Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

65 · Born: Oct 20, 1958

Personal Details

Born Oct 20, 1958 Watertown, New York, USA
Parents
  • Grace Gamble Mortensen (Atkinson)
  • Viggo Peter Mortensen Sr.
Relatives
  • Walter Mortensen (Sibling)
  • Charles Mortensen (Sibling)

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.

Career

2024
The Dead Don't Hurt
The Dead Don't Hurt as Holger Olsen
2023
Eureka
Eureka as Murphy
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2022
Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future as Saul Tenser
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Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Lives as Rick Stanton
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2021
Skating Polly: Ugly Pop
2020
Falling
Falling as John (50 Yrs)
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey as Nikolai Vavilov (voice)
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2018
Green Book
Green Book as Tony Lip
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2016
Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic as Ben Cash
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2015
Far from Men
Far from Men as Daru
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2014
The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January as Chester MacFarland
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Jauja
Jauja as Gunnar Dinesen
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2012
On the Road
On the Road as Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
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Everybody Has a Plan
Everybody Has a Plan as Agustín / Pedro
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2011
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method as Sigmund Freud
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2009
The Road
The Road as Father
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2008
Good
Good as Halder
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Appaloosa
Appaloosa as Everett Hitch
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2007
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises as Nikolai Luzhin
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2006
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer as Diego Alatriste
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2005
A History of Violence
A History of Violence as Tom Stall
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2004
Hidalgo
Hidalgo as Frank Hopkins
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2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000
28 Days
28 Days as Eddie Boone
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1999
A Walk on the Moon
A Walk on the Moon as Walker Jerome
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1998
A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder as David Shaw
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Psycho
Psycho as Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
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1997
G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane as Master Chief John James Urgayle
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Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point as Jimmy Kowalski
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1996
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator as Guy Foucard
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The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady as Caspar Goodwood
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Daylight
Daylight as Roy Nord
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1995
The Prophecy
The Prophecy as Lucifer
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The Passion of Darkly Noon
The Passion of Darkly Noon as Clay
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Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide as Weps
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1994
The Crew
The Crew as Phillip
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Gospel According to Harry
Gospel According to Harry as Wes
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1993
Boiling Point
Boiling Point as Ronnie
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The Young Americans
The Young Americans as Carl Frazer
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Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way as Lalin
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American Yakuza
American Yakuza as Nick Davis / David Brandt
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1992
Deception
Deception as Johnny Faro
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1991
The Indian Runner
The Indian Runner as Frank Roberts
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1990
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III as Eddie 'Tex' Sawyer
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The Reflecting Skin
The Reflecting Skin as Cameron Dove
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1989
Tripwire
Tripwire as Hans
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1988
Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses as Green
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1987
Salvation!
Salvation! as Jerome Stample
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Prison
Prison as Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
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1986
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
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2016
Real Time with Bill Maher
2009
Reclaiming the Blade
The People Speak
The People Speak
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2007
Captain Mike Across America
2006
Acts of Violence
Acts of Violence
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2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2003
2002
New Zealand as Middle-Earth
2001
Quest for the Ring
2000
Psycho Path
Psycho Path
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2024
The Dead Don't Hurt
The Dead Don't Hurt as Director, Writer
2020
Falling
Falling as Director, Writer
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