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{{short description|American actor (born 1958)}} {{Use American English|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | 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. == Early life == Mortensen was born in [[Watertown, New York]], on October 20, 1958,<ref name="birthday"/> to Grace Gamble ({{nee|Atkinson}}; July 8, 1928 – April 25, 2015) and Viggo Peter Mortensen Sr. (May 8, 1929 – March 2, 2017). His mother was American, while his father was [[Danes|Danish]]. They met in Norway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=133016&ran=177221 |title=Viggo Mortensen gets nude for 'Eastern Promises' fight scene |website=HamptonRoads.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012003144/http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=133016&ran=177221 |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> His maternal grandfather was a Canadian from [[Nova Scotia]]. His paternal grandmother was from [[Trondheim]], Norway.<ref name="SLU">{{cite web |url=http://www.stlawu.edu/commence/mortensen_speech.html |title=St. Lawrence University: Commencement |website=stlawu.edu |date=May 21, 2006 |access-date=February 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213215756/http://www.stlawu.edu/commence/mortensen_speech.html |archive-date=February 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=578600 |title=Film: Viggo Mortensen magret seg ned 15 kilo for drømmerollen VG Nett |publisher=Vg.no |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=May 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419080009/http://www.vg.no/film/artikkel.php?artid=578600 |archive-date=April 19, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1961,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Grace Wright |url=https://www.nny360.com/news/obituaries/grace-wright/article_e451fe59-f16f-57b8-b12a-af1ec8a24cd2.html |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=NNY360 |language=en}}</ref> the family moved to Venezuela, then Denmark, and eventually settled in Argentina. They lived successively in the provinces of [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]], [[Chaco Province|Chaco]], and [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires]]. Mortensen attended primary school and acquired a fluent proficiency in Spanish while his father managed poultry farms and ranches.<ref name="chicago">{{cite web |last=Pearlman |first=Cindy |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/548894,SHO-Sunday-cindy09.article |title=Superstar Viggo's a serious soul at heart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912044118/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/548894,SHO-Sunday-cindy09.article |archive-date=September 12, 2007 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | date=September 9, 2007 |access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dwyer |first=Brian |date=March 6, 2017 |title=Father of Viggo Mortensen Passes Away |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/queens/north-country-blog/2017/03/6/father-of-viggo-mortensen-passes-away |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=ny1.com |language=en}}</ref> He was baptized [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], the tradition of his father, though he now identifies as an atheist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/11/18/how-viggo-mortensen-got-inside-sigmund-freuds-head/ |title=How Viggo Mortensen Got Inside Sigmund Freud's Head |year=2011 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620130401/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/11/18/how-viggo-mortensen-got-inside-sigmund-freuds-head/ |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> When Mortensen was 11 and his brothers 8 and 6, their parents divorced. In 1969, the three boys returned with their mother to the United States, where Viggo spent the rest of his childhood in [[North Country (New York)|Northern New York]] State.<ref name=":0" /> He graduated from [[Watertown High School (New York)|Watertown High School]] in 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stlawu.edu/magazine/spring03/viggo.html |title=Viggo Mortensen '80 REMEMBERS |last1=Doyle |first1=Macreena A. |year=2003 |work=St. Lawrence Magazine |publisher=St. Lawrence University |access-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110815/http://www.stlawu.edu/magazine/spring03/viggo.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DePaulo |first1=Lisa |title=Why Viggo Mortensen Is Off the Grid |url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a45212/viggo-mortensen-profile/ |website=Esquire |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604231344/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a45212/viggo-mortensen-profile/ |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He attended [[St. Lawrence University]] in [[Canton (village), New York|Canton, New York]], earning a [[bachelor's degree]] in 1980 in [[Spanish studies]] and government.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2008 |title=The Great Dane |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ciwdAQAAMAAJ |magazine=[[Men's Vogue]] |location= |publisher= |volume=4 |page=2}}</ref> After graduating, Mortensen moved to Europe and lived in the United Kingdom and Spain before returning to Denmark. There he took various jobs such as driving trucks in [[Esbjerg]] and selling flowers in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Xan |title=The happy trails of Viggo Mortensen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/17/viggo-mortensen |access-date=October 15, 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023192934/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/17/viggo-mortensen |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Harriet |title=My mother is very happy about it |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/feb/22/awardsandprizes |access-date=October 15, 2014 |work=The Guardian |date=February 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006193100/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/feb/22/awardsandprizes |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1982, he returned to the United States to pursue an acting career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://denmark.dk/en/meet-the-danes/great-danes/actors/viggo-mortensen |title=Viggo Mortensen |website=denmark.dk |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409093126/http://denmark.dk/en/meet-the-danes/great-danes/actors/viggo-mortensen |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> == Acting career == === 1980s–1990s: First films === Mortensen's first film role was in the [[Woody Allen]] film ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]'' (1985), but his scenes were deleted from the final cut.<ref>{{cite news |last=Valiente |first=Alexa |date=July 20, 2016 |title=Viggo Mortensen Once Didn't Know He Was Cut From a Woody Allen Film Until Its Release |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/viggo-mortensen-cut-woody-allen-film-release/story?id=40712577 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=July 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721124049/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/viggo-mortensen-cut-woody-allen-film-release/story?id=40712577 |archive-date=July 21, 2016 }}</ref> He was one of the four finalists to play the title role of [[Tarzan]] in the adventure film ''[[Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes]]'' (1984), though the role eventually went to [[Christopher Lambert]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galloway |first=Stephen |date=July 1, 2016 |title=The Secrets Behind That Other Tarzan Movie — The One That Earned a Dog a Screenwriting Oscar Nomination |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/greystoke-inside-story-1984-tarzan-908081/ |access-date=March 29, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> His first onscreen appearance was playing an [[Amish]] farmer in [[Peter Weir]]'s ''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]''. He was cast because the director thought he had the right face for the part. Although he was simultaneously cast as a soldier in [[Shakespeare in the Park (New York City)|Shakespeare in the Park]]'s production of ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'', he chose to work on ''Witness'' instead, citing a desire to try something new. Mortensen credited that decision and the positive experience on the film as the start of his film career.