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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
The result is that Viggo Mortensen has now joined The Talking Cure as Sigmund Freud. Cure centers on a young Carl Jung who uses Sigmund Freud's "talking cure" on a young and troubled Russian woman. In the process of psychoanalyzing her, ... by Elisabeth Rappe
Waltz was swiftly replaced with the comparable talent of Viggo Mortensen in the story, based on a play by Christopher Hampton, about the conflict between Freud and his pupil Jung, played by Michael Fassbender. ... by Ethan Anderton
Well, the story has a happy ending as the equally awesome Viggo Mortensen is set to team up with Cronenberg for their third collaboration, replacing the departed Waltz in the role of Sigmund Freud. The film is based on the Christopher ... by Kevin Jagernauth
The only niggle I have with David Cronenberg's adaptation of Chris Hampton's (Atonement) psychoanalytical play which deconstructs the relationship between. by Matt Holmes
Christoph Waltz's Freudian Slip Is Viggo Mortensen's Casting Gain - NBC Philadelphia (blog)
Mortensen replaces Waltz as Freud - Independent
Movie Casting: Cohen, Clement Up for 'Men in Black III' Role? - Moviefone (blog)
Date/Time:Tue., March 16, 7:30pm - Riverfront Times