Viggo Mortensen
Biography
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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Morgenmagazin
1992
Leute heute
1997
Miami Vice
1984
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Screen Two
1985
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self · 2003
Morgenmagazin
as Self · 1992
Leute heute
as Self · 1997
Miami Vice
as Detective Eddie Trumbull · 1984
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Aragorn · 2001
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Aragorn · 2003
Screen Two
as Cameron Dove · 1985
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Aragorn · 2002
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Green Book
as Tony Lip · 2018
Cosmos
as Nikolai Vavilov (voice) · 2014
Beau geste
as Self · 2023
Crimson Tide
as Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince · 1995
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest · 2023
Captain Fantastic
as Ben Cash · 2016
A Perfect Murder
as David Shaw · 1998
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
Carlito's Way
as Lalin · 1993
The Road
as Father · 2009
Sucré salé
as Self · 2002
A History of Violence
as Tom Stall / Joey Cusack · 2005
Thirteen Lives
as Rick Stanton · 2022
Eastern Promises
as Nikolai Luzhin · 2007
Reunited Apart
as Self · 2020
A Dangerous Method
as Sigmund Freud · 2011
I Love Boosters
as Documentary Narrator - Heine Schlumpf (voice) · 2026
G.I. Jane
as Master Chief John James Urgayle · 1997
Witness
as Moses Hochleitner · 1985
Crimes of the Future
as Saul Tenser · 2022
Young Guns II
as John W. Poe · 1990
The Prophecy
as Lucifer · 1995
Daylight
as Roy Nord · 1996
Hidalgo
as Frank Hopkins · 2004
Psycho
as Samuel 'Sam' Loomis · 1998
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
as Tex · 1990
28 Days
as Eddie Boone · 2000
On the Road
as Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs · 2012
The Dead Don't Hurt
as Holger Olsen · 2024
Appaloosa
as Everett Hitch · 2008
The Portrait of a Lady
as Caspar Goodwood · 1996
A Walk on the Moon
as Walker Jerome · 1999
The Indian Runner
as Frank Roberts · 1991
The Two Faces of January
as Chester MacFarland · 2014
Boiling Point
as Ronnie · 1993
Falling
as John (50 Yrs) · 2020
Good
as Halder · 2008
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
as Diego Alatriste · 2006
Far from Men
as Daru · 2015
The Reflecting Skin
as Cameron Dove · 1990
Fresh Horses
as Green · 1988
The Young Americans
as Carl Frazer · 1993
Albino Alligator
as Guy Foucard · 1997
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
as Self · 2006
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self · 2001
The Crew
as Phillip · 1994
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self · 2006
The Passion of Darkly Noon
as Clay · 1995
American Yakuza
as Nick Davis / David Brandt · 1993
Embers
as Konrad
Gimlet
as Gimlet · 1995
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self · 2005
The People Speak
as Self · 2009
Jauja
as Gunnar Dinesen · 2014
Vanishing Point
as Jimmy Kowalski · 1997
Prison
as Burke / Forsythe Electrocution · 1987
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self · 2004
Let's Get Lost
as Self · 1988
Salvation!
as Jerome Stample · 1987
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
as Self · 2003
Quest for the Ring
as Self · 2001
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
as Self · 2002
Ruby Cairo
as Johnny Faro · 1992
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self · 2002
Eureka
as Murphy · 2024
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
as Self · 2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
as Self · 2002
Slacker Uprising
as Self · 2007
Everybody Has a Plan
as Agustín / Pedro · 2012
Too Commercial for Cannes
as Self · 2006
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as Self · 2003
Reclaiming the Blade
as Self · 2009
Dark Biosphere
as Narrator
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
as Self (archive) · 2003
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
as Self · 2010
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
as Self · 1995
The Revolution Televised
as Narrator (voice) · 2016
High School Narc
as Tim · 1985
Floundering
as Homeless Man · 1994
My Brother's Gun
as Juanito · 1997
Porto Rico
J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth
as Self · 2002
Psycho Path
as Self - Actor / Sam Loomis · 1999
Gospel According to Harry
as Wes · 1994
Lukong's Destiny
as Self · 2009
Tripwire
as Hans · 1989
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
as Self · 2002
Starring Sigmund Freud
· 2012
Angels & Atom Bombs
as Self · 2015
Two Wolves