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Jasper Pääkkönen

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Jasper Pääkkönen
Finland's Independence Day celebration on December 6 is crudely interrupted by an attack to the Presidential Residence. A set of distinguished guests are taken as hostages. Security service officer Max Tanner (Jasper Pääkkönen) is set as the negotiator of the hostage crisis and soon it is clear that the main target behind the terrorist attack is a plan to destabilize the security of Europe. Tanner must make bold and even painful decisions to figure out who is behind the attack. After all, there are not only human lives to protect - but the future of Europe as a whole.
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Jasper Pääkkönen is an actor, fly fisherman, environmentalist and an entrepreneur. His most recent work include the role of Felix in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman and Halfdan the Black in the hit TV series Vikings. In his home country Finland, according to newspaper Ilta Sanomat, he is "the most profitable film actor in Finland" for having starred in many of Finland's biggest box office hits during his career. For his role Harri in Dome Karukoski's Heart of a Lion (Leijonasydän) he won the Finnish Jussi award (local Oscar). Many of Pääkkönen's films have made #1 in the Finnish B.O., including Pahat Pojat (Bad Boys - a true story), Matti, Frozen Land and Lapland Odyssey. Apart from his work in film, he is know as the cult outdoor brand Patagonia's ambassador. The architectural spa Löyly, which he built and owns in Helsinki, was named one of World's 100 Greatest Places by Time Magazine. In his free time he travels the world fly fishing as the cult outdoor brand Patagonia's brand ambassador.
BornJuly 15, 1980
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BornJuly 15, 1980
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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Jasper Pääkkönen in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Jasper Pääkkönen
Spike Lee, Jasper Pääkkönen, and Adam Driver in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Jasper Pääkkönen in Vikings (2013)
Jasper Pääkkönen and Spike Lee at the HIFF festival
Jasper Pääkkönen and Alexander Ludwig in Vikings (2013)
Peter Franzén, Jasper Pääkkönen, Jani Toivola, and Yusufa Sidibeh in Heart of a Lion (2013)
Jasper Pääkkönen in Vikings (2013)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jasper Pääkkönen in Vikings (2013)
Jasper Pääkkönen in Vikings (2013)
Jasper Pääkkönen, Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Ludwig, and Jordan Patrick Smith in Vikings (2013)
Frankie McCafferty, Jasper Pääkkönen, Alexander Ludwig, and Karima McAdams in Vikings (2013)

Known for

John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
BlacKkKlansman
7.5
  • Felix Kendrickson
  • 2018
Alexander Ludwig, Jordan Patrick Smith, Marco Ilsø, and Alex Høgh Andersen in Vikings (2013)
Vikings
8.5
TV Series
  • Halfdan the Black
Heart of a Lion (2013)
Heart of a Lion
7.0
  • Harri
  • 2013
Jasper Pääkkönen in Frozen Land (2005)
Frozen Land
7.4
  • Niko Smolander
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Hirttämättömät (2023)
    Hirttämättömät
    • Cameo
    • 2023
  • Omerta 6/12 (2022)
    Omerta 6/12
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jasper Pääkkönen and Nanna Blondell in Attack on Finland (2021)
    Attack on Finland
    • Markus Tanner
    • 2021
  • The Dark Tower (2020)
    The Dark Tower
    • Marten Broadcloak
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Alexander Ludwig, Jordan Patrick Smith, Marco Ilsø, and Alex Høgh Andersen in Vikings (2013)
    Vikings
    • Halfdan the Black
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2020
  • Da 5 Bloods (2020)
    Da 5 Bloods
    • Seppo
    • 2020
  • Anu Palevaara and Sami Uotila in Pihlajasatu (2018)
    Pihlajasatu
    • Saku Salin
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
    BlacKkKlansman
    • Felix Kendrickson
    • 2018
  • Jasper Pääkkönen, Craig Parkinson, Sofia Boutella, Robert Sheehan, and Osy Ikhile in Jet Trash (2016)
    Jet Trash
    • Mike
    • 2016
  • Vares: The Sheriff (2015)
    Vares: The Sheriff
    • Kyypakkaus
    • 2015
  • Heart of a Lion (2013)
    Heart of a Lion
    • Harri
    • 2013
  • Spekti Feat. Tasis: Juomalaulu
    • Perhonsitoja
    • Music Video
    • 2013
  • Vares: Tango of Darkness (2012)
    Vares: Tango of Darkness
    • Kyypakkaus
    • 2012
  • Vares: Gambling Chip (2012)
    Vares: Gambling Chip
    • Kyypakkaus
    • 2012
  • Naked Harbour (2012)
    Naked Harbour
    • Anders
    • 2012

Producer

  • Omerta 6/12 (2022)
    Omerta 6/12
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jasper Pääkkönen and Nanna Blondell in Attack on Finland (2021)
    Attack on Finland
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Pokerimestari 2006
    • assistant producer
    • TV Series
    • 2006

Writer

  • Pokerimestari 2006
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2006

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Jet Trash
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Jet Trash
VIKINGS: Homeland
Trailer 0:57
VIKINGS: Homeland

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jasper Paakkonen
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • July 15, 1980
    • Helsinki, Finland
  • Parents
      Virve Havelin
  • Relatives
    • Antti Pääkkönen(Aunt or Uncle)

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    Lived in Baltimore, Maryland as a teenager.

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