Viggo Mortensen
Known for acting · Born 20 October 1958 · 67 · Watertown, New York, USA
112 credits
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 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Green Book
2018
Captain Fantastic
2016
The Road
2009
A History of Violence
2005
Eastern Promises
2007
A Dangerous Method
2011
G.I. Jane
1997
Daylight
1996
A Perfect Murder
1998
Acting (105)
2026I Love BoostersDocumentary Narrator - Heine Schlumpf (voice)Film
2024The Dead Don't HurtHolger OlsenFilm
2024EurekaMurphyFilm
2023Beau gesteSelfSeries
2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - GuestSeries
2022Thirteen LivesRick StantonFilm
2022Crimes of the FutureSaul TenserFilm
2020FallingJohn (50 Yrs)Film
2020Reunited ApartSelfSeries
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2018Green BookTony LipFilm
2016Captain FantasticBen CashFilm
2016The Revolution TelevisedNarrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2015Far from MenDaruFilm
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
2015Angels & Atom BombsSelfFilm
2014CosmosNikolai Vavilov (voice)Series
2014The Two Faces of JanuaryChester MacFarlandFilm
2014JaujaGunnar DinesenFilm
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelfSeries
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelfSeries
2012On the RoadOld Bull Lee / William S. BurroughsFilm
2012Everybody Has a PlanAgustín / PedroFilm
2012Starring Sigmund FreudFilm
2011A Dangerous MethodSigmund FreudFilm
2010Christopher Lee: Gentleman of HorrorSelfFilm
2009The RoadFatherFilm
2009Reclaiming the BladeSelfFilm
2009The People SpeakSelfFilm
2009Lukong's DestinySelfFilm
2008AppaloosaEverett HitchFilm
2008GoodHalderFilm
2007Eastern PromisesNikolai LuzhinFilm
2007Slacker UprisingSelfFilm
2006Captain Alatriste: The Spanish MusketeerDiego AlatristeFilm
2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'SelfFilm
2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'SelfFilm
2006Too Commercial for CannesSelfFilm
2005A History of ViolenceTom Stall / Joey CusackFilm
2005Ringers: Lord of the FansSelfFilm
2004HidalgoFrank HopkinsFilm
2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'SelfFilm
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingAragornFilm
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelfSeries
2003The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's VisionSelfFilm
2003J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-EarthSelfFilm
2003The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'Self (archive)Film
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersAragornFilm
2002Sucré saléSelfSeries
2002J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earthSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelfFilm
2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..SelfFilm
2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingAragornFilm
2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'SelfFilm
2001Quest for the RingSelfFilm
200028 DaysEddie BooneFilm
1999A Walk on the MoonWalker JeromeFilm
1999The Early ShowSelfSeries
1999Psycho PathSelf - Actor / Sam LoomisFilm
1998A Perfect MurderDavid ShawFilm
1998PsychoSamuel 'Sam' LoomisFilm
1997G.I. JaneMaster Chief John James UrgayleFilm
1997Albino AlligatorGuy FoucardFilm
1997Vanishing PointJimmy KowalskiFilm
1997My Brother's GunJuanitoFilm
1997Leute heuteSelfSeries
1996DaylightRoy NordFilm
1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
1996The Portrait of a LadyCaspar GoodwoodFilm
1995Crimson TideLt. Peter 'Weps' InceFilm
1995The ProphecyLuciferFilm
1995The Passion of Darkly NoonClayFilm
1995GimletGimletFilm
1995The Making of 'Crimson Tide'SelfFilm
1994FlounderingHomeless ManFilm
1994The CrewPhillipFilm
1994Gospel According to HarryWesFilm
1993Carlito's WayLalinFilm
1993Boiling PointRonnieFilm
1993American YakuzaNick Davis / David BrandtFilm
1993The Young AmericansCarl FrazerFilm
1992Ruby CairoJohnny FaroFilm
1992MorgenmagazinSelfSeries
1991The Indian RunnerFrank RobertsFilm
1990Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIITexFilm
1990Young Guns IIJohn W. PoeFilm
1990The Reflecting SkinCameron DoveFilm
1989TripwireHansFilm
1988Let's Get LostSelfFilm
1988Fresh HorsesGreenFilm
1987PrisonBurke / Forsythe ElectrocutionFilm
1987Salvation!Jerome StampleFilm
1985WitnessMoses HochleitnerFilm
1985Screen TwoCameron DoveSeries
1985High School NarcTimFilm
1984Miami ViceDetective Eddie TrumbullSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
—Dark BiosphereNarratorFilm
—Two WolvesFilm
—Porto RicoFilm
—EmbersKonradFilm
Crew (1)
2011SidewallsThanksFilm
Production (5)
2024The Dead Don't HurtProducer, Director, Writer, Original Music ComposerFilm
2023Sweet DeathProducerFilm
2020FallingProducer, Director, Writer, Original Music ComposerFilm
2015Far from MenCo-ProducerFilm
2012Everybody Has a PlanProducerFilm
Sound (1)
2014JaujaOriginal Music Composer, ProducerFilm