Jasper Pääkkönen

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1980-07-15 (44 years old)

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

Actor

2025
The Summit Suomi

as Juontaja

2024
Vares X

as Kyypakkaus

2022
Operation Omerta

as Max Tanner

2021
Attack on Finland

as Max Tanner

2020
Da 5 Bloods

as Seppo Havelin

2018
BlacKkKlansman

as Felix Kendrickson

2018
2016
Jet Trash

as Mike

2015
Vares: The Sheriff

as Kyypakkaus

2013
2013
Vikings

as Halfdan the Black

2012
2012
Vares: Gambling Chip

as Kyypakkaus

2012
Naked Harbour

as Anders

2011
Vares: Garter Snake

as Kyypakkaus

2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
Hellsinki

as Korppu

2008
The Subtenant

as Kikke

2008
Moomin and Midsummer Madness

as Muumipeikko (voice)

2007
V2: Dead Angel

as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman

2005
Frozen Land

as Niko Smolander

2004
2004
Addiction

as Aleksi

2003
Bad Boys: A True Story

as Eero Takkunen

2003
Irtiottoja

as Johnny

1999
Secret Lives

as Saku Salin

1988

Producer

2021
Attack on Finland

as Executive Producer