Viggo Mortensen
View on IMDb ↗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 Revolution Televised
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Lukong's Destiny
Sucré salé
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cosmos
Too Commercial for CannesFilmography (104)
- 2026
I Love BoostersDocumentary Narrator - Heine Schlumpf (voice) - 2024
The Dead Don't HurtHolger Olsen - 2024
EurekaMurphy - 2023
Beau gesteSelf - 2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest - 2022
Thirteen LivesRick Stanton - 2022
Crimes of the FutureSaul Tenser - 2020
FallingJohn (50 Yrs) - 2020
Reunited ApartSelf - 2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest - 2018
Green BookTony Lip - 2016
The Revolution TelevisedNarrator (voice) - 2016
Captain FantasticBen Cash - 2015
Far from MenDaru - 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf - 2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest - 2015
Angels & Atom BombsSelf - 2014
CosmosNikolai Vavilov (voice) - 2014
JaujaGunnar Dinesen - 2014
The Two Faces of JanuaryChester MacFarland - 2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf - 2012
On the RoadOld Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs - 2012
Everybody Has a PlanAgustín / Pedro - 2012Starring Sigmund Freud
- 2011
A Dangerous MethodSigmund Freud - 2010
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of HorrorSelf - 2009
Lukong's DestinySelf - 2009
The People SpeakSelf - 2009
The RoadFather - 2009
Reclaiming the BladeSelf - 2008
AppaloosaEverett Hitch - 2008
GoodHalder - 2007
Eastern PromisesNikolai Luzhin - 2007
Slacker UprisingSelf - 2006
Too Commercial for CannesSelf - 2006
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish MusketeerDiego Alatriste - 2005
A History of ViolenceTom Stall / Joey Cusack - 2005
Ringers: Lord of the FansSelf - 2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'Self - 2004
HidalgoFrank Hopkins - 2004
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Self - 2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers' - 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingAragorn - 2003
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'Self (archive) - 2003
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-EarthSelf - 2003
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's VisionSelf - 2003
Real Time with Bill MaherSelf - 2002
Sucré saléSelf - 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersAragorn - 2002
J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earthSelf - 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelf
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..Self
- 2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingAragorn - 2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'Self - 2001
Quest for the RingSelf - 2000
28 DaysEddie Boone - 1999
Psycho PathSelf - Actor / Sam Loomis - 1999
The Early ShowSelf - 1999
A Walk on the MoonWalker Jerome - 1998
A Perfect MurderDavid Shaw - 1998
PsychoSamuel 'Sam' Loomis - 1997
G.I. JaneMaster Chief John James Urgayle - 1997
Albino AlligatorGuy Foucard - 1997
Vanishing PointJimmy Kowalski - 1997
Leute heuteSelf - 1997
My Brother's GunJuanito - 1996
The Daily ShowSelf - 1996
DaylightRoy Nord - 1996
The Portrait of a LadyCaspar Goodwood - 1995
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'Self - 1995
Crimson TideLt. Peter 'Weps' Ince - 1995
The ProphecyLucifer - 1995
GimletGimlet - 1995
The Passion of Darkly NoonClay - 1994
Gospel According to HarryWes - 1994
FlounderingHomeless Man - 1994
The CrewPhillip - 1993
Carlito's WayLalin - 1993
American YakuzaNick Davis / David Brandt - 1993
The Young AmericansCarl Frazer - 1993
Boiling PointRonnie - 1992
MorgenmagazinSelf - 1992
Ruby CairoJohnny Faro - 1991
The Indian RunnerFrank Roberts - 1990
The Reflecting SkinCameron Dove - 1990
Young Guns IIJohn W. Poe - 1990
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIITex - 1989
TripwireHans - 1988
Let's Get LostSelf - 1988
Fresh HorsesGreen - 1987
Salvation!Jerome Stample - 1987
PrisonBurke / Forsythe Electrocution - 1985
Screen TwoCameron Dove - 1985
WitnessMoses Hochleitner - 1985
High School NarcTim - 1984
Miami ViceDetective Eddie Trumbull - 1953
The OscarsSelf - —Two Wolves
- —Porto Rico
- —EmbersKonrad