Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. Born in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he 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. Mortensen made his film debut in a small role in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, which starred Harrison Ford and was set in Amish country. He appeared in several notable films, including The Indian Runner (1991), Carlito's Way (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Daylight (1996), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), Psycho (1998 remake), A Perfect Murder (1998), A Walk on the Moon (1999), and 28 Days (2000). Mortensen received international attention in the early 2000s for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's epic fantasy adventure trilogy The Lord of the Rings. In 2005, Mortensen won critical acclaim for his acting in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence. Two years later, Mortensen earned acclaim in another Cronenberg film, Eastern Promises (2007); he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. A third teaming with Cronenberg in A Dangerous Method (2011) resulted in a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his portrayal of pioneer psychiatrist Sigmund Freud. Other well-received films include Appaloosa (2008) and Far from Men (2014). He gained additional Academy Award nominations for his leading roles in Captain Fantastic (2016) and Green Book (2018), the latter of which won for Best Picture. Aside from acting, Mortensen has explored fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. In 2002, he founded the Perceval Press to publish the works of little-known artists and authors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Viggo Mortensen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Assassination | 2025 | |
Movie | Small Dark Look | Nikolai | 2025 |
Movie | The Dead Don't Hurt | Holger Olsen | 2024-05-01 |
Movie | Eureka | Murphy | 2024-01-21 |
Movie | Thirteen Lives | Rick Stanton | 2022-07-18 |
Movie | Crimes of the Future | Saul Tenser | 2022-05-25 |
Movie | Falling | John (50 Yrs) | 2020-10-02 |
Movie | Green Book | Tony Lip | 2018-11-16 |
Movie | Captain Fantastic | Ben Cash | 2016-07-08 |
Movie | Far from Men | Daru | 2015-01-14 |
Movie | Jauja | Gunnar Dinesen | 2014-11-27 |
Movie | The Two Faces of January | Chester MacFarland | 2014-05-16 |
Movie | On the Road | Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs | 2012-05-22 |
Movie | Everybody Has a Plan | AgustÃn / Pedro | 2012-08-30 |
Movie | A Dangerous Method | Sigmund Freud | 2011-09-30 |
Movie | Christopher Lee - Gentleman des Grauens | Self | 2010-10-31 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | Reclaiming the Blade | Self | 2009-04-15 |
Movie | The Road | Father | 2009-11-25 |
Movie | The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | Appaloosa | Everett Hitch | 2008-09-19 |
Movie | Good | Halder | 2008-12-31 |
Movie | Eastern Promises | Nikolai Luzhin | 2007-09-14 |
Movie | Slacker Uprising | Self | 2007-09-07 |
Movie | Alatriste | Diego Alatriste | 2006-09-01 |
Movie | Too Commercial for Cannes | Self | 2006-03-17 |
Movie | A History of Violence | Tom Stall / Joey Cusack | 2005-09-23 |
Movie | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | 2005-01-21 |
Movie | Hidalgo | Frank Hopkins | 2004-02-04 |
Movie | The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision | Self | 2003-12-26 |
Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Aragorn | 2003-12-01 |
Movie | Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories | Himself | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Aragorn | 2002-12-18 |
Movie | A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Self | 2001-12-09 |
Movie | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Aragorn | 2001-12-18 |
Movie | Quest for the Ring | Self | 2001-11-29 |
Movie | 28 Days | Eddie Boone | 2000-04-06 |
Movie | Psycho Path | Self - Actor / Sam Loomis | 2000-02-10 |
Movie | A Walk on the Moon | Walker Jerome | 1999-01-29 |
Movie | A Perfect Murder | David Shaw | 1998-06-05 |
Movie | Psycho | Samuel 'Sam' Loomis | 1998-12-04 |
Movie | G.I. Jane | Master Chief John James Urgayle | 1997-08-19 |
Movie | My Brother's Gun | Juanito | 1997-11-14 |
Movie | Vanishing Point | Jimmy Kowalski | 1997-01-07 |
Movie | Daylight | Roy Nord | 1996-12-06 |
Movie | Albino Alligator | Guy Foucard | 1996-09-09 |
Movie | The Portrait of a Lady | Caspar Goodwood | 1996-10-17 |
Movie | Gimlet | Gimlet | 1995-01-01 |
Movie | The Prophecy | Lucifer | 1995-08-05 |
Movie | Crimson Tide | Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince | 1995-05-12 |
Movie | The Passion of Darkly Noon | Clay | 1995-01-02 |
Movie | Gospel According to Harry | Wes | 1994-05-12 |
Movie | Floundering | Homeless Man | 1994-11-04 |
Movie | The Crew | Phillip | 1994-10-01 |
Movie | Boiling Point | Ronnie | 1993-04-16 |
Movie | Carlito's Way | Lalin | 1993-11-10 |
Movie | The Young Americans | Carl Frazer | 1993-10-08 |
Movie | American Yakuza | Nick Davis / David Brandt | 1993-12-22 |
Movie | Ruby Cairo | Johnny Faro | 1992-12-12 |
Movie | The Indian Runner | Frank Roberts | 1991-09-20 |
Movie | Young Guns II | John W. Poe | 1990-08-01 |
Movie | The Reflecting Skin | Cameron Dove | 1990-08-28 |
Movie | Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | Eddie 'Tex' Sawyer | 1990-01-12 |
Movie | Tripwire | Hans | 1989-11-30 |
Movie | Fresh Horses | Green | 1988-11-18 |
Movie | Let's Get Lost | Self | 1988-09-15 |
Movie | Salvation! | Jerome Stample | 1987-09-11 |
Movie | Prison | Burke / Forsythe Electrocution | 1987-12-08 |
Movie | Witness | Moses Hochleitner | 1985-02-08 |
Series | Search for Tomorrow | Bragg | 1951-09-03 |