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Born in New York on October 20, 1958, Viggo Mortensen grew up in South America and Denmark, returning to New York to study acting. After several years in theatre, he made his film debut in Witness (1985).
Following Witness, Mortensen played several bad boys and finally attained greater recognition in Portrait of a Lady (1996), G.I. Jane (1997) and A Perfect Murder (1998), where he played opposite Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow.
His luckiest break came when Peter Jackson started shooting the Lord of the Rings trilogy and decided, a few days into it, to recast the role of Aragorn with Mortensen. Much criticized during its 18-month production in New Zealand, the trilogy has gone on to be a huge success, sweeping the 2004 Oscars by winning all 11 categories for which it was nominated. His leading role in Eastern Promises (2007) landed him a lead-actor Oscar nomination. ... - from Netflix
Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. His film roles include Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Frank T. Hopkins in Hidalgo, Tom Stall in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence, and his Academy and Golden Globe Award-nominated role as Nikolai Luzhin in Cronenberg's Eastern Promises. He also stars in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road as "The Man". Contents - en.wikipedia.org
Sherry Perkins has a great article in our Southern Writers Magazine May/June issue entitled Viggo Mortensen: On the Poet's Road. Many of us know Viggo Mortensen as the actor of such great films as Witness, A Walk on the ... by Robinsong
Have you ever watched the movie Eastern Promise? It's pretty violent and it's star, Viggo Mortensen, even kills a couple of goons while he is naked in the sauna. Well, would you believe that Viggo Mortensen is actually a poet ... by Linford Lewis
Wednesday night, the Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted the premiere of Good–another holiday season WWII drama starring Viggo Mortensen as John Halder (a German professor in the 1930s who is trying to be "good" ... by Em Whitney
Viggo Mortensen: There's a certain irony. He says he's committed to keeping his campaign promise of getting us out of Iraq as soon as it's possible—I don't know exactly what that means anymore. He's gone back on what he ... by By Michael Mechanic
Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley in new 'On The Road' pictures - Digital Spy
'Mahler on the Couch,' Directed by Percy and Felix Adlon - New York Times
Viggo Mortensen: I don't promote myself - Belfast Telegraph
Best Bets: "DWTS," "Idol," John Mayer album and "Men in Black 3" - CBS News