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Viggo Mortensen

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Viggo Mortensen

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Also known as Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.

American actor

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Viggo Peter Mortensen is a male film actor, photographer, poet, and writer. Born on October 20, 1958, in Watertown, New York, he holds citizenship in the United States and the Danish Realm. He has resided in Spain, Denmark, the United States, and Esbjerg. Mortensen attended St. Lawrence University and began his professional work period in 1984.

He is a member of the Democratic Party (United States). His awards include the Actor Awards, Satellite Awards, Donostia Award, and Golden Boot Awards. He has received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and the European Film Award for Best Actor.

Mortensen speaks English, Spanish, Italian, and Danish. He plays the voice and keyboard instrument. His spouse is Exene Cervenka, and his unmarried partner is Ariadna Gil.

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Watertown, New York, USA

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…

Known for

  • I Love Boosters — Documentary Narrator - Heine Schlumpf (voice)2026
  • The Dead Don't Hurt — Holger Olsen2024
  • Eureka — Murphy2024
  • Beau geste — Self2023
  • Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma — Self - Guest2023
  • Thirteen Lives — Rick Stanton2022
  • Crimes of the Future — Saul Tenser2022
  • Falling — John (50 Yrs)2020
  • Reunited Apart — Self2020
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest2019

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1958

Discography

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Viggo
Family name
Mortensen
Gender
male
Citizenship
Danish Realm
Place of birth
Watertown
Spouse
Exene Cervenka
Occupation
screenwriter
Political party
Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken
French
Native language
Spanish
Notable work
Thirteen Lives
Genre
Western
Instrument
keyboard instrument
Image
Viggo Mortensen Cannes 2016.jpg
Residence
Argentina
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Viggo Mortensen
date of birth
1958-10-20
unmarried partner
Ariadna Gil
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen
birth name
Viggo Peter Mortensen
start of work period
1984-00-00
name in native language
Viggo Mortensen
member of
Òmnium Cultural
writing language
Spanish
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Encyclopedic overview

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. ( Danish: [ˈviko ˈmɒːtn̩sn̩]; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades including an Actor Award and a Critics' Choice Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Mortensen made his film debut with a role in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller Witness. Through the late 1990s, Mortensen played supporting roles in a variety of films, including the historical romance 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 (2000).

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