
Viggo Mortensen
Known for: Acting
Born: October 20, 1958
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

Eastern Promises
2007

Hidalgo
2004

The Reflecting Skin
1990

The Road
2009

Good
2008

Appaloosa
2008

Vanishing Point
1997

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006

American Yakuza
1993

Prison
1987

Gospel According to Harry
1994

Everybody Has a Plan
2012

The Two Faces of January
2014

Jauja
2014

Far from Men
2015
Two Wolves

Captain Fantastic
2016

Gimlet
1995

The Crew
1994

Green Book
2018

Eureka
2024

Angels & Atom Bombs
2015

Thirteen Lives
2022

Crimes of the Future
2022

28 Days
2000

G.I. Jane
1997

The Indian Runner
1991

A Walk on the Moon
1999

A Dangerous Method
2011

Reclaiming the Blade
2009

The Dead Don't Hurt
2024

Too Commercial for Cannes
2006

Falling
2020
Embers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002

A Perfect Murder
1998

Daylight
1996

The Passion of Darkly Noon
1995

Ruby Cairo
1992

My Brother's Gun
1997

J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth
2002

Psycho
1998

Boiling Point
1993

Slacker Uprising
2007

Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005

Salvation!
1987

The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
Porto Rico

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
1990

Albino Alligator
1997

Crimson Tide
1995

The People Speak
2009

The Prophecy
1995
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
2010

Lukong's Destiny
2009

High School Narc
1985

Quest for the Ring
2001

The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003

Fresh Horses
1988

Tripwire
1989

The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
2003

The Young Americans
1993

Psycho Path
1999

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
2002

Carlito's Way
1993

J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003

On the Road
2012

The Portrait of a Lady
1996

Young Guns II
1990

Witness
1985

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
2001

I Love Boosters
2026

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002

Let's Get Lost
1988

Floundering
1994

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

Screen Two
1985