Viggo Mortensen |
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Since his screen debut as a young Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness (1985), Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of well-rounded performances. Mortensen was born in New York City, to Grace Gamble (Atkinson) and Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr. His father was Danish, his mother was American, and his maternal grandfather was ...
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Viggo Mortensen's most recent role in Green Book landed him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. He's been nominated two other times for Captain Fantastic and Eastern Promises.
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Special Performance: "Ramas para un nido". Espai Lliure, Barcelona. See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 16 Interviews | 18 Articles | 5 Pictorials | 11 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
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5' 11" (1.8 m)
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[on The Lord of the Rings trilogy] In the first movie, yes, there's Rivendell, and Mordor, but there's sort of an organic quality to it, actors acting with each other, and real landscapes; it's grittier. The second movie already started ballooning, for my taste, and then by the third one, there were a lot of special effects. It was grandiose and all that, but whatever was subtle in the first ... See more »Trivia:
Mortenson did not participate in the pre-production stunt and sword training given to the actors in the Lord of the Rings trilogy as he was cast as a replacement only two days prior to the start of filming. However, at the end of filming, the film's swordmaster, the legendary Bob Anderson, stated that Mortenson was the best swordsman he'd ever trained. See more »Trademark:
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