<ref name="dvdextra">{{cite AV media |people=Keith Clark and Jon Mefford |year=2005 |title=Witness |chapter=Between Two Worlds: The Making of ''Witness'' |medium=DVD |publisher=Paramount Pictures |oclc=949729643}}</ref> Also in 1985, he was cast in the role of Bragg on the TV series ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]''. Mortensen's 1987 performance in ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]'' at the [[Coast Playhouse]], Los Angeles, won him a [[Drama-Logue Award|Dramalogue Critics' Award]]. The play, which revolves around homosexual prisoners in a [[concentration camp]] in Nazi Germany, was known for the leading performance by [[Ian McKellen]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Arkatov |first=Janice |date=April 3, 1987 |title=A GAY GROUND-BREAKER |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-03-ca-2360-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> with whom Mortensen later costarred in the film trilogy ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]''. The same year, Mortensen starred as Jerome Stample in the black comedy ''[[Salvation!]]'' <ref>{{cite news |last1=Canby |first1=Vincent |title=TV Evangelism is satirized in "Salvation!" |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/31/movies/tv-evangelism-is-satirized-in-salvation.html |access-date=November 12, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=May 31, 1987}}</ref> alongside Exene Cervenka, and played Burke, a professional car thief in ''[[Prison (1987 film)|Prison]]''. He also guest starred as a police detective on the hit TV series ''[[Miami Vice]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/miami-vice-reboot-nbc-vin-diesel-1202506455/ |title='Miami Vice' Reboot in Works at NBC From Vin Diesel |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=August 2, 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802212049/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/miami-vice-reboot-nbc-vin-diesel-1202506455/ |archive-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> In 1988, Mortensen played a minor part as Green, the abusive husband of Jewel ([[Molly Ringwald]]), in ''[[Fresh Horses (film)|Fresh Horses]]''. The following year, Mortensen appeared in a minor role as Hans in ''[[Tripwire (film)|Tripwire]]''. Mortensen made three film appearances in 1990: Edward "Tex" Sawyer, a member of a cannibalistic family in ''[[Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III]]'', John W. Poe in ''[[Young Guns II]]'', and Cameron Dove, a military veteran suffering from radiation poisoning in ''[[The Reflecting Skin]]''. ''The Reflecting Skin'' was Mortensen's first film to premiere at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Volmers |first1=Eric |title=Reflecting on Alberta's strangest movie, 1990's The Reflecting Skin |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/reflecting-on-albertas-strangest-movie-1990s-the-reflecting-skin |access-date=November 17, 2024 |publisher=Calgary Herald |date=March 11, 2016}}</ref> The following year, Mortensen starred as Frank Roberts in [[Sean Penn]]'s directorial debut [[The Indian Runner]]. [[Sandy Dennis]], who played Frank Roberts's mother in the film and was a personal friend of Mortensen, was dying of ovarian cancer during filming. Mortensen described the filming experience as having an "undercurrent of loss," and wrote the poem "For Sandy Dennis" in her honor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mortensen |first1=Viggo |title=Missing Sandy Dennis |url=https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/missing_sandy_dennis |access-date=November 18, 2024 |work=www.focusfeatures.com |publisher=Focus Features |date=August 7, 2008 |language=en}}</ref> In 1992, Mortensen starred in ''[[Ruby Cairo]]'' alongside [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Andie MacDowell]]. Although Ruby Cairo was Mortensen's highest-budget film at this point in his career, it was a commercial failure, bringing in only 608,000 on its 24 million dollar budget.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruby Cairo (1993) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ruby-Cairo#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Elley |first1=Derek |title=Ruby Cairo |url=https://variety.com/1993/film/reviews/ruby-cairo-2-1200432311/ |website=Variety |date=5 May 1993}}</ref> The next year, the film was recut and given the title ''Deception''. Several scenes were reshot for ''Deception'', including a sex scene between Mortensen and MacDowell, which was removed and replaced with a less intimate dialogue on a balcony. By the mid-1990s, Mortensen was consistently making several film appearances a year. During this time, Mortensen was frequently cast in crime dramas such as Lalin Miasso in ''[[Carlito's Way]]'', Carl Frazer in ''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]'', Nick Davis in ''[[American Yakuza]]'', and Guy Foucard in ''[[Albino Alligator|Albino Aligator]]''. Other films from that time include [[Jane Campion]]'s ''[[The Portrait of a Lady (film)|The Portrait of a Lady]]'', where he played Caspar Goodwood, a love interest of the film's protagonist, Isabel Archer ([[Nicole Kidman]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet |title=Henry James, not too literally |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/27/movies/henry-james-not-too-literally.html |access-date=26 November 2024 |agency=New York Times |date=December 27, 1996}}</ref> He also acted in ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'', ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'', ''[[A Walk on the Moon]]'', ''[[The Passion of Darkly Noon]]'', ''[[28 Days (film)|28 Days]]'', and ''[[The Prophecy]]'', with [[Christopher Walken]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Applebaum |title=Mortensen's battle scars |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2544149.stm |work=BBC News |date=December 5, 2002 |access-date=August 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619150324/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2544149.stm |archive-date=June 19, 2004 |url-status=live}}</ref> With a budget of $50 million, [[G.I. Jane|''G.I Jane'' (1997)]] was Mortensen's biggest budget film appearance prior to his role in ''Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{cite web |title=G.I. Jane (1997) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/GI-Jane-(1997)#tab=summary |website=The Numbers}}</ref> Although the film earned his co-star, [[Demi Moore]], a [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Award]] for her role, Mortensen's performance as Command Master Chief John James 'Jack' Urgayle was favorably received.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malsin |first1=Janet |title='G.I. Jane': A Heroine Who's More Like Tarzan |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/gi-jane-film-review.html |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=22 August 1997}}</ref> In 1998, Mortensen appeared in remakes of two [[Alfred Hitchcock]] movies: ''[[Psycho (1998 film)|Psycho]]'' and ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' (which was a remake of ''[[Dial M for Murder]]''). === 2000s: ''The Lord of the Rings'' and breakthrough === [[File:ViggoMortensen.jpg|thumb|upright|Mortensen at the premiere of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', December 1, 2003]] Another major mainstream breakthrough came in 1999, when [[Peter Jackson]] cast him as [[Aragorn]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]]. According to the Special Extended Edition DVD of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Mortensen was a last-minute replacement for [[Stuart Townsend]], and would not have taken the part of Aragorn had it not been for his son's enthusiasm for the [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] novel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a1414/esq0306viggo-194/ |title=Eats Roadkill, Speaks Danish. |last=Wallace |first=Amy |date=February 27, 2006 |website=Esquire |access-date=February 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214061642/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a1414/esq0306viggo-194/ |archive-date=February 14, 2015}}</ref> He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Aragorn, and was ranked No. 15 on a 2015 survey of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters" conducted by ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-movie-characters/ "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329121320/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-greatest-movie-characters/|date=March 29, 2016}}. ''Empire'', June 29, 2015</ref> In ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]'' DVD extras, the film's swordmaster, [[Bob Anderson (fencer)|Bob Anderson]], described Mortensen as "the best swordsman I've ever trained." Mortensen often performed his own stunts, and even the injuries he sustained during several of them, including two broken toes, did not dampen his enthusiasm. At one point during filming of ''The Two Towers'', Mortensen, [[Orlando Bloom]], and Brett Beattie (stunt double for [[John Rhys-Davies]]) all had painful injuries, which led to Peter Jackson jokingly referring to the three as "the walking wounded."<ref name="Filming">{{cite video |title=Cameras in Middle-earth: Filming The Two Towers |medium=DVD |publisher=New Line Cinema |date=2003}}</ref> Also, according to the Special Extended Edition DVD of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', Mortensen purchased the two horses, Uraeus and Kenny, whom he had ridden and bonded with over the duration of the films.<ref>{{cite video |title=The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Special Extended DVD Edition) |medium=DVD |publisher=New Line Cinema |date=2004}}</ref> In 2004, Mortensen starred as [[Frank Hopkins]] in ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'', the story of an ex-army courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous desert race for a contest prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/extras/features/3645-interviews-viggo-mortensen-on-hidalgo |title=Interviews: Viggo Mortensen on Hidalgo |date=February 25, 2004 |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=August 5, 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126001543/https://www.comingsoon.net/extras/features/3645-interviews-viggo-mortensen-on-hidalgo |archive-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> Mortensen starred in [[David Cronenberg]]'s 2005 film ''[[A History of Violence]]'' as a family man revealed to have had an unsavory previous career. He was nominated for a Satellite Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for this role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005b.shtml |title=2005-B 10th Annual SATELLITE™ Awards - December 2005 |website=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=October 13, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112933/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005b.shtml |archive-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> In the DVD extras for ''A History of Violence'', Cronenberg related that Mortensen is the only actor he had come across who would come back from weekends with his family with items he had bought to use as props on the set.