Viggo Mortensen biography
Viggo Mortensen is an American actor, born on 20 October 1958 in Watertown.
Viggo Mortensen's screen career began in 1984 with George Washington, playing Fort Le Boeuf Lieutenant.
Viggo Mortensen has appeared in 63 films and 6 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are I Love Boosters (2026), The Dead Don't Hurt (2023), Eureka (2023).
Viggo Mortensen is best known for Far from Men, Captain Fantastic, Green Book, The Lord of the Rings.
Honours include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Bodil Honorary Award and Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Coming up next: Embers, Porto Rico.
- Also known as
- Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.
- Born
- 20 October 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Watertown
- Work
- Film actor, Photographer, Poet, Writer, Singer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1984 to present
- Known for
- Far from Men, Captain Fantastic, Green Book, The Lord of the Rings, Thirteen Lives
- Awards
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Bodil Honorary Award
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Satellite Awards
- Donostia Award
- Golden Boot Awards
Viggo Mortensen filmography
65 films and 6 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Rico | Filming | |||
| Embers | Konrad | Post-production | ||
| 2026 | I Love Boosters | Heine Schlumpf | Voice cameo | |
| 2023 | The Dead Don't Hurt | Holger Olsen | Also director, producer, writer and music composer | |
| 2023 | Eureka | Murphy | ||
| 2022 | Crimes of the Future | Saul Tenser | ||
| 2022 | Thirteen Lives | Richard Stanton | ||
| 2020 | Falling | John Petersen | Also director, producer, writer and music composer | |
| 2018 | Green Book | Tony Lip | ||
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | Ben Cash | ||
| 2014 | Far from Men | Daru | Also co-producer | |
| 2014 | The Two Faces of January | Chester MacFarland | ||
| 2014 | Jauja | Gunnar Dinesen | Also producer and composer | |
| 2013 | Big Sur | English | ||
| 2012 | Everybody Has a Plan | Agustín / Pedro | Also producer | |
| 2012 | On the Road | Old Bull Lee | ||
| 2012 | Lego The Lord of the Rings | Aragorn | Archive audio | |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Sigmund Freud | ||
| 2009 | The Road | The Man | ||
| 2009 | The People Speak | English | ||
| 2009 | Reclaiming the Blade | English | ||
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Everett Hitch | ||
| 2008 | Good | John Halder | ||
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Nikolai Luzhin | ||
| 2006 | Alatriste | Diego Alatriste y Tenorio |
Show all 65 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Tom Stall / Joey Cusack | ||
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Frank Hopkins | ||
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Aragorn | ||
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Aragorn | ||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Aragorn | ||
| 2000 | 28 Days | Eddie Boone | ||
| 2000 | Best in Show | English | ||
| 1999 | A Walk on the Moon | Walker Jerome | ||
| 1998 | Psycho | Samuel "Sam" Loomis | ||
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | David Shaw | ||
| 1997 | Vanishing Point | Jimmy Kowalski | ||
| 1997 | La pistola de mi hermano | Spanish | ||
| 1997 | G.I. Jane | CMC Jack Urgayle | ||
| 1997 | My Brother's Gun | Juanito | ||
| 1996 | Albino Alligator | Guy Foucard | ||
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Caspar Goodwood | ||
| 1996 | Daylight | Roy Nord | ||
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | LT. Peter Ince, WEPS | ||
| 1995 | The Prophecy | Lucifer | ||
| 1995 | The Passion of Darkly Noon | Clay | ||
| 1995 | Gimlet | Hombre | ||
| 1995 | Black Velvet Pantsuit | Junkie | ||
| 1994 | The Crew | Phillip | ||
| 1994 | Floundering | Homeless Man | ||
| 1994 | American Yakuza | Nick Davis / David Brandt | ||
| 1994 | Gospel According to Harry | Wes | ||
| 1993 | The Young Americans | Carl Frazer | ||
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | Lalin Miasso | ||
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Ronnie | ||
| 1992 | Ruby Cairo | John E. "Johnny" Faro | ||
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Frank Roberts | ||
| 1990 | The Reflecting Skin | Cameron Dove | ||
| 1990 | Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | Edward "Tex" Sawyer | ||
| 1990 | Young Guns II | John W. Poe | ||
| 1989 | Tripwire | Hans | ||
| 1988 | Fresh Horses | Green | ||
| 1987 | Prison | Burke | ||
| 1987 | Salvation! | Jerome Stample | ||
| 1985 | Witness | Moses Hochleitner | ||
| 1984 | Swing Shift | English |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cosmos: Possible Worlds | Nikolai Vavilov | Episode: "Vavilov" | |
| 1991 | Once in a Blue Moon | Failed pilot | ||
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Eddie Trumbull | Episode: "Red Tape" | |
| 1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Bragg | Episode #1.8837 | |
| 1985 | ABC Afterschool Special | Tim | Episode: "High School Narc" | |
| 1984 | George Washington | Fort Le Boeuf Lieutenant | Miniseries, 1 episode |