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Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 20, 1958 (66)
Birthplace Watertown, New York, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 accol ... ades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

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Filmography

Eureka

Eureka

2024

as Murphy

The Dead Don't Hurt

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

as Holger Olsen

Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives

2022

as Rick Stanton

Crimes of the Future

Crimes of the Future

2022

as Saul Tenser

Falling

Falling

2020

as John (50 Yrs)

Green Book

Green Book

2018

as Tony Lip

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

2016

as Ben Cash

The Two Faces of January

The Two Faces of January

2014

as Chester MacFarland

On the Road

On the Road

2012

as Old Bull Lee / William S. Burroughs

A Dangerous Method

A Dangerous Method

2011

as Sigmund Freud

The Road

The Road

2009

as Father

Good

Good

2008

as Halder

Appaloosa

Appaloosa

2008

as Everett Hitch

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises

2007

as Nikolai Luzhin

A History of Violence

A History of Violence

2005

as Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

Hidalgo

Hidalgo

2004

as Frank Hopkins

28 Days

28 Days

2000

as Eddie Boone

A Walk on the Moon

A Walk on the Moon

1999

as Walker Jerome

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

1998

as David Shaw

Psycho

Psycho

1998

as Samuel 'Sam' Loomis

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

1997

as Jimmy Kowalski

G.I. Jane

G.I. Jane

1997

as Master Chief John James Urgayle

My Brother's Gun

My Brother's Gun

1997

as Juanito

Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

1997

as Guy Foucard

Daylight

Daylight

1996

as Roy Nord

The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

as Caspar Goodwood

The Prophecy

The Prophecy

1995

as Lucifer

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

as Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince

The Crew

The Crew

1994

as Phillip

Floundering

Floundering

1994

as Homeless Man

American Yakuza

American Yakuza

1993

as Nick Davis / David Brandt

Boiling Point

Boiling Point

1993

as Ronnie

The Young Americans

The Young Americans

1993

as Carl Frazer

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993

as Lalin

Ruby Cairo

Ruby Cairo

1992

as Johnny Faro

The Indian Runner

The Indian Runner

1991

as Frank Roberts

The Reflecting Skin

The Reflecting Skin

1990

as Cameron Dove

Young Guns II

Young Guns II

1990

as John W. Poe

Tripwire

Tripwire

1989

as Hans

Fresh Horses

Fresh Horses

1988

as Green

Prison

Prison

1987

as Burke / Forsythe Electrocution

Salvation!

Salvation!

1987

as Jerome Stample

Witness

Witness

1985

as Moses Hochleitner

The Dead Don't Hurt

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

Original Music Composer, Writer

Falling

Falling

2020

Original Music Composer, Writer

The Dead Don't Hurt

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

Director

Falling

Falling

2020

Director

The Dead Don't Hurt

The Dead Don't Hurt

2024

Producer

Falling

Falling

2020

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Revolution Televised

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 01, 2016

Miami Vice

as Detective Eddie Trumbull

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

Cosmos

as Nikolai Vavilov (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2014

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Leute heute

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1997

Sucré salé

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 2002

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Beau geste

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2023

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2003

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Reunited Apart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2023

Morgenmagazin

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1992

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 50 67 35
2024 6 39 71 27
2024 7 54 81 28
2024 8 47 117 21
2024 9 27 44 16
2024 10 27 41 18
2024 11 32 61 20
2024 12 30 40 22
2025 1 39 54 24
2025 2 27 47 5
2025 3 8 33 0
2025 4 3 3 2
2025 5 5 7 3
2025 6 3 5 2
2025 7 3 4 2
2025 8 3 6 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 616 238
2024 6 476 190
2024 7 893 893
2024 12 872 779
2025 1 658 156
2025 2 287 7
2025 3 665 640
2025 5 389 121
2025 7 576 165
2025 8 581 451

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