Viggo Mortensen

Acting · Born 1958-10-20 · Watertown, New York, USA

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.

Known for

• I Love Boosters (2026)
• The Dead Don't Hurt (2024)
• Eureka (2024)
• Thirteen Lives (2022)
• Crimes of the Future (2022)
• Falling (2020)
• Green Book (2018)
• Captain Fantastic (2016)
• Far from Men (2015)
• Angels & Atom Bombs (2015)
• The Two Faces of January (2014)
• Jauja (2014)
• On the Road (2012)
• Everybody Has a Plan (2012)
• Starring Sigmund Freud (2012)
• A Dangerous Method (2011)
• Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror (2010)
• The Road (2009)
• The People Speak (2009)
• Reclaiming the Blade (2009)
• Lukong's Destiny (2009)
• Good (2008)
• Appaloosa (2008)
• Eastern Promises (2007)