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Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Actor · Born July 15, 1980 (46) · Helsinki, Finland

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1980 (46)
From
Helsinki, Finland
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Jasper Pääkkönen's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
21%
Morality
21%
Survival
17%
Ideas
12%
Self
12%
Power
12%
Society
5%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
5
Warm
2
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jasper Pääkkönen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jasper Pääkkönen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Topi Borgin elokuvakerho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • BLOOD & SWEAT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jon Laine

  • The Summit Suomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 15 episodes · as Juontaja

  • Vares X(2024)

    as Kyypakkaus

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Last Ride(2023)

    as Kaapo

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Unhanged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Operaciones Especiales: Europa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Operation Omerta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Max Tanner

  • Attack on Finland(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Markus Tanner

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Da 5 Bloods(2020)

    as Seppo Havelin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Marten Broadcloak

  • BlacKkKlansman(2018)

    as Felix Kendrickson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Jet Trash(2016)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Vares: The Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kyypakkaus

  • Heart of a Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Harri

  • Vikings(2013)

    Show 23 episodes · as Halfdan the Black

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Vares: Tango of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kyypakkaus

  • Vares: Gambling Chip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kyypakkaus

  • Naked Harbour(2012)

    as Anders

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Vares: Garter Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kyypakkaus

  • Vares: The Girls of April (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kyypakkaus

  • Vares: The Kiss of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kyypakkaus

  • Lapland Odyssey(2010)

    as Kapu

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Moomins and the Comet Chase(2010)

    as Muumi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hellsinki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Korppu

  • The Subtenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kikke

  • Moomin and Midsummer Madness(2008)

    as Muumipeikko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • V2: Dead Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman

  • Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Matti

  • Frozen Land(2005)

    as Niko Smolander

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Vares: Private Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jarmo

  • Addiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Aleksi

  • Irtiottoja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Johnny

  • Bad Boys(2003)

    as Eero Takkunen

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Secret Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 90 episodes · as Saku Salin

  • Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Arvi Hongisto

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1988 to 2026; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

$93M worldwide

Highest rated

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19882026

Peak 2005 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2003Screen debut· Bad Boys: A True Story
  • 2005First top-billed film· Frozen Land
  • 2005Breakout· Frozen Land
  • 2013Career best· Vikings

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing1 of 36: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 19% of 16 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jasper Pääkkönen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Jet Trash (2016)

73rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Vikings (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jasper Pääkkönen's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jasper Pääkkönen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jasper Pääkkönen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aku Louhimies shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers