Viggo Mortensen Bio

Beginning of the film Viggo Mortensen was in Witness (1985), and became well known for his role as Aragorn in The brave warrior Lord of the Rings (2001-2003) and later films include Hidalgo (2004) and A History of Violence (2005) directed by David Cronenberg. He recently met with Cronenberg on Russian organized crime in Eastern Promises drama (2007) to critical acclaim.

Viggo Mortensen Bio

Actor, born in Manhattan, New York, USA. Born to a Danish father and American mother, he spent much of his childhood traveling with his family, and spent several years in Venezuela, Argentina and Denmark, before returning to New York where she studied at St. Lawrence University. He began acting, and later moved to Los Angeles, where he received critical acclaim for her performance on stage, Bent. His film debut was a witness (1985), and in addition the work belongs to The Indian Runner (1991), Portrait of a Lady (1996), and 28 days (2000).

Mortensen has become known for their role in a brave warrior Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings (2001? 3), and later, movies are Hidalgo (2004) and A History of Violence (2005) Directed by David Cronenberg. He recently met with Russian organized crime drama Cronenberg, Eastern Promises (2007). Cast opposite Naomi Watts, Mortensen has attracted much critical attention for his work on the film.

Mortensen is also a poet, painter and photographer. He married the singer Exene Cervenka in late 1980, but divorced. The couple had one child together, a son named Henry.