<ref>{{cite video |title=A History of Violence (DVD Extra) |medium=DVD |publisher=New Line Cinema |date=2006}}</ref> [[File:Viggo Mortensen 2005.jpg|thumb|upright|Mortensen interviewed by [[eTalk]] Daily at the 2005 [[Toronto International Film Festival]], for ''[[A History of Violence]]'']] In 2006, he starred as Captain Diego Alatriste in the Spanish language film ''[[Alatriste]]'', based on the series of novels ''[[Captain Alatriste|The Adventures of Captain Alatriste]]'', written by the Spanish writer [[Arturo Pérez-Reverte]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/alatriste-1200513074/ |title=Alatriste |last=Holland |first=Jonathan |date=September 25, 2006 |website=Variety |access-date=February 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201084347/https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/alatriste-1200513074/ |archive-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> In September 2007, the film ''[[Eastern Promises]]'', directed by David Cronenberg, was released to critical acclaim for the film itself and for Mortensen's performance as a Russian gangster on the rise in London. His nude fight scene in a steam room was applauded by [[Roger Ebert]]: "Years from now, it will be referred to as a benchmark."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=September 14, 2007 |title=Eastern Promises |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070913/REVIEWS/709130303/-1/EDITOR |work=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=December 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003110500/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070913%2FREVIEWS%2F709130303%2F-1%2FEDITOR |archive-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref> Mortensen's performance in ''Eastern Promises'' resulted in his winning the Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film award from the [[British Independent Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/film/917/Eastern_Promises.html |title=British Independent Film Awards 2007 nominations |publisher=[[British Independent Film Awards]] | access-date=January 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226070856/http://www.bifa.org.uk/film/917/Eastern_Promises.html |archive-date=December 26, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for Best Actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html |title=80th Academy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] | access-date=January 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123152423/http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/nominees/index.html |archive-date=January 23, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mortensen appeared as himself in the 2009 film ''[[Reclaiming the Blade]]'', in which he discussed his passion for the sword and his sword-work in films such as ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[Alatriste]]''. Mortensen also talked about his work with [[Bob Anderson (fencer)|Bob Anderson]], the swordmaster on ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Alatriste]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' and many others.<ref>{{cite video |title=Reclaiming the Blade |medium=DVD |publisher=Galatia Films Home Entertainment |date=2009}}</ref> [[File:Viggo Mortensen 2012.jpg|thumb|200px|Mortensen at the [[32nd Genie Awards]] in March 2012]] In 2009, Mortensen performed in ''[[The People Speak (film)|The People Speak]]'', a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian [[Howard Zinn]]'s ''[[A People's History of the United States]]''. Later that year, he joined the cast of ''[[The Road (2009 film)|The Road]]'', a film adaptation of the [[Cormac McCarthy]] novel of the same name,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/aug/06/viggo-mortensen-on-the-road |title=Viggo Mortensen to star in Walter Salles's On the Road |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=March 8, 2011 |first=Catherine |last=Shoard |date=August 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011203403/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/aug/06/viggo-mortensen-on-the-road |archive-date=October 11, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and collaborated with David Cronenberg for a third time on ''[[A Dangerous Method]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/upi-to-distribute-new-cronenberg-pic-1118018168/ |title=UPI to distribute new Cronenberg pic |work=Variety |access-date=February 20, 2011 |first=Diana |last=Lodderhose |date=April 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629164445/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018168?refCatId=13 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> === 2010s–present: Critical acclaim === After two years, Mortensen returned to theater in 2011, starring in [[Ariel Dorfman]]'s ''Purgatorio'' ("Purgatory") in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Viggo/Mortensen/vuelve/teatro/Carme/Elias/obra/capacidad/perdon/elpepucul/20111031elpepucul_4/Tes |title=Viggo Mortensen vuelve al teatro con Carme Elias en una obra sobre la capacidad de perdón (in Spanish) |work=[[El País]] | access-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> ''Purgatorio'' is Mortensen's first play in Spanish. The play is about a man and woman confined either in a psychiatric hospital or prison together. During production, Mortensen's mother became ill and he pulled out of the initial premiere date, the first time he had ever done so for a project. The play premiered from November 4 to December 18.<ref>{{cite news |title=Viggo and Carme explore forgiveness |url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2011/11/04/inenglish/1320387642_850210.html |work=El País |language=Spanish |date=November 4, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> During production for the 2012 film ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'', Mortensen was offered to reprise his role as Aragorn, but he declined because the character does not appear in [[The Hobbit|the novel the film is based on]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/viggo-mortenson-dangerous-method-interview/5474 |title=Dialogue: Viggo Mortensen on Playing Sigmund Freud in 'A Dangerous Method,' the Motivation of Dreams and His Chances of Appearing in 'The Hobbit' |last=DeSalvo |first=Robert B. |date=November 21, 2011 |website=[[Movies.com]] |access-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111172210/http://www.movies.com/movie-news/viggo-mortenson-dangerous-method-interview/5474 |archive-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> Mortensen starred in the 2016 film ''[[Captain Fantastic (film)|Captain Fantastic]]'', for which he received his second [[Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-viggo-mortensen-captain-fantastic-donald-trump-lord-rings-reunion-973262/ |title=Oscars: Viggo Mortensen on 'Captain Fantastic,' Donald Trump and That 'Lord of the Rings' Reunion |last=Sandberg |first=Bryn |date=February 10, 2017 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508113524/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-viggo-mortensen-captain-fantastic-donald-trump-lord-rings-reunion-973262/ |archive-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> Alonso Duralde of ''[[TheWrap]]'' praised Mortensen's performance, saying, "The movie really belongs to Mortensen, who allows Ben to be exasperating, arrogant, and impatient but also warm, loving, and caring. He's a tough but adoring father, a grieving widower and a passionate defender of his wife's final wishes, and Mortensen plays all these notes, and more with subtlety and grace".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/captain-fantastic-review-viggo-mortensen-george-mackay-frank-langella |title=Captain Fantastic' Sundance Review: Viggo Mortensen Raises an Off-the-Grid Family in This Touching Dramedy |work=[[TheWrap]] |first=Alonso |last=Duralde |date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=February 13, 2016 |archive-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226222130/http://www.thewrap.com/captain-fantastic-review-viggo-mortensen-george-mackay-frank-langella/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he starred in the film ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]''. Mortensen portrayed [[Tony Lip]], an [[Italian Americans|Italian-American]] bouncer hired to drive and protect pianist [[Don Shirley]] ([[Mahershala Ali]]) on a tour through the [[Jim Crow South]] from 1962 to 1963. Reflecting on the character, Mortensen stated, "I was attracted to playing Tony in part because it was a different kind of character, but the main thing I liked about him was his heart".