Viggo Mortensen
Biography
Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist. Born and raised in the state of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he also lived in Argentina during his childhood. He is the recipient of various accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
Known For
Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
A History of Violence
Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Nikolai Luzhin
Eastern Promises
David Shaw
A Perfect Murder
Frank Hopkins
Hidalgo
Eddie Boone
28 Days
Master Chief John James Urgayle
G.I. Jane
Cameron Dove
The Reflecting Skin
Father
The Road
Roy Nord
Daylight
Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
Psycho
Ronnie
Boiling Point
Lalin
Carlito's Way
Carl Frazer
The Young Americans
Eddie 'Tex' Sawyer
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Guy Foucard
Albino Alligator
Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince
Crimson Tide
Frank Roberts
The Indian Runner
John W. Poe
Young Guns II
Halder
Good
Moses Hochleitner
Witness
Everett Hitch
Appaloosa
Self
The People Speak
Jimmy Kowalski
Vanishing Point
Diego Alatriste
Alatriste
Walker Jerome
A Walk on the Moon
Self
Slacker Uprising
Nick Davis / David Brandt
American Yakuza
Clay
The Passion of Darkly Noon
Green
Fresh Horses
Sigmund Freud
A Dangerous Method
Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
Prison
Johnny Faro
Ruby Cairo
Self
Let's Get Lost
Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
On the Road
Hans
Tripwire
Self
Reclaiming the Blade
Juanito
La pistola de mi hermano
Wes
Gospel According to Harry
Jerome Stample
Salvation!
AgustÃn / Pedro
Todos tenemos un plan
Chester MacFarland
The Two Faces of January
Self
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
Self
Christopher Lee - Gentleman des Grauens
Gunnar Dinesen
Jauja
Lucifer
The Prophecy
Daru
Loin des hommes
Homeless Man
Floundering
Caspar Goodwood
The Portrait of a Lady
Two Wolves
Holger Olsen
The Dead Don't Hurt
Self
El destino del Lukong
Ben Cash
Captain Fantastic
Tim
High School Narc
Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Starring Sigmund Freud
Self - Actor / Sam Loomis
Psycho Path
Johnny Faro
Deception
Self
Quest for the Ring
Self
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Gimlet
Gimlet
Phillip
The Crew
Tony Lip
Green Book
Self
Too Commercial for Cannes
John (50 Yrs)
Falling
Self
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Murphy
Eureka
Self
Angels & Atom Bombs
Rick Stanton
Thirteen Lives
Saul Tenser
Crimes of the Future
Self (archive footage)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Aragorn (archive footage)
Lord of the Piercing
The Making of The Two Towers
Self
The Making of the Return of the King
Self
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-10-20
Place of Birth
Watertown, New York, USA
Also Known As
Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.