Viggo Mortensen
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1958-10-20
Biography
Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is an American-Danish actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness, and subsequently appeared in many notable films of the 1990s, including The Indian Runner (1991), Carlito's Way (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), A Perfect Murder (1998), and A Walk on the Moon (1999).
Mortensen made his major breakthrough in 2001 with the epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings. In 2005, Mortensen won critical acclaim for David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence. Two years later, another Cronenberg film Eastern Promises (2007) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Other well-received films in recent years have included Appaloosa (2008) and the 2009 film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road.
Aside from acting, his other artistic pursuits include fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. In 2002, he founded the Perceval Press to publish the works of little-known artists and authors. Mortensen is politically active. He campaigned for Dennis Kucinich in the 2008 United States presidential election, and later endorsed Barack Obama for President. Mortensen has one son from his previous marriage to musician Exene Cervenka.
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Actor:
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1. George Washington (1984), series...Lieutenant at LeBoeuf
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2. Witness (1985), film...Moses Hochleitner
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3. Prison (1987), film...Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
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4. Fresh Horses (1988), film...Green
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5. Tripwire (1989), film...Hans
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6. Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory (1990), film...John W. Poe
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7. The Reflecting Skin (1990), film
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8. The Young Americans (1993), film...Carl Frazer
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9. American Yakuza (1993), film...Nick Davis / David Brandt
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10. Carlito's Way (1993), film...Lalin
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11. Boiling Point (1993), film...Ronnie
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12. Ruby Cairo (1993), film...John E. 'Johnny' Faro
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13. Crimson Tide (1995), film...Weps
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14. God's Secret Army (1995), film...Lucifer
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15. Strast Darklija Nuna (1995), film...Clay
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16. Gimlet (1995), film
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17. Daylight (1996), film...Roy Nord
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18. The Portrait of a Lady (1996), film...Caspar Goodwood
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19. Albino Alligator (1996), film...Guy Foucard
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20. G.I. Jane (1997), film...Master Chief John James Urgayle
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21. Vanishing Point (1997), film...Jimmy Kowalski
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22. My Brother's Gun (1997), film...Juanito
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23. Psycho (1998), film...Sam Loomis
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24. A Perfect Murder (1998), film...David Shaw
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25. A Walk on the Moon (1999), film...Walker Jerome
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26. 28 Days (2000), film...Eddie Boone
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...Aragorn
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...Aragorn
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...Aragorn
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30. Hidalgo (2004), film...Frank Hopkins
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31. Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005), film...Self
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32. A History of Violence (2005), film...Tom Stall
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...Diego Alatriste
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34. Eastern Promises (2007), film...Nikolai
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35. Zombies: The Beginning (2007), film...(archive footage)
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36. Appaloosa (2008), film...Everett Hitch
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37. Good (2008), film
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38. The Road (2009), film...Man
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39. Reclaiming the Blade (2009), film
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40. A Dangerous Method (2011), film...Sigmund Freud
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41. On the Road (2012), film...Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
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42. Everybody Has a Plan (2012), film...producer (p.g.a.)
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43. The Two Faces of January (2014), film...Chester
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44. Jauja (2014), film...Gunnar Dinesen
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45. Far from Men (2014), film...Daru
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46. Captain Fantastic (2016), film...Ben
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47. Green Book (2018), film...Tony Lip
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48. BAFTAs 2019 (2019), film...Self - Nominee
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49. Falling (2020), film...John Peterson
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50. Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020), series...Nikolai Vavilov
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...Self (archive footage)
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52. Crimes of the Future (2022), film...Saul Tenser
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53. Thirteen Lives (2022), film...Rick Stanton
Director:
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1. Falling (2020), film
Writer:
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1. Falling (2020), film
Producer:
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1. Everybody Has a Plan (2012), film
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2. Jauja (2014), film
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3. Far from Men (2014), film...co-producer
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4. Falling (2020), film...producer (p.g.a.)