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/movies/how-viggo-mortensen-transformed-green-book/ |title=See How Viggo Mortensen Transformed Into His Oscar-Nominated Role of Tony Lip in 'Green Book' |last=Fernández |first=Alexia |date=February 20, 2019 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 21, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221035616/https://people.com/movies/how-viggo-mortensen-transformed-green-book/ |archive-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> Mortensen received his third Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Lip.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/green-book-wins-oscar-best-picture-1202563744/ |title='Green Book' Caps Wild Oscar Year With Best Picture Win |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=February 24, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=February 25, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225092121/https://deadline.com/2019/02/green-book-wins-oscar-best-picture-1202563744/ |archive-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, Mortensen released his directorial debut ''[[Falling (2020 film)|Falling]]'', which he also wrote, produced, composed the score for and starred in alongside [[Lance Henriksen]] at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title=Viggo Mortensen On 'Falling' Into A New Phase Of His Career With Directing Debut Set To World Premiere At Sundance |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/viggo-mortensen-falling-directing-debut-sundance-film-festival-1202839429/ |website=Deadline |access-date=November 9, 2024 |date=January 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2021/02/04/viggo-mortensen-and-lance-henriksen-talk-powerful-dementia-drama-falling/?sh=1f364d663871 |title=Viggo Mortensen And Lance Henriksen Talk Powerful Dementia Drama 'Falling' |last=Thompson |first=Simon |date=February 4, 2021 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref> Mortensen had based the story on his own family's history, including his parents suffering from dementia. The film is dedicated to his brothers, Charles and Walter Mortensen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen relive family trauma in 'Falling' |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2021/02/04/Viggo-Mortensen-Lance-Henriksen-relive-family-trauma-in-Falling/9081612378778/ |work=United Press International |access-date=February 4, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204080600/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2021/02/04/Viggo-Mortensen-Lance-Henriksen-relive-family-trauma-in-Falling/9081612378778/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in May 2020, Mortensen along with fellow Lord of the Rings actors [[Sean Astin]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Orlando Bloom]], [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[Dominic Monaghan]], [[Miranda Otto]], [[John Rhys-Davies]], [[Andy Serkis]], [[Liv Tyler]], [[Karl Urban]], [[Elijah Wood]], writer [[Philippa Boyens]], and director [[Peter Jackson]] joined actor [[Josh Gad]]'s YouTube series ''[[Reunited Apart]]'', which reunites the cast of popular movies through video-conferencing, and promotes donations to non-profit charities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Kane |first1=Caitlin |date=June 1, 2020 |title=Actor Josh Gad reunites stars of 'Lord of the Rings' while raising money for kids in need |publisher=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-josh-gad-reunites-stars-of-lord-of-the-rings-while-raising-money-for-kids-in-need/}}</ref> Mortensen was cast as British cave diver [[Rick Stanton]] in the biographical film ''[[Thirteen Lives]]'' directed by [[Ron Howard]] which was released in July 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/viggo-mortensen-colin-farrell-joel-edgerton-ron-howard-thai-cave-rescue-movie-mgm-thirteen-lives-bron-imagine-1234712218/ |title=Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Head Ensemble Of Ron Howard-Directed MGM Thai Cave Rescue Pic 'Thirteen Lives' |work=Deadline |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=March 11, 2021 |access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> Mortensen was taught cave diving by Stanton personally to prepare for the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/teaching-viggo-mortensen-thai-cave-diving-thirteen-lives-1235270753/ |title=Guest Column: Teaching Viggo Mortensen 40 Years of Thai Cave Diving for 'Thirteen Lives' |last=Stanton |first=Richard |date=December 5, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 5, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205235831/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/teaching-viggo-mortensen-thai-cave-diving-thirteen-lives-1235270753/ |archive-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> Mortensen reunited with David Cronenberg in the horror sci-fi film ''[[Crimes of the Future (2022 film)|Crimes of the Future]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/viggo-mortensen-kristen-stewart-crimes-of-the-future-david-cronenberg-4175843/ |title=Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart to Star in 'Crimes of the Future' From David Cronenberg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> Mortensen reunited with [[Lisandro Alonso]] on the film ''Eureka''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/viggo-mortensen-chiara-mastroianni-lisandro-alonso-eureka-1234724861/ |title=Viggo Mortensen, Chiara Mastroianni, Maria de Medeiros Set for Lisandro Alonso's 'Eureka' (EXCLUSIVE) |work=Variety |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> Mortensen and [[Caleb Landry Jones]] will star together in the [[Vietnam War]] thriller ''Two Wolves'' which will be directed by documentary filmmaker [[Alex Gibney]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/viggo-mortensen-caleb-landry-jones-two-wolves-alex-gibney-1235099409/ |title=Viggo Mortensen, Caleb Landry Jones Headline 'Two Wolves' From Alex Gibney, Altitude to Produce and Sell Globally – AFM |work=Variety |last=Ravindram |first=Manori |date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> He wrote, directed, and stars in a Western film titled ''[[The Dead Don't Hurt]]''. It also stars [[Vicky Krieps]] and it was shot in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theplaylist.net/vicky-krieps-viggo-mortensen-western-20220522/ |title=Vicky Krieps Says She'll Star Next In A Viggo Mortensen-Directed Western Set In Mexico |last=Monagle |first=Matthew |date=May 22, 2022 |website=The Playlist |access-date=May 22, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522193421/https://theplaylist.net/vicky-krieps-viggo-mortensen-western-20220522/ |archive-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/viggo-mortensen-direct-vicky-krieps-in-western-the-dead-dont-hurt-1235136605/ |title=Viggo Mortensen to Direct Vicky Krieps in Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=October 6, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 6, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006152840/https://deadline.com/2022/10/viggo-mortensen-direct-vicky-krieps-in-western-the-dead-dont-hurt-1235136605/ |archive-date=October 6, 2022}}</ref> == Literary and arts career == [[File:ViggoMortensenMar10.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Mortensen in 2010]] === Perceval Press === With part of his earnings from ''The Lord of the Rings'', Mortensen founded the [[Perceval Press]] publishing house—named after [[Percival|the knight]] from the legend of [[King Arthur]]—to help other artists by publishing works that might not find a home in more traditional publishing venues.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-03-et-susan3-story.html |title=Little press shines with star power |last=Salter Reynolds |first=Susan |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 3, 2004 |access-date=May 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811000110/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/03/entertainment/et-susan3 |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Perceval Press'' is also the home of Mortensen's many personal artistic projects in the area of fine arts, photography, poetry, song, and literature.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://percevalpress.com/about/ |title=About Perceval Press |website=Perceval Press |access-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219190218/https://percevalpress.com/about/ |archive-date=December 19, 2021}}</ref> === Bibliography === Mortensen is also an author, with various books of poetry, photography, and painting published. His poems are written in English, Danish, and Spanish. With anthropologists Federico Bossert and Diego Villar, he has written several works related to ethnography of natives in South America,<ref>[http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/artes-espectaculos/viggo-editara-la-obra-de-branislava-susnik-617686.html Viggo editará la obra de Branislava Susnik] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419041136/http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/artes-espectaculos/viggo-editara-la-obra-de-branislava-susnik-617686.html |date=April 19, 2015 }}. ''ABC Color'' (Paraguay)</ref> specifically in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Some of the published books co-authored by Mortensen are ''Sons of the Forest'' and ''Skovbo''. Mortensen's bibliography includes: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Title !! Year !! Type !! Note |- | ''Ten Last Night'' || 1993 || Poetry ||<ref name="alveni">{{cite web |url=http://www.alveni.de/eos/books.html |title=Viggo Mortensen's Books |website=Alveni |access-date=December 19, 2021}}</ref> |- |''Recent Forgeries'' || 1998 || Poetry, Art, Photos || Documents Mortensen's first solo exhibition and includes a CD with music and spoken-word poetry. Introduction by Dennis Hopper.