Viggo Mortensen

Born October 20, 1958· Watertown, New York, USA

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A Danish-American actor and filmmaker, Mortensen grew up across Venezuela, Denmark and Argentina, later earning a bachelor’s degree in Spanish studies and government before returning to the United States to pursue acting. He entered film with Peter Weir’s thriller Witness (1985) and spent the late 1990s in supporting roles such as The Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), A Perfect Murder (…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Cosmos

Nikolai Vavilov (voice)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001

Green Book

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic2016

Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives2022

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way1993

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises2007

A History of Violence

A History of Violence2005

Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide1995

Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince

Witness

Moses Hochleitner

The Road

Hidalgo

Appaloosa

Jauja

G.I. Jane

Master Chief John James Urgayle

Young Guns II

Young Guns II1990

I Love Boosters

I Love Boosters2026

Documentary Narrator - Heine Schlumpf (voice)

Crimes of the Future

Crimes of the Future2022

The Passion of Darkly Noon

The Passion of Darkly Noon1995

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III1990

Psycho

Samuel 'Sam' Loomis

Ruby Cairo

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.