Viggo Peter Mortensen, Jr. (born October 20, 1958) is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated Danish American theater and movie actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter.
He is perhaps best known for his roles as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Frank T. Hopkins in Hidalgo, David Shaw in A Perfect Murder, Tom Stall in David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence and as Nikolai Luzhin in Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises.
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
1985 Witness Moses Hochleitner
The Purple Rose of Cairo (scenes deleted)
1987 Salvation! Jerome Stample
1988 Prison Burke/Forsythe Electrocution
Fresh Horses Green
1990 Once in a Blue Moon TV
Tripwire Hans
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Tex
Young Guns II John W. Poe
The Reflecting Skin Cameron Dove
1991 The Indian Runner Frank Roberts
1993 Boiling Point Ronnie
Ruby Cairo John E. ‘Johnny’ Faro
Carlito’s Way Lalin
The Young Americans Carl Frazer
American Yakuza Nick Davis/David Brandt
1994 The Crew Phillip
Floundering Homeless Man
Ewangelia wedlug Harry’ego Wes
1995 Gimlet Hombre
Crimson Tide Lt. Peter ‘WEAPS’ Ince
The Passion of Darkly Noon Clay
Black Velvet Pantsuit Worthless Junkie
The Prophecy Lucifer
1996 Albino Alligator Guy Foucard
Daylight Roy Nord
1997 Vanishing Point Jimmy Kowalski TV
G.I. Jane Master Chief John James ‘Jack’ Urgayle
Pistola de mi hermano, La Juanito
1998 A Perfect Murder David Shaw
Psycho Samuel ‘Sam’ Loomis
1999 A Walk on the Moon Walker Jerome
2000 28 Days Eddie Boone
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Aragorn
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004 Hidalgo Frank Hopkins
2005 A History of Violence Tom Stall/Joey Cusack
2006 Alatriste Diego Alatriste y Tenorio
2007 Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin Won – Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (British Independent Film Awards)
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
