Peter Rainer Zakarias Viitanen (born 21 February 1980, in

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) is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his role as

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in the film '' Ted: För kärlekens skull''. Viitanen is a second-generation Sweden Finn and speaks Finnish with his family.

Filmography

*1993 –

Kådisbellan ''Kådisbellan'' (''The Condom Slingshot'') is a 1989 Swedish autobiographical novel written by Roland Schütt. The book is about Schütt's life as child during the 1920s. His Jewish mother Zipa sells condoms, which was forbidden then, and Rolan ...

*1994 – Sixten *1995 – Majken (TV-series) *1996 – Kloak (TV-series) *1996 – Pin up *1996 – Skuggornas hus (TV-series) *1998 – Längtans blåa blomma (TV-series) *1998 – Pip-Larssons (TV-series) *2000 – En klass för sig (TV-series) *2000 – Judith (TV-series) *2000 – Hotel Seger (TV-series) *2002 – Skattkammarplaneten *2002 – Skeppsholmen (TV-series) *2004 – Fröken Sverige *2004 – Lokalreportern (TV-series) *2004 – Orka! Orka! (TV-series) *2005 – Kocken *2005 – Vinnare och förlorare *2005 – Kim Novak badade aldrig i Genesarets sjö *2005 – Lovisa och Carl Michael (TV-series) *2006 – Tusenbröder – Återkomsten *2006 – Mästerverket (TV-series) *2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (TV-series) *2008 – Oskyldigt dömd (TV-series) *2009 – 183 dagar (TV-series) *2009 – Wallander – Skytten *2010 – Bröderna Jaukka *2012–2014 –

Äkta människor ''Real Humans'' () is a 2012 Swedish science fiction/drama series set in an alternative near-future version of Sweden where consumer-level humanoid robot workers and servants are widespread. The series follows the resulting emotional effects on ...

(TV-series) *2013 – Mördaren ljuger inte ensam *2015 – Tjuvheder *2015 – Vitt skräp *2018 – Ted: För kärlekens skull *2018 – Sthlm Rekviem (TV-series) *2019 –

Vår tid är nu ''Vår tid är nu'' (English translation: ''Our Time is Now''; English title: ''The Restaurant'') is a Swedish historical drama series with 32 episodes divided into four seasons. The first season premiered at Sveriges Television, SVT on 2 October ...

(TV-series) *2019 – Miniräknarna (TV-series) *2020 – Lassemajas Detektivbyrå - Tågrånarens Hemlighet *2020 – Den längsta dagen *2021 – Vitt skräp *2021 –

The Unlikely Murderer ''The Unlikely Murderer'' () is a 2021 Swedish crime drama television series written by Wilhelm Behrman and Niklas Rockström. The series was praised for "its fine observations of male pride turned toxic" in ''The Guardian''. Based on real-life e ...

(TV-series) *2022 –

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(TV-series) *2022 – Försvunna människor (TV-series) *2022 – Atonement *2023 – Top Dog (TV-series) *2024 – Ronja Rövardotter (TV-series) *2025 – Morden i Sandhamn (TV-series)

References

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* Living people 1980 births 21st-century Swedish male actors Male actors from Stockholm Swedish people of Finnish descent {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub