Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen was born on Jul 15, 1980 in Finland. Jasper Pääkkönen's big-screen debut came with The Glory and Misery of Human Life directed by Matti Kassila in 1988, strarring Arvi Hongisto. Jasper Pääkkönen is known for BlacKkKlansman directed by Spike Lee, Alec Baldwin stars as Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth. Jasper Pääkkönen has got 3 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Jasper Pääkkönen achieved is Jussi Awards. The upcoming new movie Jasper Pääkkönen plays is Attack on Finland which will be released on Nov 19, 2021.

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.