Viggo mortensen biography

American actor (born )

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr.R^[2] (Danish:[ˈvikoˈmɒːtn̩sn̩]; born October 20, )^[3] is an American actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for three Academy Awards for Best Actor, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award.

Mortensen made his film debut as Moses Hochleitner in Peter Weir's thriller Witness. Through the late s, Mortensen played supporting roles in a variety of films including the historical romance The Portrait of a Lady (), the action drama G.I. Jane (), the crime drama A Perfect Murder (), and the comedy 28 Days ().

Mortensen gained international attention for his breakthrough role as Aragorn in the fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings (–). He later starred in several David Cronenberg films including A History of Violence (), Eastern Promises (), for which he was nominated for the Academy

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Viggo Mortensen - Biography

Since debuting in 's Witness, Viggo Mortensen's charisma in smaller roles from villain in GI Jane to sexy other man in A Perfect Murder have led to him being dubbed the "next big thing". 

But with a year Hollywood career and over three dozen films under his belt, the Lord Of The Rings hero has learned to take Tinseltown buzz with a grain of salt. "I've arrived so many times, I don't know where I went," he quips. 

His early life

Born October 20, , in New York City to a Danish dad and American mum, Viggo and his three brothers became world travellers at an early age, living in Argentina, Venezuela, Denmark and the US. 

After his parents divorced when he was 11, he eventually settled in Manhattan, and, after finishing high school, went on to study Spanish and government at St Lawrence University in New York State. The future movie star, who fell into acting because he was "curious", made few outi

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The creative life of Viggo Mortensen

I met Viggo Mortensen in London in , when he was promoting Everybody Has A Plan, an independent, Spanish-language film made in Argentina. Since shooting to fame in the Lord of The Rings films, he’s followed an unconventional path, motivated more by his own interests than fame or fortune. Nonetheless, he has been nominated for three Oscars, most recently for the film Green Book.

In between he&#;s made largely indie films, launched his own esoteric publishing house, Perceval Press, exhibited his photographs and published his poetry – as well as writing a regular column for his football team in Argentina, San Lorenzo. 

He points out that his path has never been particularly conventional. With a Danish father and American mother, he grew up in Argentina, then in upstate New York. He worked as a florist and a truck driver in Scandinavia before deciding to try acting. 

So here are his tips for living a creative l