Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-10-20 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Watertown, New York, USA

Also Known As

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.

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维戈·莫滕森

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Вігго Мортенсен

ویگو مورتنسن

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

Acting

A History of Violence

2005

A History of Violence

as

Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as

Aragorn

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

as

Aragorn

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as

Aragorn

Eastern Promises

2007

Eastern Promises

as

Nikolai Luzhin

A Perfect Murder

1998

A Perfect Murder

as

David Shaw

Hidalgo

2004

Hidalgo

as

Frank Hopkins

28 Days

2000

28 Days

as

Eddie Boone

G.I. Jane

1997

G.I. Jane

as

Master Chief John James Urgayle

The Reflecting Skin

1990

The Reflecting Skin

as

Cameron Dove

The Road

2009

The Road

as

Father

Daylight

1996

Daylight

as

Roy Nord

Psycho

1998

Psycho

as

Samuel 'Sam' Loomis

Boiling Point

1993

Boiling Point

as

Ronnie

Carlito's Way

1993

Carlito's Way

as

Lalin

The Young Americans

1993

The Young Americans

as

Carl Frazer

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

1990

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

as

Eddie 'Tex' Sawyer

Albino Alligator

1997

Albino Alligator

as

Guy Foucard

Crimson Tide

1995

Crimson Tide

as

Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince

The Indian Runner

1991

The Indian Runner

as

Frank Roberts

Young Guns II

1990

Young Guns II

as

John W. Poe

Good

2008

Good

as

Halder

Witness

1985

Witness

as

Moses Hochleitner

Appaloosa

2008

Appaloosa

as

Everett Hitch

The People Speak

2009

The People Speak

as

Self

Vanishing Point

1997

Vanishing Point

as

Jimmy Kowalski

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

2006

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

as

Diego Alatriste

A Walk on the Moon

1999

A Walk on the Moon

as

Walker Jerome

Slacker Uprising

2007

Slacker Uprising

as

Self

American Yakuza

1993

American Yakuza

as

Nick Davis / David Brandt

The Passion of Darkly Noon

1995

The Passion of Darkly Noon

as

Clay

Fresh Horses

1988

Fresh Horses

as

Green

A Dangerous Method

2011

A Dangerous Method

as

Sigmund Freud

Prison

1987

Prison

as

Burke / Forsythe Electrocution

Ruby Cairo

1992

Ruby Cairo

as

Johnny Faro

Let's Get Lost

1988

Let's Get Lost

as

Self

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

as

Self

On the Road

2012

On the Road

as

Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs

Tripwire

1989

Tripwire

as

Hans

Reclaiming the Blade

2009

Reclaiming the Blade

as

Self

My Brother's Gun

1997

My Brother's Gun

as

Juanito

Gospel According to Harry

1994

Gospel According to Harry

as

Wes

Salvation!

1987

Salvation!

as

Jerome Stample

Everybody Has a Plan

2012

Everybody Has a Plan

as

Agustín / Pedro

The Two Faces of January

2014

The Two Faces of January

as

Chester MacFarland

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

2003

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

as

Self

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

2010

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

as

Self

Jauja

2014

Jauja

as

Gunnar Dinesen

The Prophecy

1995

The Prophecy

as

Lucifer

Far from Men

2015

Far from Men

as

Daru

Floundering

1994

Floundering

as

Homeless Man

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

The Portrait of a Lady

as

Caspar Goodwood

Two Wolves

Two Wolves

as

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

The Dead Don't Hurt

as

Holger Olsen

El destino del Lukong

2009

El destino del Lukong

as

Self

Captain Fantastic

2016

Captain Fantastic

as

Ben Cash

High School Narc

1985

High School Narc

as

Tim

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

as

Self

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012

Starring Sigmund Freud

as

Psycho Path

2000

Psycho Path

as

Self - Actor / Sam Loomis

Deception

Deception

as

Johnny Faro

Quest for the Ring

2001

Quest for the Ring

as

Self

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

2001

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'

as

Self

Gimlet

1995

Gimlet

as

Gimlet

The Crew

1994

The Crew

as

Phillip

Green Book

2018

Green Book

as

Tony Lip

Too Commercial for Cannes

2006

Too Commercial for Cannes

as

Self

Falling

2020

Falling

as

John (50 Yrs)

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

2003

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

as

Self

Eureka

2024

Eureka

as

Murphy

Angels & Atom Bombs

2015

Angels & Atom Bombs

as

Self

Thirteen Lives

2022

Thirteen Lives

as

Rick Stanton

Crimes of the Future

2022

Crimes of the Future

as

Saul Tenser

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

as

Self (archive footage)

Lord of the Piercing

2002

Lord of the Piercing

as

Aragorn (archive footage)

The Making of The Two Towers

2003

The Making of The Two Towers

as

The Making of the Return of the King

2004

The Making of the Return of the King

as

Self

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

1995

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

as

Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Detective Eddie Trumbull

The Early Show

The Early Show

as

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

Cosmos

Cosmos

as

Nikolai Vavilov (voice)

Leute heute

Leute heute

as

Self

Sucré salé

Sucré salé

as

Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as

Self

Beau geste

Beau geste

as

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

as

Self

The Revolution Televised

The Revolution Televised

as

Narrator (voice)

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

as

Self - Guest

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

as

Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as

Production

Far from Men

2015

Far from Men

as

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

The Dead Don't Hurt

as

Falling

2020

Falling

as

Everybody Has a Plan

2012

Everybody Has a Plan

as

Jauja

2014

Jauja

as

Sweet Death

2023

Sweet Death

as

Crew

Sidewalls

2011

Sidewalls

as

Directing

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

The Dead Don't Hurt

as

Falling

2020

Falling

as