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.
The Dead Don't Hurt Holger Olsen
Eureka Murphy
Thirteen Lives Rick Stanton
Crimes of the Future Saul Tenser
Falling John (50 Yrs)
Green Book Tony Lip
Captain Fantastic Ben Cash
Far from Men Daru
Jauja Gunnar Dinesen
The Two Faces of January Chester MacFarland
Starring Sigmund Freud
Everybody Has a Plan Agustín / Pedro
On the Road Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
A Dangerous Method Sigmund Freud
The Road Father
Good Halder
Appaloosa Everett Hitch
Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer Diego Alatriste
A History of Violence Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
Hidalgo Frank Hopkins
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Aragorn
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Aragorn
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Aragorn
28 Days Eddie Boone
A Walk on the Moon Walker Jerome
Psycho Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
A Perfect Murder David Shaw
My Brother's Gun Juanito
G.I. Jane Master Chief John James Urgayle
Albino Alligator Guy Foucard
Vanishing Point Jimmy Kowalski
Daylight Roy Nord
The Portrait of a Lady Caspar Goodwood
The Prophecy Lucifer
Crimson Tide Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince
The Passion of Darkly Noon Clay
Gimlet Gimlet
Floundering Homeless Man
The Crew Phillip
Gospel According to Harry Wes
American Yakuza Nick Davis / David Brandt
Carlito's Way Lalin
The Young Americans Carl Frazer
Boiling Point Ronnie
Ruby Cairo Johnny Faro
The Indian Runner Frank Roberts
The Reflecting Skin Cameron Dove
Young Guns II John W. Poe
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Tex
Tripwire Hans
Fresh Horses Green
Prison Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
Salvation! Jerome Stample
High School Narc Tim
Witness Moses Hochleitner
- The Dead Don't Hurt 2024Holger Olsen
- Eureka 2024Murphy
- Thirteen Lives 2022Rick Stanton
- Crimes of the Future 2022Saul Tenser
- Falling 2020John (50 Yrs)
- Green Book 2018Tony Lip
- Captain Fantastic 2016Ben Cash
- Far from Men 2015Daru
- Jauja 2014Gunnar Dinesen
- The Two Faces of January 2014Chester MacFarland
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Cosmos 2014Nikolai Vavilov (voice) ·1 ep - Starring Sigmund Freud 2012
- Everybody Has a Plan 2012Agustín / Pedro
- On the Road 2012Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs
- A Dangerous Method 2011Sigmund Freud
- The Road 2009Father
- Good 2008Halder
- Appaloosa 2008Everett Hitch
- Eastern Promises 2007Nikolai Luzhin
- Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer 2006Diego Alatriste
- A History of Violence 2005Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
- Hidalgo 2004Frank Hopkins
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003Aragorn
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' 2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002Aragorn
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001Aragorn
- 28 Days 2000Eddie Boone
- A Walk on the Moon 1999Walker Jerome
- Psycho 1998Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
- A Perfect Murder 1998David Shaw
- My Brother's Gun 1997Juanito
- G.I. Jane 1997Master Chief John James Urgayle
- Albino Alligator 1997Guy Foucard
- Vanishing Point 1997Jimmy Kowalski
- Daylight 1996Roy Nord
- The Portrait of a Lady 1996Caspar Goodwood
- The Prophecy 1995Lucifer
- Crimson Tide 1995Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince
- The Passion of Darkly Noon 1995Clay
- Gimlet 1995Gimlet
- Floundering 1994Homeless Man
- The Crew 1994Phillip
- Gospel According to Harry 1994Wes
- American Yakuza 1993Nick Davis / David Brandt
- Carlito's Way 1993Lalin
- The Young Americans 1993Carl Frazer
- Boiling Point 1993Ronnie
- Ruby Cairo 1992Johnny Faro
- The Indian Runner 1991Frank Roberts
- The Reflecting Skin 1990Cameron Dove
- Young Guns II 1990John W. Poe
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III 1990Tex
- Tripwire 1989Hans
- Fresh Horses 1988Green
- Prison 1987Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
- Salvation! 1987Jerome Stample
- High School Narc 1985Tim
- Witness 1985Moses Hochleitner
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Miami Vice 1984Detective Eddie Trumbull ·1 ep
Angels & Atom Bombs Self
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror Self
The People Speak Self
Reclaiming the Blade Self
El destino del Lukong Self
Slacker Uprising Self
Too Commercial for Cannes Self
Ringers: Lord of the Fans Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King' Self
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision Self
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' Self
Quest for the Ring Self
Psycho Path Self - Actor / Sam Loomis
The Making of 'Crimson Tide' Self
Let's Get Lost Self
- Angels & Atom Bombs 2015Self
- Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror 2010Self
- The People Speak 2009Self
- Reclaiming the Blade 2009Self
- El destino del Lukong 2009Self
- Slacker Uprising 2007Self
- Too Commercial for Cannes 2006Self
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans 2005Self
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' 2004Self
- The Making of 'The Return of the King' 2004Self
- The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision 2003Self
- J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth 2003Self
- Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' 2001Self
- Quest for the Ring 2001Self
- Psycho Path 2000Self - Actor / Sam Loomis
- The Making of 'Crimson Tide' 1995Self
- Let's Get Lost 1988Self
Golden Globes
2019
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyGreen Book
2017
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaCaptain Fantastic
2012
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion PictureA Dangerous Method