Viggo Mortensen

Acting · Born 1958-10-20 in Watertown, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

• A History of Violence as Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Aragorn
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Aragorn
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Aragorn
• Eastern Promises as Nikolai Luzhin
• The Road as Father
• Carlito's Way as Lalin
• Crimson Tide as Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince
• Witness as Moses Hochleitner
• Captain Fantastic as Ben Cash

TV

• Cosmos as Nikolai Vavilov (voice)
• The Daily Show as Self
• Miami Vice as Detective Eddie Trumbull
• The Early Show as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
• Leute heute as Self
• Sucré salé as Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
• Beau geste as Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher as Self