
Viggo Mortensen
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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
Credits

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Aragorn

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Aragorn

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Aragorn

Green Book (2018)
as Tony Lip

I Love Boosters (2026)
as Documentary Narrator - Heine Schlumpf (voice)

Crimson Tide (1995)
as Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince

Hidalgo (2004)
as Frank Hopkins

Captain Fantastic (2016)
as Ben Cash

The Road (2009)
as Father

Carlito's Way (1993)
as Lalin

A History of Violence (2005)
as Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

Eastern Promises (2007)
as Nikolai Luzhin

Thirteen Lives (2022)
as Rick Stanton

Psycho (1998)
as Samuel 'Sam' Loomis

A Perfect Murder (1998)
as David Shaw

Falling (2020)
as John (50 Yrs)

The Prophecy (1995)
as Lucifer

Daylight (1996)
as Roy Nord

Witness (1985)
as Moses Hochleitner

Crimes of the Future (2022)
as Saul Tenser

G.I. Jane (1997)
as Master Chief John James Urgayle

Young Guns II (1990)
as John W. Poe

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
as Tex

A Dangerous Method (2011)
as Sigmund Freud

The Crew (1994)
as Phillip

The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
as Caspar Goodwood

28 Days (2000)
as Eddie Boone

Appaloosa (2008)
as Everett Hitch

The Dead Don't Hurt (2024)
as Holger Olsen

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
as Diego Alatriste

On the Road (2012)
as Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs

The Indian Runner (1991)
as Frank Roberts

The People Speak (2009)
as Self

Good (2008)
as Halder

The Two Towers: J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (2003)
as Self

The Two Towers: From Book to Script: Finding the Story (2003)
as Self
Embers (—)
as Konrad

The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' (2003)
as Self (archive)

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth (2002)
as Self

The Two Faces of January (2014)
as Chester MacFarland

Gimlet (1995)
as Gimlet

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script (2002)
as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On.. (2002)
as Self

Salvation! (1987)
as Jerome Stample

Boiling Point (1993)
as Ronnie
Starring Sigmund Freud (2012)
Actor

A Walk on the Moon (1999)
as Walker Jerome

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002)
as Self

The Fellowship of the Ring: J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth (2002)
as Self

Jauja (2014)
as Gunnar Dinesen

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth (2002)
as Self

Albino Alligator (1997)
as Guy Foucard

Far from Men (2015)
as Daru

Vanishing Point (1997)
as Jimmy Kowalski

American Yakuza (1993)
as Nick Davis / David Brandt

The Reflecting Skin (1990)
as Cameron Dove

The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
as Clay

Let's Get Lost (1988)
as Self

Eureka (2024)
as Murphy

Fresh Horses (1988)
as Green

Prison (1987)
as Burke / Forsythe Electrocution

Ruby Cairo (1992)
as Johnny Faro

The Young Americans (1993)
as Carl Frazer

High School Narc (1985)
as Tim

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self

The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2006)
as Self

Tripwire (1989)
as Hans

Quest for the Ring (2001)
as Self

Slacker Uprising (2007)
as Self

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
as Self

The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2006)
as Self

Everybody Has a Plan (2012)
as Agustín / Pedro

Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
as Self

Reclaiming the Blade (2009)
as Self

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision (2003)
as Self

Floundering (1994)
as Homeless Man

The Making of 'Crimson Tide' (1995)
as Self

Dark Biosphere (—)
as Narrator

Gospel According to Harry (1994)
as Wes

Psycho Path (1999)
as Self - Actor / Sam Loomis

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror (2010)
as Self

Too Commercial for Cannes (2006)
as Self

Angels & Atom Bombs (2015)
as Self
Two Wolves (—)
Actor

Lukong's Destiny (2009)
as Self
Porto Rico (—)
Actor

My Brother's Gun (1997)
as Juanito

The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth (2003)
as Self