<ref name="alveni"/> |- |''Errant Vine'' || 2000 || Poetry, Photos || Limited edition booklet of an exhibit at the Robert Mann Gallery.<ref name="alveni"/> |- |''Hole in the Sun'' ||2002 ||Photos || Color and black & white photographs of a back yard swimming pool.<ref name="alveni"/> |- |''Sign Language'' || 2002 || Art, Photos || A catalog from an exhibition of his works, combining photographs, paintings, and poetry into a multimedia diary of his time in New Zealand while filming ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Introduction by Kevin Power. |- |''Coincidence of Memory'' || 2002 || Poetry, Art, Photos || <ref name="alveni"/> |- |''Mo Te Upoko-o-te-ika/For Wellington'' ||2003 || - || A book to accompany the joint exhibitions at Massey University and the Wellington City Gallery during the premiere of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''.<ref name="alveni"/> |- |''45301'' ||2003|| Photos || Photographs shot during travels to Morocco, Cuba, and the northern plains of the United States.<ref name="alveni"/> |- | ''Un hueco en el sol'' ||2003 || Booklet || <ref name="alveni"/> Published to accompany the exhibition "Un hueco en el sol" at the Fototeca de Cuba in Havana. |- |''Miyelo'' ||2003 || Ethnography, Photos || A series of [[panoramic format|panoramic]] photographs of a [[Lakota people|Lakota]] [[Ghost Dance]]. It also tells about the events leading up to the massacre at Wounded Knee.<ref name="alveni"/> |- | ''Nye Falsknerier'' ||2003 || Poetry, Art, Photos|| Paintings and poems translated into Danish from Ten Last Night, Recent Forgeries, Coincidence of Memory.<ref name="alveni"/> |- |''The Horse is Good'' ||2004|| Photos || Photos shot in Morocco, South Dakota, Montana, California, Iceland, New Zealand, Denmark, Brazil, and Argentina.<ref name="alveni"/> |- | ''Linger'' ||2005|| Poetry, Photos || Images from Spain (partly shot during his work on the film Alatriste), Morocco, Iceland, United States, and Denmark <ref name="alveni"/> |- |''I Forget You For Ever''<ref name="alveni"/> ||2006||Photos || |- | ''Skovbo'' ||2008|| Poetry, Photos|| Poetry in English and Danish.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/skovbo/ |title=SKOVBO |website=Perceval Press |access-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703211931/https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/skovbo/ |archive-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref> |- | ''Sådanset'' ||2008||Booklet || Published to accompany the exhibition Sådanset (October 18 – November 16, 2008) at the Palæfløjen in Roskilde, Denmark.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/sadanset/ |title=SÅDANSET |website=Perceval Press |access-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521094750/https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/sadanset/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}</ref> |- | ''Canciones de Invierno – Winter Songs'' ||2010||Poetry, Photos || Poetry in Spanish and English accompanied by landscape photos from the previous two winters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/canciones-de-invierno-winter-songs/ |title=CANCIONES DE INVIERNO / WINTER SONGS |website=Perceval Press |access-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526174654/https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/canciones-de-invierno-winter-songs/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> |- |''That Turned Ugly Fast '' ||2015|| Foreword/Introduction || <ref>{{cite book |last=Berriman |first=Mark |date=2015 |chapter=Foreward |title=That Turned Ugly Fast |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5zQJrgEACAAJ |location=Clearwater, Minnesota |publisher=North Star Press |isbn=978-0878398157}}</ref> Poems by Mark Berriman with a foreword by Viggo Mortensen. |- | ''Ramas Para Un Nido'' ||2017||Photos||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/407/ |title=RAMAS PARA UN NIDO |website=Perceval Press |access-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703213545/https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/407/ |archive-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref> |- | ''Look'' ||2024||Poetry, Art, Photos||<ref>{{cite web |title=LOOK |url=https://percevalpress.com/catalogue/look/ |website=Perceval Press}}</ref> |} === Visual arts and discography === [[File:Viggo Mortensen Paintings Submission Inquiry 1983.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Mortensen's 1983 Paintings Submission Inquiry]] Mortensen is a painter and photographer. His paintings are frequently [[abstract art|abstract]] and often contain fragments of his poetry therein.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mueller |first=Matt |date=February 24, 2009 |title=Viggo Mortensen |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2009/02/24/viggo-mortensen/ |magazine=[[Wonderland (magazine)|Wonderland]] |location=[[Notting Hill]], London |access-date=March 30, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330072649/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2009/02/24/viggo-mortensen/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> His paintings have been featured in galleries worldwide, and many of the paintings of the artist he portrayed in ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' are his own.<ref>{{cite book |last=Callahan |first=Dan |date=2019 |title=The Art of American Screen Acting, 1960 to Today |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yxiGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA87 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=87 |isbn=978-1-4766-7695-1}}</ref> Mortensen experiments with his poetry and music by mixing the two art forms. He has collaborated with guitarist [[Buckethead]] on several albums, mostly released on his own label (Perceval Press) or TDRS Music. Viggo was first introduced to Buckethead's work while working on sounds for an educational CD on Greek mythology. The finished product included a guitar part by Buckethead, which caught Viggo's ear and led him to initiate contact with the guitarist. The collaboration grew from there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/496/496645p1.html |title=Viggo & Buckethead", March 5, 2004, IGN Music |access-date=August 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724093429/http://music.ign.com/articles/496/496645p1.html |archive-date=July 24, 2008}}</ref> Mortensen's discography includes:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/70796-viggo-mortensen/ |title=Viggo Mortensen Albums, Songs |website=Album of The Year |access-date=February 22, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222125233/https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/70796-viggo-mortensen/ |archive-date=February 22, 2020}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * 1994: ''Don't Tell Me What to Do'' * 1997: ''One Less Thing to Worry About'' * 1998: ''Recent Forgeries'' * 1999: ''The Other Parade'' * 1999: ''One Man's Meat'' * 1999: ''Live at Beyond Baroque'' * 2003: ''[[Pandemoniumfromamerica]]'' * 2004: ''Live at Beyond Baroque II'' * 2004: ''Please Tomorrow'' * 2004: ''This, That, and the Other'' * 2005: ''Intelligence Failure'' * 2006: ''[[3 Fools 4 April]]'' * 2007: ''[[Time Waits for Everyone]]'' * 2008: ''At All'' * 2010: ''Canciones de Invierno'' * 2011: ''Reunion'' * 2013: ''Acá'' * 2015: ''Under the Weather'' * 2016: ''Seventeen Odd Songs'' * 2017: ''Preguntas Desde la Orilla'' * 2018: ''Godzilla Sleeps Alone'' {{div end}} Mortensen is featured on ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' soundtrack, singing "Aragorn's Coronation" (the name of the extended version of this song in the 3rd original sound track is "The Return of the King"), the words by Tolkien and the music composed by Mortensen.<ref>{{cite book |last=Adams |first=Doug |author-link=Doug Adams (music journalist) |title=The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films |publisher={{ill|Éditions Didier Carpentier|fr}} |year=2010 |pages=350–352 |isbn=978-0-7390-7157-1}}</ref> In the extended DVD edition of the first ''Lord of the Rings'' movie, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', he sings the song "[[The Tale of Beren and Lúthien|The Lay of Beren and Lúthien]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=West |first=Richard C. |date=2011 |title=Picturing Tolkien: Essays on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jNjKrXRP0G8C&pg=PA230 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company |page=230 |isbn=978-0-7864-4636-0}}</ref> == Personal life == === Family and relationships === Mortensen holds dual American and Danish citizenship.<ref name="Citizenship" /> He has stated that he was raised speaking English and Spanish, and sometimes feels that, when speaking Spanish, he "can get to the heart of the matter better".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1867124,00.html |magazine=Time |title=10 Questions for Viggo Mortensen |date=December 17, 2008 |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913191557/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1867124,00.html |archive-date=September 13, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mortensen met singer [[Exene Cervenka]] in 1986 on the set of the comedy ''[[Salvation!]]'' The couple married on July 8, 1987. On January 28, 1988, Cervenka gave birth to their son, Henry, who later played his on-screen son in the film ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' in 1995. Henry graduated from [[Columbia University]] in 2010 with a B.A. in [[archaeology]] and has been working at [[Perceval Press]], which was founded by his father.