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Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Birthday: 1958-10-20 | Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Crimes of the Future

as    Saul Tenser

2020
Falling

as    John (50 Yrs)

2018
Green Book

as    Tony Lip

2016
Captain Fantastic

as    Ben Cash

2015
Far from Men

as    Daru

2014
The Two Faces of January

as    Chester MacFarland

2013
Everybody Has a Plan

as    Agustín / Pedro

2012
On the Road

as    Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs

2011
A Dangerous Method

as    Sigmund Freud

2009
The Road

as    Father

2009
Reclaiming the Blade

as    Himself

2008
Appaloosa

as    Everett Hitch

2008
Good

as    Halder

2007
Eastern Promises

as    Nikolai Luzhin

2007
Slacker Uprising

as    Self

2006
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

as    Diego Alatriste

2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans

as    Self

2005
A History of Violence

as    Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

2004
Hidalgo

as    Frank Hopkins

2002
2000
28 Days

as    Eddie Boone

1999
A Walk on the Moon

as    Walker Jerome

1998
A Perfect Murder

as    David Shaw

1998
Psycho

as    Samuel 'Sam' Loomis

1997
Vanishing Point

as    Jimmy Kowalski

1997
My Brother's Gun

as    Juanito

1997
G.I. Jane

as    Master Chief John James Urgayle