Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958, in New York City) is an American theater and movie actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He is best known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
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Born | Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. October 20, 1958 |
Years active | 1984 - present |
Known for | Acting roles: Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy Tom Stall in A History of Violence Tex Sawyer in Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III |
Spouse(s) | Exene Cervenka (1987 - 1998) |
Movies
- Witness (1985)
- G.I. Jane (1997)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Hidalgo (2004)
- A History of Violence (2005)
Viggo Mortensen Media
Mortensen at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, December 1, 2003
Mortensen interviewed by eTalk Daily at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, for A History of Violence
Mortensen at the 32nd Genie Awards in March 2012
Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee, screenwriter Joe Penhall, director John Hillcoat and producer Steve Schwartz at the 2009 Venice Film Festival for The Road
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