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zagier |first=Alan Scher |date=June 11, 2008 |title=Exene Cervenka: Exile in the Ozarks |url=https://www.laweekly.com/exene-cervenka-exile-in-the-ozarks/ |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=LA Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Here |url=https://www.poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/060711.pdf |access-date=January 4, 2021 |website=Poetry Super Highway}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Time for Barnard Theater |url=http://columbiaspectator.com/2007/04/20/prime-time-barnard-theater/ |last=Busis |first=Hillary |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref> Mortensen and Cervenka lived in [[Idaho]] for three years.<ref name="VVoice-Interview-2008">{{cite news |last=Trucks |first=Rob |title=Interview: Exene Cervenka of X |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2008/05/interview_exene.php |access-date=February 2, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] | date=May 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203113106/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2008/05/interview_exene.php |archive-date=February 3, 2014}}</ref> They separated in 1992 and divorced in 1997.<ref name="NYT-Tmag-Viggo-2011">{{cite news |last=Heller |first=Zoe |title=Viggo Talks and Talks |url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/viggo-talks-and-talks/ |access-date=February 2, 2014 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220124131/http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/viggo-talks-and-talks/ |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2009, he has been in a relationship with Spanish actress [[Ariadna Gil]]. Though the couple reside in [[Madrid]], Mortensen spends much of his time in the United States, and has stated, "I am a citizen and longtime resident of the United States and am attached to its landscapes, history, and people."<ref name="esquire" /><ref name="GQ">{{cite web |last=Paiella |first=Gabriella |title=Viggo Mortensen on Falling and the Time He Was Found in the Woods as a Baby |url=https://www.gq.com/story/viggo-mortensen-falling-interview |website=[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]] | date=February 1, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> He has owned property in [[Sandpoint, Idaho]], and spends time there when not filming movies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandpoint.org/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=ML-LoveNotes.db&command=viewone&op=r&id=4&rnd=913.2256150757744 |title=A Visit with Viggo |last=Love |first=Marianne |date=Winter 2004 |website=Sandpoint Magazine |access-date=August 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106082322/http://www.sandpoint.org/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=ML-LoveNotes.db&command=viewone&op=r&id=4&rnd=913.2256150757744 |archive-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref> Mortensen has talked about his family's struggles with [[dementia]], seeing both of his parents, three of his four grandparents, aunts, uncles, and his stepfather battle the condition.<ref name="USA Today" /> In 2016, Mortensen traveled to New York to take care of his father,<ref name="esquire">{{cite web |title=Why Viggo Mortensen Is Off the Grid |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a45212/viggo-mortensen-profile/ |last=Hom |first=Marc |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]}}</ref> who died a year later.<ref name="USA Today">{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title='It feels like a horror film': New dementia dramas 'Falling,' 'Supernova' aim for truthfulness over tears |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/02/05/viggo-mortensen-falling-supernova-the-father-depict-dementia-realistically/4384359001/ |date=February 5, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Two years earlier, Mortensen's mother had also died from complications of the condition.<ref name="USA Today" /> Mortensen was a close friend of Icelandic painter [[Georg Guðni Hauksson]] until the latter's death in 2011. He had long been an admirer of Georg Guðni's work as a landscape artist, and the two published books together.<ref>{{cite web |author=DV ehf. |title=Viggo Mortensen kveður Georg Guðna |url=http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/6/30/godar-minningar-um-einstakan-dreng/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523154024/http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/6/30/godar-minningar-um-einstakan-dreng/ |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=August 13, 2012 |publisher=DV.is}}</ref> === Sports === Mortensen has expressed a liking for association football, [[ice hockey]] and baseball. His favorite teams include Argentine club [[San Lorenzo de Almagro]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Iglesias |first=Fernanda |date=November 15, 2005 |title="Me gustaría filmar en la Argentina" |url=http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/11/15/espectaculos/c-00611.htm |work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]] |language=Spanish |access-date=November 7, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208184616/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/11/15/espectaculos/c-00611.htm |archive-date=December 8, 2006}}</ref> English team [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/viggo-mortensen-good-world-turned-upside/ |title=Viggo Mortensen: "It's good to have your world turned upside down" |last=MacKenzie |first=Steven |date=June 10, 2015 |website=[[The Big Issue]] |access-date=July 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113022525/https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/viggo-mortensen-good-world-turned-upside/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> Spanish team [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/blogs/sport/story/415451.html |title=Lord of the Rings star says he 'loathes' Mourinho |date=March 22, 2015 |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=July 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722162445/http://en.espn.co.uk/blogs/sport/story/415451.html |archive-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> Turkish team [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/21887131.asp |title=Hollywood'da doğdu Beşiktaşlı oldu – Hürriyet Magazin Hattı |work=Hürriyet Daily News |date=November 12, 2012 |access-date=November 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113222046/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/magazin/magazinhatti/21887131.asp |archive-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and both the [[Argentina national football team|Argentine]] and [[Denmark national football team|Danish]] national teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a384455/viggo-mortensen-stopped-by-airport-security-over-football-celebration/ |title=Viggo Mortensen stopped by airport security over football celebration |last=Harp |first=Justin |date=May 30, 2012 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> His favorite football players are [[Diego Maradona]] and [[Héctor Veira|Héctor "Bambino" Veira]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2012/03/01/viggo-mortensens-heroes-yes-all-of-them/ |title=Viggo Mortensen's heroes — yes, all of them |last=Gilsdorf |first=Ethan |date=March 1, 2012 |website=[[Boston.com]] |access-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> He is a fan of the [[Montreal Canadiens]] and wore a Canadiens shirt underneath his costume throughout the filming of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Andrew |date=January 23, 2009 |title='Hockey is my religion, the Canadiens are my god' |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/hockey-is-my-religion-the-canadiens-are-my-god/article1147587/ |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=January 23, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828212029/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/hockey-is-my-religion-the-canadiens-are-my-god/article1147587/ |archive-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref> During the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Montreal Canadiens, Mortensen introduced one of his idols, [[Guy Lafleur]], to the crowd at the Bell Centre in Montreal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guy Lafleur présenté par Viggo Mortensen | date=December 4, 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-1x7YJ51uY |via=YouTube |access-date=November 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514121031/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-1x7YJ51uY |archive-date=May 14, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is also a fan of the [[New York Mets]] and, in an interview promoting 2009 film ''The Road'', was seen wearing apparel indicating his support for the Australian Football League's [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood Magpies]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The final seduction |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-final-seduction-20090404-ge7rxj.html |work=[[The Age]] |date=April 4, 2009 |access-date=September 17, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126002046/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-final-seduction-20090404-ge7rxj.html |archive-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> While appearing on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', he held a sign supporting the [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]].