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Viggo Mortensen is a prominent American actor, producer and musician. Viggo Mortensen is known for his striking demeanor and understated persuasiveness in roles ranging from shockingly brutal to heroic.
Early life
Viggo Mortensen was born in October 20, 1958, in New York City, United States. He is an American citizen and his full name is Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. According to the astrological chart, he has the birth sign of Libra and is 65 years. She holds American citizenship and belongs to a mixed ethnicity of Danish, English and Scottish descent.
His parents’ names are Viggo Peter Mortensen (father) and Grace Gamble Atkinson (mother). Additionally, she grew up in Venezuela and Denmark, and moved to New York with her mother after her parents divorced.
Subtitle: Viggo Mortensen with his father (Source: Pinterest)
Viggo Mortensen – Education
He attended Watertown High School. Subsequently, she enrolled at St. Lawrence University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish Studies and Politics in 1980.
Career
Viggo Mortensen initially worked various jobs, such as driving trucks in Esbjerg and selling flowers in Copenhagen. He later made his acting debut in the movie called “The Purple Rose of Cairo” but unfortunately his scenes were eliminated.
Because of this, his official performance came in Peter Weir’s 1985 neo-noir crime thriller, “Witness”, where he is seen as an Amish farmer. The same year, he played Bragg in the American soap opera “Search for Tomorrow.”
Additionally, he has established himself in the entertainment industry, since then appearing in major and minor roles in films and television series. He has participated in several notable films, including “The Indian Runner” (1991), “Carlito’s Way” (1993), “Crimson Tide” (1995), “Daylight” (1996), “The Portrait of a Lady” (1996 ), “GI Jane” (1997), “A Perfect Murder” (1998), “A Walk on the Moon” (1999) and “28 Days” (2000).
He continued to appear in notable roles.
After playing the role of Aragorn in the popular series of three epic fantasy adventure films “The Lord of the Rings” (2001-2003), he gained international fame.
Subtitle: The Lord of the Rings movie poster (Source: Limited runs)
He rose to fame for his work with filmmaker David Cronenberg in the thrillers “A History of Violence” (2005), “Eastern Promises” (2007), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and ” “A Dangerous Method.” (2011).
Additionally, he received additional Academy Award nominations for his starring roles in “Captain Fantastic” (2016) as an anarchist father and “Green Book” (2018) as Tony Lip. “With Falling” (2020), he debuted as a director and also starred.
Other works
In addition to acting, he has explored fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. She established Perceval Press to publish both his works and those of little-known artists and authors. He has sung and composed part of the “Lord of the Rings soundtrack” and has collaborated with guitarist Buckethead on several albums.
Net worth 2023
This is his job as an actor, as well as a producer and musician, he has earned a large sum of money and lives a luxurious lifestyle. As of 2023, his net worth is measured at $40 million, while his earnings and annual salary of him are yet to appear on online websites.
civil status
Moving on to his personal life, Viggo Mortensen is currently dating Spanish actress Ariadna Gil. The couple began dating in December 2009. However, the couple has kept a low profile and not much is known about their relationship at this time.
Subtitle: Viggo Mortensen with his girlfriend (Source: Pinterest)
In the past, Mortensen married Exene Cervenka on July 8, 1987. However, their relationship could not last long and they divorced on March 13, 1998. With the marriage, the couple has a son, Henry Mortensen. Meanwhile, the actor has dated several women such as Josie Bissett, Donia Sparks and Christina Rosenvinge in the past.
Body measurements
Caption: Viggo Mortensen attending an awards show (Source: Facebook)
This American actor is 5 feet 10 inches (1.8 m) tall and weighs around 165 pounds (75 kg). Furthermore, Mortensen has a pair of blue eyes with light brown hair and his body measurement is 40-15-32 inches.
Viggo Mortensen – Social Networks
The actor is only active on Twitter ‘@ViggoArt’, he has more than 24.3 thousand followers. However, at the moment he is not officially active on Instagram and Facebook. Meanwhile, his fans have created several fan pages on social media sites.
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