Viggo Mortensen
Acting • Born 1958-10-20
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.
Filmography
96 credits
A History of Violence
Movie • 2005
Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie • 2003
Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Movie • 2001
Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie • 2002
Aragorn
Eastern Promises
Movie • 2007
Nikolai Luzhin
A Perfect Murder
Movie • 1998
David Shaw
Hidalgo
Movie • 2004
Frank Hopkins
28 Days
Movie • 2000
Eddie Boone
G.I. Jane
Movie • 1997
Master Chief John James Urgayle
The Reflecting Skin
Movie • 1990
Cameron Dove
The Road
Movie • 2009
Father
Daylight
Movie • 1996
Roy Nord
Psycho
Movie • 1998
Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
Boiling Point
Movie • 1993
Ronnie
Carlito's Way
Movie • 1993
Lalin
The Young Americans
Movie • 1993
Carl Frazer
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Movie • 1990
Tex
Albino Alligator
Movie • 1997
Guy Foucard
Crimson Tide
Movie • 1995
Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince
The Indian Runner
Movie • 1991
Frank Roberts
Young Guns II
Movie • 1990
John W. Poe
Good
Movie • 2008
Halder
Witness
Movie • 1985
Moses Hochleitner
Appaloosa
Movie • 2008
Everett Hitch
The People Speak
Movie • 2009
Self
Vanishing Point
Movie • 1997
Jimmy Kowalski
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
Movie • 2006
Diego Alatriste
A Walk on the Moon
Movie • 1999
Walker Jerome
Slacker Uprising
Movie • 2007
Self
American Yakuza
Movie • 1993
Nick Davis / David Brandt
The Passion of Darkly Noon
Movie • 1995
Clay
Fresh Horses
Movie • 1988
Green
A Dangerous Method
Movie • 2011
Sigmund Freud
Prison
Movie • 1987
Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
Ruby Cairo
Movie • 1992
Johnny Faro
Let's Get Lost
Movie • 1988
Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Movie • 2005
Self
On the Road
Movie • 2012
Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
Tripwire
Movie • 1989
Hans
Reclaiming the Blade
Movie • 2009
Self
My Brother's Gun
Movie • 1997
Juanito
Gospel According to Harry
Movie • 1994
Wes
Salvation!
Movie • 1987
Jerome Stample
Everybody Has a Plan
Movie • 2012
Agustín / Pedro
The Two Faces of January
Movie • 2014
Chester MacFarland
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Movie • 2010
Self
Jauja
Movie • 2014
Gunnar Dinesen
The Prophecy
Movie • 1995
Lucifer
Far from Men
Movie • 2015
Daru
Floundering
Movie • 1994
Homeless Man
The Portrait of a Lady
Movie • 1996
Caspar Goodwood
Two Wolves
Movie
The Dead Don't Hurt
Movie • 2024
Holger Olsen
El destino del Lukong
Movie • 2009
Self
Captain Fantastic
Movie • 2016
Ben Cash
High School Narc
Movie • 1985
Tim
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Movie • 2004
Self
Starring Sigmund Freud
Movie • 2012
Psycho Path
Movie • 2000
Self - Actor / Sam Loomis
Quest for the Ring
Movie • 2001
Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
Movie • 2001
Self
Gimlet
Movie • 1995
Gimlet
The Crew
Movie • 1994
Phillip
Green Book
Movie • 2018
Tony Lip
Too Commercial for Cannes
Movie • 2006
Self
Falling
Movie • 2020
John (50 Yrs)
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
Movie • 2003
Self
Eureka
Movie • 2024
Murphy
Angels & Atom Bombs
Movie • 2015
Self
Thirteen Lives
Movie • 2022
Rick Stanton
Crimes of the Future
Movie • 2022
Saul Tenser
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Movie • 2003
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Movie • 2004
Self
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Movie • 1995
Self
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
Movie • 2003
Self
Porto Rico
Movie
The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Workshop
Movie • 2002
Self
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth
Movie • 2002
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Detective Eddie Trumbull
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Cosmos
TV • 2014
Nikolai Vavilov (voice)
Leute heute
TV • 1997
Self
Sucré salé
TV • 2002
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Beau geste
TV • 2023
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
The Revolution Televised
TV • 2016
Narrator (voice)
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
TV • 2023
Self - Guest
Morgenmagazin
TV • 1992
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self