Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Birthday: 1958-10-20

Place of Birth: Watertown, New York, USA

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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A History of Violence
A History of Violence

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense mur...

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the ...

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his ...

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forc...

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Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could ...

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A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the lov...

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Hidalgo
Hidalgo

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his h...

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28 Days
28 Days

After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is g...

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G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane

In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that ...

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The Reflecting Skin
The Reflecting Skin

In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell...

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The Road
The Road

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save ...

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Daylight
Daylight

A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks...

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Psycho
Psycho

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own....

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Boiling Point
Boiling Point

Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and n...

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Carlito's Way
Carlito's Way

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long...

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The Young Americans
The Young Americans

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force inves...

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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

A California couple on a road trip become stranded in Texas and are pursued by the cannibalistic Saw...

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Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at ...

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Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide ...

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The Indian Runner
The Indian Runner

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in e...

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Young Guns II
Young Guns II

Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — re...

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Good
Good

When John Halder's latest novel is enlisted by powerful political figures in the Nazi party to push ...

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Witness
Witness

While protecting an Amish boy – the sole witness to a brutal murder – and his mother, a detective is...

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Appaloosa
Appaloosa

Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their jo...

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The People Speak
The People Speak

A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A Pe...

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Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point

When his wife goes into a troubled labor while he is on the road over 1200 miles away James Kowalski...

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Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer

In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in...

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Slacker Uprising
Slacker Uprising

Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–2...

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A Walk on the Moon
A Walk on the Moon

The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blo...

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American Yakuza
American Yakuza

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a wa...

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The Passion of Darkly Noon
The Passion of Darkly Noon

Desire torments a former cultist taking refuge at the home of a scantily clad woman whose husband is...

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Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses

A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in love...

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A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method

Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet be...

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Prison
Prison

After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts...

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Ruby Cairo
Ruby Cairo

Baseball cards and a food-aid worker help a woman follow her shady husband's money trail around the ...

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Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost

Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of W...

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Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Ringers: Lord of the Fans

'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings...

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On the Road
On the Road

Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean ...

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Tripwire
Tripwire

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train load...

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Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade

The Medieval and Renaissance blade, a profound and beautiful object handcrafted by master artisans o...

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My Brother's Gun
My Brother's Gun

Based on the powerful novel by Ray Loriga. A young man and a young girl's lives are united under dra...

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Gospel According to Harry
Gospel According to Harry

Karen and Wes's marriage is crumbling apart - like a sandcastle. Karen can't even make love to her h...

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Salvation!
Salvation!

A troubled young woman hooks up with a money-crazed televangelist and becomes a rich, heavy-metal Ch...

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Everybody Has a Plan
Everybody Has a Plan

Pedro, a humble beekeeper who lives in the mysterious Argentinian region of the Delta del Tigre, tra...

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The Two Faces of January
The Two Faces of January

1962. A con artist, his wife, and a dangerous stranger are caught up in the murder of a private dete...

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Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror

A documentary directed by Oliver Schwehm....

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Jauja
Jauja

A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the co...

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The Prophecy
The Prophecy

The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and ...

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Far from Men
Far from Men

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a...

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Floundering
Floundering

John Boyz lives close to where they film "Baywatch", but you'd never know it. His life is full of bi...

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The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady

Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhe...

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Two Wolves
Two Wolves

Follow helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson who turned against his fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War ...

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The Dead Don't Hurt
The Dead Don't Hurt

In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danis...

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El destino del Lukong
El destino del Lukong

Two jerks. Two mobs. A destiny. The story will focus on a building manager (José) and a neighbor (Ju...

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Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigoro...

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High School Narc
High School Narc

22-year-old police officer poses as a student to find the identity of a drug supplier at an inner-ci...

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

A documentary about the making of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'....

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Starring Sigmund Freud
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud is a video memento for Sigmund Freud's little-known film career. Based on an ...

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Psycho Path
Psycho Path

Documentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho."...

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Quest for the Ring
Quest for the Ring

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

The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work....

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Gimlet
Gimlet

Julia runs a trendy bar in Barcelona. She treats men with caution, believing one can love too much a...

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The Crew
The Crew

Still depressed over the suicide of his mother, Bill has no idea that he's in for a wild ride when h...

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Green Book
Green Book

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South ...

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Too Commercial for Cannes
Too Commercial for Cannes

A day in a life tour diary with David Cronenberg, as he brings his film "A History of Violence" to t...

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Falling
Falling

John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he...

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The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

Making of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King....

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Eureka
Eureka

A cowboy arrives in a town in search of his daughter, a native policewoman arrests various offenders...

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Angels & Atom Bombs
Angels & Atom Bombs

The Making of the Reflecting Skin...

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Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Lives

Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai...

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Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future

With his partner, a celebrity performance artist publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs ...

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The Making of 'The Two Towers'
The Making of 'The Two Towers'

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Cre...

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The Making of 'The Return of the King'
The Making of 'The Return of the King'

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the K...

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The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this high-tension t...

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