Table of Biography
Viggo Mortensen is a prominent actor, producer, and musician from the United States. Viggo Mortensen is known for his striking demeanour and understated persuasiveness in roles ranging from shockingly brutal to heroic.
Early Life
Viggo Mortensen was born on the 20th of October 1958, in New York City, the United States. He is an American citizen and his full name is Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. According to the astrological chart, he has a birth sign of Libra and is 65 years old. He holds American citizenship and belongs to a mixed ethnicity of Danish, English, and Scottish descent.
The names of his parents are Viggo Peter Mortensen (father) and Grace Gamble Atkinson (mother). In addition, he was raised in Venezuela, and Denmark, and moved to New York with his mother after his parents divorced.
Caption: Viggo Mortensen with his father (Source: Pinterest)
Viggo Mortensen – Education
He attended Watertown High School. Later, he enrolled at St. Lawrence University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish Studies and Politics in 1980.
Professional Career
Viggo Mortensen initially did various jobs such as driving trucks in Esbjerg and selling flowers in Copenhagen. Later, he made his acting debut in the film called “The Purple Rose of Cairo” but unfortunately his scenes were deleted.
Due to this, his official acting came in the 1985 Peter Weir’s neo-noir crime thriller film”Witness” where he is seen as an Amish farmer. The same year, he starred as Bragg in the American television soap opera “Search for Tomorrow.”
Moreover, he has established himself in the entertainment industry, appearing in major or minor roles since then in movies and TV series. He has been cast in several notable films, including “The Indian Runner” (1991), “Carlito’s Way” (1993), “Crimson Tide” (1995), “Daylight” (1996), “The Portrait of a Lady” (1996), “G.I. Jane” (1997), “A Perfect Murder” (1998), “A Walk on the Moon” (1999), and “28 Days” (2000).
Continued appearing in noticeable 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.
Caption: The poster of the film, The Lord of the Rings (Source: Limited Runs)
He rose to prominence for his work with filmmaker David Cronenberg on 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 leading roles in “Captain Fantastic” (2016) as an anarchist father and “Green Book” (2018) as Tony Lip. “With Falling” (2020), he made his directorial debut, as well as starred in also.
Other Works
Besides acting, he has explored fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. He established the Perceval Press to publish both his works and the works of little-known artists and authors. He has sung and composed for part of “The Lord of the Rings soundtrack” and has collaborated with guitarist Buckethead on several albums.
Net Worth 2024
This his acting work as well as produce, and musician, he has earned a huge sum of money and lives a luxurious lifestyle. As of 2023, his net worth is measured $40 million while his earnings and annual salary are still missing on the online websites.
Relationship Status
Moving on to his personal life, Viggo Mortensen is currently dating Spanish actress Ariadna Gil. The couple started dating each other in December 2009. However, the couple has maintained a low profile and there is not much known about their relationship at the moment.
Caption: Viggo Mortensen with his girlfriend (Source: Pinterest)
In the past, Mortensen married Exene Cervenka on 8 July 1987. However, their relationship couldn’t last for long and they divorced on 13 March 1998. With the marriage, the couple has one child Henry Mortensen. Meanwhile, the actor has dated several ladies such as Josie Bissett, Donia Sparks, and Christina Rosenvinge in the past.
Body Measurements
Caption: Viggo Mortensen attending an award program (Source: Facebook)
This American actor stands 5 feet 10 inches tall (1.8 m) and weighs around 75 kg (165 lbs). Additionally, Mortensen has a pair of blue eyes with light brown hair colour and his body measurement is 40-15-32 inches.
Viggo Mortensen – Social Media
The actor is only active on Twitter ‘@ViggoArt’ there are over 24.3k followers. However, he is not officially active on Instagram and Facebook at the moment. Meanwhile, his fans has created several fan pages on social media sites.