<ref>{{cite episode |series=[[Late Show with David Letterman]] |network=[[CBS]] |date=January 13, 2012 |season=19 |number=74}}</ref> === Political activities === During the press tour for ''Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring'', which occurred between the [[September 11 attacks]] and the [[Iraq War|Second Gulf War]], Mortensen appeared in an interview wearing a t-shirt on which he had written, "No More Blood for Oil."<ref>{{cite news |last1=McFarland |first1=Melanie |title=Two decades after "The Return of the King," we still remember Aragorn's warning about US militarism |url=https://www.salon.com/2023/12/18/lotr-return-of-the-king-20-years-us-saruman/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |work=Salon |date=December 18, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In 2009, Mortensen signed a protest stating that the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]'s "Spotlight on [[Tel Aviv]]" program implicitly condoned the [[Israeli-occupied territories|Israeli occupation]] and marginalization of [[Palestinians]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=September 10, 2009 |title=Film Makers, Actors, And Activists Protest Toronto Film Fest For Tel Aviv Spotlight |url=https://www.amnestyusa.org/film-makers-actors-and-activists-boycott-toronto-international-film-festival-for-tel-aviv-spotlight/ |work=[[Amnesty International USA]] |access-date=September 19, 2022}}</ref> In 2015 he donated $1,000 to Irish political party [[Sinn Fein]].<ref>{{cite news |last=McQuinn |first=Cormac |date=March 4, 2015 |title=Hollywood stars among Sinn Fein donors who pledged $12m to party |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/news/hollywood-stars-among-sinn-fein-donors-who-pledged-12m-to-party-31043008.html |work=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=April 12, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412112827/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/news/hollywood-stars-among-sinn-fein-donors-who-pledged-12m-to-party-31043008.html |archive-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref> Mortensen endorsed Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] for U.S. president during the primaries for the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 election]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Norton |first=Ben |url=http://www.salon.com/2015/11/06/thats_tyranny_viggo_mortensen_blasts_u_s_militarism_criticizes_both_parties_for_hawkish_foreign_policy/ |title='That's tyranny': Viggo Mortensen blasts U.S. militarism, criticises both parties for 'hawkish' foreign policy |work=Salon |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110021042/http://www.salon.com/2015/11/06/thats_tyranny_viggo_mortensen_blasts_u_s_militarism_criticizes_both_parties_for_hawkish_foreign_policy/ |archive-date=November 10, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> After Sanders failed to win the Democratic Party nomination, Mortensen endorsed [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]] candidate [[Jill Stein]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/viggo-mortensen-goes-green-i-trust-hillary-about-as-much-as-i-trust-donald-trump |title=Viggo Mortensen Goes Green: 'I Trust Hillary About as Much as I Trust Donald Trump' |last=Stern |first=Marlow |website=The Daily Beast |date=July 16, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622011835/http://www.thedailybeast.com/viggo-mortensen-goes-green-i-trust-hillary-about-as-much-as-i-trust-donald-trump |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He wrote an open letter just before Election Day 2016 in which he listed the reasons he disagreed with [[Hillary Clinton]]’s policies and could not support her in the race against [[Donald Trump]], though he thought that Clinton would be elected president.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rome-film-fest-viggo-mortensen-938733 |title=Rome Film Fest: Viggo Mortensen, Matt Ross "Shocked" Anyone Would Vote for Trump |first=Ariston |last=Anderson |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 17, 2016 |access-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102140103/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rome-film-fest-viggo-mortensen-938733 |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He went on to narrate a documentary, ''The Revolution Televised'', about the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]] and the protests in the aftermath of the [[2016 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.it/cinema-tv/news-cinema-tv/the-revolution-televised-un-documentario-su-quello-che-i-media-non-dicono/336925/ |title=The Revolution Televised, un documentario su quello che i media non dicono |last=Raimo |first=Veronica |date=November 1, 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=Italian |access-date=November 17, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131071752/https://www.rollingstone.it/cinema-tv/news-cinema-tv/the-revolution-televised-un-documentario-su-quello-che-i-media-non-dicono/336925/ |archive-date=January 31, 2023}}</ref> Since 2018, Mortensen has been a member of the Catalan NGO [[Òmnium Cultural]], a pro-independence organization dedicated to promoting [[Catalonia|Catalan]] culture and language in the arts and the public sphere.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Serra|first=Xavi|date=October 1, 2020|title=Viggo Mortensen: "Soc d'Òmnium perquè m'interessen la història, la cultura i la llengua catalanes"|url=https://www.ara.cat/cultura/viggo-mortensen-omnium-interessen-catalanes_1_1042635.html|access-date=January 15, 2022|website=Ara.cat|language=ca}}</ref> After [[Vox (political party)|Vox]], a far-right Spanish party, published a tweet depicting Mortensen as [[Aragorn]] fighting various social movements, including pro-Catalan separatists, during the campaign for the [[April 2019 Spanish general election|2019 Spanish general election]], Mortensen wrote a letter to the editor criticizing the depiction saying, "Not only is it absurd that I, the actor who embodied this character... and a person interested in the rich variety of cultures and languages that exist in Spain and the world, is linked to an ultra-nationalist and neo-fascist political party, it is even more ridiculous to use the character of Aragorn, a polyglot statesman who advocates knowledge and inclusion of the diverse races, customs and languages of Middle Earth, to legitimize an anti-immigrant, anti-feminist and Islamophobic political group."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mortensen |first1=Viggo |title=La torpeza política y mediática de Vox |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/06/opinion/1557155162_532764.html |access-date=November 21, 2024 |work=El País |date=May 7, 2019 |language=es}}</ref> In May 2020, Mortensen signed an open letter urging Israel to end its [[blockade of the Gaza Strip]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hundreds of artists urge Israel to end Gaza blockade |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/16/hundreds-of-artists-urge-israel-to-end-gaza-blockade |work=Al Jazeera |date=May 16, 2020}}</ref> In October 2023, Mortensen signed the [[Artists4Ceasefire]] open letter to President [[Joe Biden]], calling for a ceasefire in the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists4Ceasefire |url=https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=Artists4Ceasefire |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2024, Mortensen criticized [[Javier Milei]]'s Argentine government, calling him a "clown" and "a puppet of the political right".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viggo Mortensen llamó "payaso" a Javier Milei y consideró que sus políticas son "un desastre" |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/viggo-mortensen-llamo-payaso-a-javier-milei-y-considero-que-sus-politicas-son-un-desastre-nid10052024/ |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=La Nación|date=May 10, 2024 |language=es-AR}}</ref> == Filmography == ===Film=== {{BLP sources section|date=August 2023}} {{pending films key}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 1985 | ''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]'' | Moses Hochleitner | |- | rowspan="2"| 1987 | ''[[Salvation!]]'' | Jerome Stample | |- | ''[[Prison (1987 film)|Prison]]'' | Burke | |- | 1988 | ''[[Fresh Horses (film)|Fresh Horses]]'' | Green | |- | 1989 | ''[[Tripwire (film)|Tripwire]]'' | Hans | |- | rowspan="3" | 1990 | ''[[Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III]]'' | Edward "Tex" Sawyer | |- | ''[[Young Guns II]]'' | John W. Poe | |- | ''[[The Reflecting Skin (film)|The Reflecting Skin]]'' | Cameron Dove | |- | rowspan="1" | 1991 | ''[[The Indian Runner]]'' | Frank Roberts | |- | rowspan="1" | 1992 | ''[[Ruby Cairo]]'' | John E. "Johnny" Faro | |- | rowspan="3" | 1993 | ''[[Boiling Point (1993 film)|Boiling Point]]'' | Ronnie | |- | ''[[Carlito's Way]]'' | Lalin Miasso | |- | ''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]'' | Carl Frazer | |- | rowspan="4" | 1994 | ''The Crew'' | Phillip | |- | ''[[Floundering]]'' | Homeless Man | |- | ''Gospel According to Harry'' | Wes | |- | ''[[American Yakuza]]'' | Nick Davis / David Brandt | |- | rowspan="5" | 1995 | ''Gimlet'' | Hombre | |- | ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' | LT. Peter Ince, WEPS | |- | ''[[The Passion of Darkly Noon]]'' | Clay | |- | ''Black Velvet Pantsuit'' | Junkie | |- | ''[[The Prophecy]]'' | [[Lucifer]] | |- | rowspan="3" | 1996 | ''[[Albino Alligator]] '' | Guy Foucard | |- | ''[[Daylight (1996 