Jasper Pääkkönen

Born: 1980-07-15, 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.

Filmography

• Salatut elämät (1999)
• BlacKkKlansman (2018)
• Da 5 Bloods (2020)
• Last Ride (2023)
• Pahat pojat (2003)
• Omerta 6/12 (2021)
• Vares X (2024)
• Hirttämättömät (2023)
• Jet Trash (2016)
• Vuosaari (2012)
• Matti (2006)
• Muumi ja punainen pyrstötähti (2010)
• Napapiirin sankarit (2010)
• Vares – Uhkapelimerkki (2012)
• Paha maa (2005)
• Vares – Sheriffi (2015)
• Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988)
• Irtiottoja (2003)
• V2 – Jäätynyt enkeli (2007)
• Kummeli Alivuokralainen (2008)
• Muumi ja vaarallinen juhannus (2008)
• Rööperi (2009)
• Vares – Yksityisetsivä (2004)
• Leijonasydän (2013)
• Vares – Pahan suudelma (2011)
• Vares – Pimeyden tango (2012)
• Vares – Sukkanauhakäärme (2011)
• Vares – Huhtikuun tytöt (2011)
• Levottomat 3 (2004)