Jasper Pääkkönen

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.

Jasper Pääkkönen is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Topi Borgin elokuvakerho (2026), BLOOD & SWEAT (2026), The Summit Suomi (2025), Vares X (2024), Last Ride (2023), The Unhanged (2023), Operaciones Especiales: Europa (2022), Operation Omerta (2022). The recorded credits span 1988 to 2026, including 24 movies and 6 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.