Viggo Mortensen
Department: Acting
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
A History of Violence
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Eastern Promises
2007
A Perfect Murder
1998
Hidalgo
2004
28 Days
2000
G.I. Jane
1997
The Reflecting Skin
1990
The Road
2009
Daylight
1996
Psycho
1998
Boiling Point
1993
Carlito's Way
1993
The Young Americans
1993
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1990
Albino Alligator
1997
Crimson Tide
1995
The Indian Runner
1991
Young Guns II
1990
Good
2008
Witness
1985
Appaloosa
2008
The People Speak
2009
Vanishing Point
1997
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006
A Walk on the Moon
1999
Slacker Uprising
2007
American Yakuza
1993
The Passion of Darkly Noon
1995
Fresh Horses
1988
A Dangerous Method
2011
Prison
1987
Ruby Cairo
1992
Let's Get Lost
1988
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
On the Road
2012
Tripwire
1989
Reclaiming the Blade
2009
My Brother's Gun
1997
Gospel According to Harry
1994
Salvation!
1987
Everybody Has a Plan
2012
The Two Faces of January
2014
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
2010
Jauja
2014
The Prophecy
1995
Far from Men
2015
Floundering
1994
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
Two Wolves
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The Dead Don't Hurt
2024
El destino del Lukong
2009
Captain Fantastic
2016
High School Narc
1985
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012
Psycho Path
2000
Quest for the Ring
2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001
Gimlet
1995
The Crew
1994
Green Book
2018
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006
Falling
2020
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003
Eureka
2024
Angels & Atom Bombs
2015
Thirteen Lives
2022
Crimes of the Future
2022
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
Porto Rico
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The Daily Show
1996
Miami Vice
1984
The Early Show
1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Cosmos
2014
Leute heute
1997
Sucré salé
2002
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Beau geste
2023
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Reunited Apart
2020
The Revolution Televised
2016
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
Morgenmagazin
1992
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Oscars
1953