as Muumi (voice)
The Subtenant (2008)
as Kikke
Naked Harbour (2012)
as Anders
Vares X (2024)
as Kyypakkaus
Vares: The Sheriff (2015)
as Kyypakkaus
Heart of a Lion (2013)
as Harri
Vares: Gambling Chip (2012)
as Kyypakkaus
Moomin and Midsummer Madness (2008)
as Muumipeikko (voice)
Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988)
as Arvi Hongisto
Jet Trash (2016)
as Mike
V2: Dead Angel (2007)
as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
The Dark Tower (2020)
as Marten Broadcloak
Vares: Tango of Darkness (2012)
as Kyypakkaus
Vares: Private Eye (2004)
as Jarmo
Vares: Garter Snake (2011)
as Kyypakkaus
Hellsinki (2009)
as Korppu
Vares: The Girls of April (2011)
as Kyypakkaus
Vares: The Kiss of Evil (2011)
as Kyypakkaus
Addiction (2004)
as Aleksi