film)|Daylight]]'' | Roy Nord | |- | ''[[The Portrait of a Lady (film)|The Portrait of a Lady]]'' | Caspar Goodwood | |- | rowspan="3" | 1997 | ''[[Vanishing Point (1997 film)|Vanishing Point]]'' | Jimmy Kowalski | |- | ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' | [[Command master chief petty officer|Command Master Chief]] Jack Urgayle | |- | ''[[My Brother's Gun]]'' | Juanito | |- | rowspan="2" | 1998 | ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' | David Shaw | |- | ''[[Psycho (1998 film)|Psycho]]'' | Samuel "Sam" Loomis | |- | 1999 | ''[[A Walk on the Moon]]'' | Walker Jerome | |- | 2000 | ''[[28 Days (film)|28 Days]]'' | Eddie Boone | |- | 2001 | ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' | rowspan=3 |[[Aragorn]] | |- | 2002 | ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' | |- | 2003 | ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' | |- | 2004 | ''[[Hidalgo (film)|Hidalgo]]'' | Frank Hopkins | |- | 2005 | ''[[A History of Violence]]'' | Tom Stall / Joey Cusack | |- | 2006 | ''[[Alatriste]]'' | [[Captain Alatriste|Diego Alatriste y Tenorio]] | |- | 2007 | ''[[Eastern Promises]]'' | Nikolai Luzhin | |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 | ''[[Appaloosa (film)|Appaloosa]]'' | Everett Hitch | |- | ''[[Good (film)|Good]]'' | John Halder | |- | 2009 | ''[[The Road (2009 film)|The Road]]'' | The Man | |- | 2011 | ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'' | [[Sigmund Freud]] | |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | ''[[On the Road (2012 film)|On the Road]]'' | Old Bull Lee | |- | ''[[Everybody Has a Plan]]'' | Agustín / Pedro | Also producer |- | rowspan="3" | 2014 | ''[[The Two Faces of January (film)|The Two Faces of January]]'' | Chester MacFarland | |- | ''[[Jauja (film)|Jauja]]'' | Gunnar Dinesen | Also producer and composer |- | ''[[Far from Men]]'' | Daru | Also co-producer |- | 2016 | ''[[Captain Fantastic (film)|Captain Fantastic]]'' | Ben Cash | |- | 2018 | ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'' | [[Tony Lip]] | |- | 2020 | ''[[Falling (2020 film)|Falling]]'' | John Petersen | Also director, producer, writer and music composer<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Viggo Mortensen to Star, Make Directorial Debut in Family Drama 'Falling' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/viggo-mortensen-directorial-debut-falling-1202980297/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=October 15, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031022329/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/viggo-mortensen-directorial-debut-falling-1202980297/ |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | ''[[Crimes of the Future (2022 film)|Crimes of the Future]]'' | Saul Tenser | |- | ''[[Thirteen Lives]]'' | [[Rick Stanton|Richard Stanton]] | |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ''[[Eureka (2023 film)|Eureka]]'' | Murphy | |- | ''[[The Dead Don't Hurt]]'' | Holger Olsen |Also director, producer, writer and music composer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/viggo-mortensen-vicky-krieps-dead-dont-hurt-1235394823/|title= Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps|last=Ravindran|first=Manori|website=Deadline|date= October 6, 2022}}</ref> |- |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 1987 | ''[[Miami Vice]]'' | Eddie | Episode: "[[List of Miami Vice episodes#Season 3 (1986–87)|Red Tape]]" |- | 2020 |''[[Cosmos: Possible Worlds]]'' | [[Nikolai Vavilov]] | Episode: "Vavilov"<ref name=Palmer>{{cite web|last=Palmer|first=Rob|title=Exploring 'Possible Worlds' With Ann Druyan|url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/exploring-possible-worlds-with-ann-druyan/|work=[[Skeptical Inquirer]]|publisher=[[Center for Inquiry|CFI]]|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401031822/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/exploring-possible-worlds-with-ann-druyan/|archive-date=April 1, 2020|date=March 31, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Indiewire">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/cosmos-possible-worlds-release-date-synopsis-cast-1202188001/|title='Cosmos: Possible Worlds' to Premiere on National Geographic in 2020 — Exclusive|work=[[IndieWire]]|first=Tyler|last=Hersko|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> |} ===Video games=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Voice role |- | 2002 | ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' | Aragorn |- |2012 |''[[Lego The Lord of the Rings (video game)|Lego The Lord of the Rings]]'' |Movie audio |} == Awards and nominations == {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Viggo Mortensen}} [[File:Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Joe Penhall, John Hillcoat, Steve Schwartz.jpg|thumb|Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee, screenwriter Joe Penhall, director [[John Hillcoat]] and producer Steve Schwartz at the 2009 Venice Film Festival for ''[[The Road (2009 film)|The Road]]'']] Mortensen has received numerous [[List of awards and nominations received by Viggo Mortensen|accolades]] throughout his career. His portrayal of [[Aragorn]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] earned him nominations for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG Award for Outstanding Cast]], winning for the final installment ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]'' (2003). His performances in ''[[Eastern Promises]]'' (2007), ''[[Captain Fantastic (film)|Captain Fantastic]]'' (2016) and ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'' (2018) earned him nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]], Golden Globe{{efn| The first two were nominated [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama|in the drama category]] and the last was nominated [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|in the musical or comedy category]].}} and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|SAG Award for Best Actor]]. The first{{efn|which also won him the [[British Independent Film Award for Best Actor]].}} and last{{efn|which also won him the [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor]].}} of these, as well as ''[[The Road (2009 film)|The Road]]'' (2009), also earned him nominations for the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor]]. He also received a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'' (2011), which won him the [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Canadian Screen Award]]. Following his appearance in the ''Lord of the Rings'', in 2006 he was granted an honorary doctorate by his alma mater, St. Lawrence University.<ref name="SLU"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/520703/#imagetop |title=Viggo Mortensen Tells Grads 'Activism Not A Dirty Word' |work=Newswise |date=May 21, 2006 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126123715/http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/520703#imagetop |archive-date=January 26, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 13, 2006, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Province and the City of [[León, Spain]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Nepomuceno |first=Miguel Ángel |date=October 12, 2006 |title=Viggo Mortensen recibe mañana las insignias de oro de León y provincia |url=https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/cultura/viggo-mortensen-recibe-manana-insignias-oro-leon-provincia/20061012020000864435.html |language=Spanish |work=Diario de León |access-date=November 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Viggo Mortensen recibe las insignias de oro de la ciudad y de la provincia de León por 'Alatriste' |url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/10/13/cultura/1160755273.html |language=Spanish |work=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |date=October 13, 2006 |access-date=November 1, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130220445/https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/10/13/cultura/1160755273.html |archive-date=November 30, 2006}}</ref> On April 16, 2010, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Bysted A/S |url=http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_dk_aktuelt_ordener |title=Kongehuset – Forside |publisher=Kongehuset.dk |access-date=March 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124224747/http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_dk_aktuelt_ordener |archive-date=November 24, 2010}}</ref> {{clear|right}} == See also == * [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]] * [[List of actors with three or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{subject bar|auto=y|d=y}} * {{IMDb name|0001557}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|viggo_mortensen}} * [http://www.percevalpress.com/ Perceval Press] Viggo Mortensen's publishing house * [http://guru.bafta.org/viggo-mortensen-life-pictures Viggo Mortensen at BAFTA], A Life in Pictures event * {{LCAuth|nr99025465|Viggo Mortensen|10|}} {{Navboxes |title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Viggo Mortensen|Awards for Viggo Mortensen]] |list = {{AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor}} {{American Riviera Award}} {{BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film}} {{ACCT Best Supporting Actor}} {{Donostia Award}} {{National Board of Review Award for Best Actor}} {{Satellite Award Best Actor Motion Picture}} {{TFCA Award for Best Actor}} {{VFCC Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film}} {{VFCC Award 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