Born in New York on October 20, 1958, Viggo Mortensen grew up in South America and Denmark, returning to New York to study acting. After several years in theatre, he made his film debut in Witness (1985).Following Witness, Mortensen played several bad boys and finally attained greater recognition in Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997) and A Perfect Murder (1998), where he played opposite Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow.
His luckiest break came when Peter Jackson started shooting the Lord of the Rings trilogy and decided, a few days into it, to recast the role of Aragorn with Mortensen. Much criticized during its 18-month production in New Zealand, the trilogy has gone on to be a huge success, sweeping the 2004 Oscars by winning all 11 categories for which it was nominated. His leading role in Eastern Promises (2007) landed him a lead-actor Oscar nomination.
The RoadFrom the ash-covered, post-apocalyptic remains of Appalachia, the Father (Viggo Mortensen) and Son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) take to the road in search of a better life. But the Father's health is failing, lending urgency to a journey impeded by nomadic bands of cannibals. Charlize Theron co-stars in this... Read More
Eastern PromisesIn an Oscar-nominated role that requires him to bare all, Viggo Mortensen reteams with director David Cronenberg for this intense thriller set in London's seedy underworld, starring as notorious Russian gangster Nikolai Luzhin. Luzhin finds his normally steely resolve compromised when he learns that... Read More
A History of ViolenceAs operators of a small-town diner, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife (Maria Bello) are the picture of normalcy. But when Tom prevents a robbery and enjoys hero status in the local media, he attracts the wrong kind of attention from mobsters (Ed Harris and William Hurt) who think he's someone... Read More
AppaloosaWhen a malicious, land-hungry rancher (Jeremy Irons) has the marshal and deputy of Appaloosa killed, two gunmen (Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris) blow into town to restore law and order. But the stakes are raised even higher when a beautiful widow (Renée Zellweger) of uncertain convictions enters... Read More
A Dangerous Method (2011) | R | |
The Road (2009) | R | |
The People Speak (2009) | TV-PG | |
Good (2008) | R | |
Reclaiming the Blade (2008) | NR | |
Appaloosa (2008) | R | |
Eastern Promises (2007) | R | |
NR | ||
Captain Mike Across America (2007) | NR | |
Alatriste (2006) | NR | |
The Pikme-Up (2006) | NR | |
A History of Violence (2005) | R | |
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) | PG-13 | |
Hidalgo (2004) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
28 Days (2000) | PG-13 | |
A Walk on the Moon (1999) | R | |
Psycho (1998) | R | |
A Perfect Murder (1998) | R | |
G.I. Jane (1997) | R | |
Vanishing Point (1997) | R | |
NR | ||
Albino Alligator (1996) | R | |
Daylight (1996) | PG-13 | |
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) | PG-13 | |
The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) | NR | |
Crimson Tide (1995) | R | |
The Prophecy (1995) | R | |
American Yakuza (1995) | R | |
The Crew (1994) | R | |
NR | ||
Boiling Point (1993) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Carlito's Way (1993) | R | |
The Young Americans (1993) | R | |
The Indian Runner (1991) | R | |
R | ||
Fresh Horses (1988) | PG-13 | |
Witness (1985) | R | |
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