Viggo Mortensen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-10-20 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Watertown, New York, USA

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

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

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Hidalgo

    Hidalgo

  • Green Book

    Green Book

  • Morgenmagazin

    Morgenmagazin

  • Good

    Good

  • Floundering

    Floundering

  • Fresh Horses

    Fresh Horses

  • Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

    Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

  • Carlito's Way

    Carlito's Way

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady

  • The Indian Runner

    The Indian Runner

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • The Road

    The Road

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Boiling Point

    Boiling Point

  • Vanishing Point

    Vanishing Point

  • Psycho

    Psycho

  • Jauja

    Jauja

  • Tripwire

    Tripwire

  • The Reflecting Skin

    The Reflecting Skin

  • Captain Fantastic

    Captain Fantastic

  • Salvation!

    Salvation!

  • The Crew

    The Crew

  • Crimson Tide

    Crimson Tide

  • A Perfect Murder

    A Perfect Murder

  • Young Guns II

    Young Guns II

  • A History of Violence

    A History of Violence

  • Thirteen Lives

    Thirteen Lives

  • Eastern Promises

    Eastern Promises

  • Falling

    Falling

  • Witness

    Witness

  • Sucré salé

    Sucré salé

  • G.I. Jane

    G.I. Jane

  • The People Speak

    The People Speak

  • Daylight

    Daylight

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

    Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

  • Crimes of the Future

    Crimes of the Future

  • A Dangerous Method

    A Dangerous Method

  • 28 Days

    28 Days

  • The Prophecy

    The Prophecy

  • Ruby Cairo

    Ruby Cairo

  • A Walk on the Moon

    A Walk on the Moon

  • Appaloosa

    Appaloosa

  • On the Road

    On the Road

  • The Dead Don't Hurt

    The Dead Don't Hurt

  • Albino Alligator

    Albino Alligator

  • High School Narc

    High School Narc

  • The Two Faces of January

    The Two Faces of January

  • Let's Get Lost

    Let's Get Lost

  • Prison

    Prison

  • The Young Americans

    The Young Americans

  • Far from Men

    Far from Men

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

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

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • American Yakuza

    American Yakuza

  • Gimlet

    Gimlet

  • The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

    The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

  • The Revolution Televised

    The Revolution Televised

  • Slacker Uprising

    Slacker Uprising

  • The Passion of Darkly Noon

    The Passion of Darkly Noon

  • Quest for the Ring

    Quest for the Ring

  • Ringers: Lord of the Fans

    Ringers: Lord of the Fans

  • Reclaiming the Blade

    Reclaiming the Blade

  • The Making of 'The Two Towers'

    The Making of 'The Two Towers'

  • The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

    The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

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

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

  • Psycho Path

    Psycho Path

  • Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

    Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

  • The Making of 'The Return of the King'

    The Making of 'The Return of the King'

  • Everybody Has a Plan

    Everybody Has a Plan

  • Gospel According to Harry

    Gospel According to Harry

  • Starring Sigmund Freud

    Starring Sigmund Freud

  • Angels & Atom Bombs

    Angels & Atom Bombs

  • My Brother's Gun

    My Brother's Gun

  • Two Wolves

    Two Wolves

  • El destino del Lukong

    El destino del Lukong

  • Too Commercial for Cannes

    Too Commercial for Cannes