Viggo Mortensen

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Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. is a Danish-American actor, author, musician, photographer, poet, and painter. Born in New York to a Danish father and American mother, he was a resident of Venezuela and 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.

Birth Name

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.

Born

Monday, 20 October 1958

Actor Filmography

Thirteen Lives	Richard Stanton	2022
Crimes of the Future	Saul Tenser	2022
Falling	John Peterson / John Petersen	2020
Reunited Apart	Self	2020
Cosmos: Possible Worlds	Nikolai Vavilov	2020
Green Book	Tony Lip	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Unabomb	Jim Freeman	2018
The Oscars	Self - Nominee	2017
The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	Self - Nominee & Presenter	2017

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Thirteen Lives	Richard Stanton	2022
Crimes of the Future	Saul Tenser	2022
Falling	John Peterson / John Petersen	2020
Reunited Apart	Self	2020
Cosmos: Possible Worlds	Nikolai Vavilov	2020
Green Book	Tony Lip	2018
Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Unabomb	Jim Freeman	2018
The Oscars	Self - Nominee	2017
The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	Self - Nominee & Presenter	2017
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017	Self - Nominee	2017
Captain Fantastic	Ben Cash / Ben	2016
The IMDb Studio at Sundance	Self	2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest	2015
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter	Self	2015
Celebrity Conversations	Self	2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden	Himself	2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self	2014
Far from Men	Daru	2014
Jauja	Gunnar Dinesen	2014
The Two Faces of January	Chester / Chester MacFarland	2014
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey	Nikolai Vavilov	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest	2014
Everybody Has a Plan	Agustín / Pedro	2012
On the Road	William S. Burroughs / Old Bull Lee	2012
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	2012
CBS This Morning	Self	2012
A Dangerous Method	Sigmund Freud	2011
Conan	Himself - Guest	2010
The Talk	Self - Guest	2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy	Self / (archival footage)	2010
The People Speak	Self	2009
The Road	Man / Father	2009
Reclaiming the Blade	Himself / Self	2009
The Rotten Tomatoes Show	Self - Guest	2009
Skavlan	Self - Guest	2009
The Pikme-Up		2009
Good	Halder	2008
Slacker Uprising	Self	2008
Appaloosa	Everett Hitch	2008
The 80th Annual Academy Awards	Self - Nominee	2008
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness	Eddie 'Tex' Sawyer	2007
Eastern Promises	Nikolai / Nikolai Luzhin	2007
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer	Diego Alatriste	2006
Too Commercial for Cannes	Self	2006
Acts of Violence	Self	2006
The Colbert Report	Himself - Guest	2005
Made in Hollywood	Self	2005
A History of Violence	Tom Stall	2005
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project	Self	2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans	Self	2005
The Hour	Self - Guest	2005
Cameras in Middle-Earth	Self	2004
At the Movies	Himself	2004
Hidalgo	Frank Hopkins	2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Aragorn	2003
Real Time with Bill Maher	Self - Guest	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself - Guest, Himself	2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Aragorn	2002
Lord of the Piercing	Aragorn	2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Aragorn	2001
Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken	Self	2001
28 Days	Eddie Boone	2000
A Walk on the Moon	Walker Jerome	1999
Psycho	Sam Loomis / Samuel 'Sam' Loomis	1998
A Perfect Murder	David Shaw	1998
G.I. Jane	Master Chief John James Urgayle	1997
The View	Self	1997
Vanishing Point	Jimmy Kowalski	1997
Daylight	Roy Nord	1996
The Portrait of a Lady	Caspar Goodwood	1996
Albino Alligator	Guy Foucard / Guy	1996
The Daily Show	Self - Guest	1996
Sen kväll med Luuk	Self	1996
The Prophecy	Lucifer	1995
The Passion of Darkly Noon	Clay	1995
Crimson Tide	Weps	1995
Gimlet	Hombre / Gimlet	1995
Floundering	Homeless Man	1994
The Crew	Phillip	1994
Gospel According to Harry	Wes	1994
Carlito's Way	Lalin	1993
The Young Americans	Carl Frazer	1993
Late Show with David Letterman	Himself - Guest	1993
Boiling Point	Ronnie	1993
American Yakuza	David Brandt / Nick Davis	1993
Deception	Johnny Faro	1992
HBO First Look	Self - Eddie, Self	1992
The Indian Runner	Frank Roberts	1991
The Reflecting Skin	Cameron Dove	1990
Young Guns II	John W. Poe	1990
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III	Tex / Eddie 'Tex' Sawyer	1990
Tripwire	Hans	1989
Troldspejlet	Self	1989
Fresh Horses	Green	1988
Let's Get Lost	Self	1988
Sidewalks Entertainment	Self - Guest	1988
Prison	Forsythe Electrocution / Burke	1987
Salvation!: Have You Said Your Prayers Today?	Jerome Stample	1987
Witness	Moses Hochleitner	1985
Miami Vice	Detective Eddie Trumbull	1984
CBS News Sunday Morning	Himself	1979
ABC Afterschool Specials	Tim	1972

Director Filmography

Falling

2020

Producer Filmography

Falling	2020
Far from Men	2014
Jauja	2014
Everybody Has a Plan	2012

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2019	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy	Nominated
2019	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
2017	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
2017	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
2012	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated
2008	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
2008	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated