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Viggo Mortensen

Acting

Born: 1958-10-20
From: Watertown, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 3.5

Also Known As

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.

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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 5 nominated

🏆 Won

Donostia Award

2020
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Falling

2020
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Green Book

2019
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Green Book

2019
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Captain Fantastic

2017
🏆 Won

Bodil Honorary Award

2015
🏆 Won

Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog

2010
🏆 Won

Sitges Grand Honorary Award

2009
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Eastern Promises

2008
🏆 Won

Golden Boot Awards

2007
🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

🏆 Won

Satellite Awards

Acting102 titles

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
10.0
Movie

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

2010Documentary
Lukong's Destiny
10.0
Movie

Lukong's Destiny

2009Comedy
The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision
10.0
Movie

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision

2002Documentary
The Revolution Televised
10.0
Series

The Revolution Televised

2016Documentary
Sucré salé
9.3
Series

Sucré salé

2002 - ...Documentary
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
9.0
Movie

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

1995Documentary
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
8.8
Movie

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003Documentary
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
8.8
Movie

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2004Documentary
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5
Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003Action
Too Commercial for Cannes
8.5
Movie

Too Commercial for Cannes

2006Documentary
Cosmos
8.5
Series

Cosmos

2014-2020Documentary
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4
Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001Action
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4
Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002Action
Green Book
8.2
Movie

Green Book

2018Drama
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
8.0
Movie

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

2001Documentary
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
8.0
Movie

The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'

2003Documentary
Captain Fantastic
7.9
Movie

Captain Fantastic

2016Drama
Carlito's Way
7.8
Movie

Carlito's Way

1993Thriller
Thirteen Lives
7.8
Movie

Thirteen Lives

2022Drama
Miami Vice
7.5
Series

Miami Vice

1984-1989Thriller
Eastern Promises
7.3
Movie

Eastern Promises

2007Thriller
A History of Violence
7.2
Movie

A History of Violence

2005Drama
Crimson Tide
7.2
Movie

Crimson Tide

1995Thriller
The People Speak
7.2
Movie

The People Speak

2009Drama
Psycho Path
7.2
Movie

Psycho Path

1999Documentary
Witness
7.1
Movie

Witness

1985Thriller
Let's Get Lost
7.1
Movie

Let's Get Lost

1988Drama
Screen Two
7.1
Series

Screen Two

1985-1998Drama
The Road
7.0
Movie

The Road

2009Action
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
7.0
Movie

J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth

2003Drama
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
Hidalgo
6.9
Movie

Hidalgo

2004Action
Far from Men
6.8
Movie

Far from Men

2015Drama
The Reflecting Skin
6.7
Movie

The Reflecting Skin

1990Drama
The Indian Runner
6.6
Movie

The Indian Runner

1991Drama
Appaloosa
6.6
Movie

Appaloosa

2008Drama
Salvation!
6.6
Movie

Salvation!

1987Comedy
A Perfect Murder
6.5
Movie

A Perfect Murder

1998Thriller
G.I. Jane
6.5
Movie

G.I. Jane

1997Action
Young Guns II
6.5
Movie

Young Guns II

1990Action
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
6.5
Movie

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005Documentary
Jauja
6.5
Movie

Jauja

2014Action
The Prophecy
6.5
Movie

The Prophecy

1995Sci-Fi
The Dead Don't Hurt
6.5
Movie

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024Action
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
6.5
Movie

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004Documentary
A Dangerous Method
6.4
Movie

A Dangerous Method

2011Drama
Falling
6.4
Movie

Falling

2020Drama
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
6.4
Movie

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

2003Documentary
The Daily Show
6.4
Series

The Daily Show

1996 - ...Documentary
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.4
Series

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019-2026Documentary
The Early Show
6.3
Series

The Early Show

1999-2011Documentary
28 Days
6.2
Movie

28 Days

2000Comedy
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
6.2
Series

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015-2021Documentary
Daylight
6.1
Movie

Daylight

1996Action
Good
6.1
Movie

Good

2008Drama
Eureka
6.1
Movie

Eureka

2024Drama
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
A Walk on the Moon
6.0
Movie

A Walk on the Moon

1999Drama
Tripwire
6.0
Movie

Tripwire

1989Action
The Portrait of a Lady
6.0
Movie

The Portrait of a Lady

1996Drama
Crimes of the Future
6.0
Movie

Crimes of the Future

2022Sci-Fi
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0
Series

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 - ...Comedy
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
5.9
Movie

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

2006Action
Reclaiming the Blade
5.9
Movie

Reclaiming the Blade

2009Documentary
American Yakuza
5.8
Movie

American Yakuza

1993Thriller
Prison
5.8
Movie

Prison

1987Thriller
The Two Faces of January
5.8
Movie

The Two Faces of January

2014Thriller
The Young Americans
5.7
Movie

The Young Americans

1993Thriller
Albino Alligator
5.7
Movie

Albino Alligator

1997Thriller
Quest for the Ring
5.7
Movie

Quest for the Ring

2001Documentary
Gimlet
5.7
Movie

Gimlet

1995Thriller
Vanishing Point
5.6
Movie

Vanishing Point

1997Action
The Passion of Darkly Noon
5.6
Movie

The Passion of Darkly Noon

1995Thriller
On the Road
5.6
Movie

On the Road

2012Action
Reunited Apart
5.5
Series

Reunited Apart

2020Documentary
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
5.4
Movie

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

1990Horror
Slacker Uprising
5.3
Movie

Slacker Uprising

2007Documentary
Fresh Horses
5.3
Movie

Fresh Horses

1988Drama
Morgenmagazin
5.3
Series

Morgenmagazin

1992 - ...Documentary
I Love Boosters
New5.2
Movie

I Love Boosters

2026Comedy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
Leute heute
5.2
Series

Leute heute

1997-2023Documentary
Psycho
5.1
Movie

Psycho

1998Horror
Ruby Cairo
5.0
Movie

Ruby Cairo

1992Thriller
Gospel According to Harry
5.0
Movie

Gospel According to Harry

1994Comedy
Floundering
5.0
Movie

Floundering

1994Comedy
Boiling Point
4.9
Movie

Boiling Point

1993Drama
Everybody Has a Plan
4.8
Movie

Everybody Has a Plan

2012Drama
My Brother's Gun
4.7
Movie

My Brother's Gun

1997Drama
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2
Series

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 - ...Documentary
The Crew
4.1
Movie

The Crew

1994Drama
Beau geste
1.0
Series

Beau geste

2023 - ...Documentary
High School Narc
0
Movie

High School Narc

1985Drama
Angels & Atom Bombs
0
Movie

Angels & Atom Bombs

2015Documentary
J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth
0
Movie

J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth

2002Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
0
Movie

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script

2002Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
0
Movie

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design

2002Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
0
Movie

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast

2002Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
0
Movie

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth

2002Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..
0
Movie

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Road Goes Ever On..

2002Documentary
The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 2: From Vision to Reality
0
Movie

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 2: From Vision to Reality

2002Documentary
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
0
Series

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

2023-2025Drama

Directing2 titles

The Dead Don't Hurt
6.5
Movie

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024Action
Falling
6.4
Movie

Falling

2020Drama

Writing2 titles

The Dead Don't Hurt
6.5
Movie

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024Action
Falling
6.4
Movie

Falling

2020Drama

Production6 titles

Far from Men
6.8
Movie

Far from Men

2015Drama
The Dead Don't Hurt
6.5
Movie

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024Action
Jauja
6.5
Movie

Jauja

2014Action
Falling
6.4
Movie

Falling

2020Drama
Everybody Has a Plan
4.8
Movie

Everybody Has a Plan

2012Drama
Sweet Death
0
Movie

Sweet Death

2023Drama

Sound3 titles

The Dead Don't Hurt
6.5
Movie

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024Action
Jauja
6.5
Movie

Jauja

2014Action
Falling
6.4
Movie

Falling

2020Drama

Crew1 title

Sidewalls
7.5
Movie

Sidewalls

2011Drama