Editing Viggo Mortensen (section)

{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}}
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| name               = 
| honorific_suffix   = [[Order of the Dannebrog|R]]
| image              = Viggo Mortensen B (2020).jpg
| caption            = Mortensen in 2020
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1958|10|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Watertown, New York]], U.S.
| birth_name         = Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.
| citizenship        = {{hlist|United States|Denmark<ref name="Citizenship">{{cite book |first=Andrew |last=Stone |author2=Carolyn Bain |author3=Michael Booth |author4=Fran Parnell |title=Lonely Planet Denmark |year=2008 |publisher=[[Lonely Planet]] | isbn=978-1-74104-669-4 |chapter=Cinema |page=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetdenm00andr/page/46 46] |quote=Although [Mortensen] was born in New York and has lived outside of Denmark for most of his life, he retains Danish citizenship. |chapter-url-access=registration |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetdenm00andr/page/46}}</ref>}}
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| resting_place      = 
| alma_mater         = [[St. Lawrence University]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|artist|director|producer}}
| years_active       = 1984–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Exene Cervenka]] | 1987|1997|end=divorced}}
| partner            = [[Ariadna Gil]] (2009–present)
| children           = 1
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Viggo Mortensen|Full list]]
}}
'''Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.''' {{Post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of the Dannebrog|R]]}}<ref name="knight">{{cite web |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/viggo-mortensen-slaaet-til-ridder |title=Viggo Mortensen slået til ridder |last=Nielsen |first=Marie Ravn |date=October 23, 2010 |website=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |language=Danish |access-date=July 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721211547/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/viggo-mortensen-slaaet-til-ridder |archive-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref> ({{IPA|da|ˈviko ˈmɒːtn̩sn̩|lang}}; born October 20, 1958)<ref name="birthday">{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/10/20/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-Oct-20-2020/2201603072985/ |title=UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 |work=[[United Press International]] | date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |quote=...actor Viggo Mortensen in 1958 (age 62)...}}</ref> is an<!--Do NOT add "Danish". See MOS:CONTEXTBIO and talk page discussion. He was born in America, is most notable there, and still spends much of his time in the United States.--> American actor and filmmaker. He has received nominations for three [[Academy Awards]], three [[BAFTA Awards]], and four [[Golden Globe Awards]]. 

Mortensen made his film debut with a small role in [[Peter Weir]]'s 1985 thriller ''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]''. Through the late 1990s, Mortensen played supporting roles in a variety of films, including the historical romance ''[[The Portrait of a Lady (film)|The Portrait of a Lady]]'' (1996), the action drama ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' (1997), the crime drama ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' (1998), and the comedy ''[[28 Days (film)|28 Days]]'' (2000).

Mortensen gained international attention for his breakthrough role as [[Aragorn]] in the fantasy trilogy ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' (2001–2003). He later starred in several [[David Cronenberg]] films including ''[[A History of Violence]]'' (2005), ''[[Eastern Promises]]'' (2007), for which he was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]], and ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'' (2011).<ref>[http://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20160718/282153585626325 " Flawed father role a test for Viggo Mortensen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816125057/http://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20160718/282153585626325 |date=August 16, 2016 }}. ''Toronto Star'', Michael O'Sullivan, July 16, 2016.</ref> He gained further Academy Award nominations for his leading roles as an anarchist father in ''[[Captain Fantastic (film)|Captain Fantastic]]'' (2016) and as [[Tony Lip]] in ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'' (2018). Mortensen made his directorial debut with ''[[Falling (2020 film)|Falling]]'' (2020), in which he also starred.

In addition to film, Mortensen has pursued a variety of artistic endeavors including painting, poetry, music, and photography. Mortensen composed and performed music for films including [[Music of The Lord of the Rings film series|''The Lord of the Rings'' soundtrack]], and has collaborated with guitarist [[Buckethead]] on several albums. In 2002, Mortensen founded [[Perceval Press]] to publish his works and the works of little-known artists and authors.